Every Little Honky Tonk Bar chords by George Strait

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Bb majorBb  C majorC   FF


Verse 1:
FF
Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge
DmDm
Ice creates the water that's no longer runnin' under it
Bb majorBb                 G minorGm          C majorC
Stool holds the fool that pours the whiskey on his broken heart
FF
Cigarettes create the smoke that hides the lonesome in his eyes
  DmDm
The jukebox plays Hank, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Bb majorBb             G minorGm            C majorC
Dance floor holds the folks trying to forget who they are
  Bb majorBb           C majorC            FF
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar

Chorus:
F7F7   Bb majorBb      C majorC
Friday night, it's a given
    FF    DmDm
I'll be L-I-V-N, livin'
   Bb majorBb             C majorC           FF
We'll dance on the bar 'til we're sleeping it off in the car
F7F7   Bb majorBb       C majorC
Monday morning, it's a given
    FF     DmDm
I'll be D-R-A-G-N, draggin'
  Bb majorBb           C majorC            FF
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar


Verse 2:
FF
Neon lights flashing bright 'til you're almost hypnotized
DmDm
Waitress short skirt, gets it on by every guy
Bb majorBb        G minorGm           C majorC
Comin' and goin', always rollin' with the flow
FF
Bartender pourin' drinks, Código double shot
  DmDm
You think you're tall and bulletproof until somebody says you're not
  Bb majorBb          G minorGm            C majorC
You step outside thinkin' you're gonna show 'em you are
  Bb majorBb           C majorC            FF
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar


Chorus:
F7F7   Bb majorBb      C majorC
Friday night, it's a given
    FF    DmDm
I'll be L-I-V-N, livin'
   Bb majorBb             C majorC           FF
We'll dance on the bar 'til we're sleeping it off in the car
F7F7   Bb majorBb       C majorC
Monday morning, it's a given
    FF     DmDm
I'll be D-R-A-G-N, draggin'
  Bb majorBb           C majorC            FF
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar
   Bb majorBb           C majorC            FF
Yeah that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar


Outro:
FF              DmDm               Bb majorBb     FF
Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge