Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Key: D
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
A D
Verse 1:
D
When the sun goes down on Saturday night
G
In the real live part of town
A
The rednecks and the roughnecks
D G
Pour in from miles around
D
They pack into the back street bars
G
And honky tonk dance halls
E6sus A
Guzzlin’ beer till they’re half-tied
E6sus A
Pretty soon the feeling’s right
E6sus A
For a good old-fashioned Saturday night
D
Honky tonk barroom brawl
Chorus:
G
A good old-fashioned Saturday night
D
Honky tonk barroom brawl
A
A kickin’ cussin’
A
A knuckle-busting
D
A redneck free-for-all
G
There’s a bottles flying
G
Women crying
D
And a good time had by all
A
It’s a good old-fashioned Saturday night
D A D
Honky tonk barroom brawl
Verse 2:
D
When the band comes on at nine o’clock
G
And the cowboys hit the floor
A
Every time the music stops
D A
Well, there’s something to yell for more
D
They sure to like to drink and dance
G
And have themselves a ball
E6sus A
Life becomes a pure delight
E6sus A
When some drunken fool starts in the fight
E6sus A
It’s a good old-fashioned Saturday night
D
Honky tonk barroom brawl
Chorus:
G
A good old-fashioned Saturday night
D
Honky tonk barroom brawl
A
A kickin’ cussin’
A
A knuckle-busting
D
A redneck free-for-all
G
There’s a bottles flyin’
G
A women’s cryin’
D
It’s a good time had by all
A
It’s a good old-fashioned Saturday night
D
Honky tonk barroom brawl
A
Yeah a good old-fashioned Saturday night
D A D
Honky tonk barroom brawl
Song History
Published: April 16, 2026
Last Updated: April 16, 2026