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Intro Riff:
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B|-------------13---|-------------13---|--------------------------|
G|----14b-14b-------|----14b-14b-------|-14b-14b-14-12---------12-|
D|------------------|------------------|---------------14-12---12-|
A|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
Course:
G C
Today's the first day of honky tonk season
G D7
I'm gonna take in every honky tonk in town
G C
I've got a license to drink for lots of reasons
G D7 G
And honky tonk season will be opened all year round.
Verse 1:
G C G
Although your clothes were never packed you left me a long time back
G D7
But kept on foolin' me by hangin' round
G C G
Up until your hungry eyes could find a better price
C D7 G
You found him last night and then you shot me down.
Course:
G C
Today's the first day of honky tonk season
G D7
I'm gonna take in every honky tonk in town
G C
I've got a license to drink for lots of reasons
G D7 G
And honky tonk season will be opened all year round.
Instrumental:
| E | A |
Verse 2:
A D7 A
They said if I was smart I wouldn’t try to touch your heart
A E
Because I’d have to climb a barbed wire fence
A D7 A
Well the fool found out last night Call the other fools were right
A D7 E A
I’ve got the brains of a buffalo nickel less thirteen cents
Course:
A D7
Today's the first day of honky tonk season
A E
I'm gonna take in every honky tonk in town
A D7
I've got a license to drink for lots of reasons
A E A
And honky tonk season will be opened all year round.
A E A
AND honky tonk season will be opened all year round.
END:
Song History
Published: October 19, 2025
Last Updated: October 19, 2025