Honky Tonk America

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 12:16:55 -0500
From: Paul Allen Fornes 

 
Subject: TAB: Honky Tonk America by Sammy Kershaw

Song: Honky-Tonk America
Artist: Sammy Kershaw
Album: Labor of Love

Intro: 
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Well the day it ends when the sun comes up
    
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and starts when the sun goes down.

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Out on the back roads and on the back streets
         
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of every farm and factory town.

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There in the world of weekly wage,

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there's always a place out there,
        
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and the names and the faces are the same----everywhere.

Chorus:
	 
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Well the room is full, it's a Friday night,
   
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we all want to hear "Louie, Louie"
	    
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It's been a long, hard day and a long hard life,
    
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and this is how we make it through it.
       
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It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
  
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tonight everything's all right,
   
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In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.


2x 
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There's a flashing sign on a rain soaked street,

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that lights up just about dark.
  
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A welcome beakon on a lost highway
            
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when you're weary and when you've lost heart.

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Never say it's lonelyness,
     
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it's only the drinks and the band,
    
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but something brings us back here again,
    
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and again.

Chorus:
	 
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Well the room is full, it's a Friday night.
   
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We all want to hear "Proud Mary."
            
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It's been a long hard day and a long hard life,
      
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We've all got our crosses to carry.
       
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It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
  
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Tonight everything is all right,
   
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 C   PAUSE
In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.

1x 
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We talk about freedom alright,
    
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But maybe some other time,

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Tonight everybody's feeling fine-----------.

Chorus:
	 
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Well the room is full, it's a Friday night.
   
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We all want to hear "Wolly Bully"
	    
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It's been a long hard day and a long hard life,
       
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Monday morning we'll all do our duty.
       
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It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
  
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tonight every things all right,
   
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in honky-tonk Amer-ica

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honky-tonk Amer-ica

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honky-tonk Amer-----ica

REPEAT NUMEROUS TIMES:

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 G:300023

 D:232000

 Dsus4: 332000

 Em:000220

 C:010230