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Key: A
πΈ Intro:
A E7 A
πΈ Verse 1:
A D A
I won't stay home and cry tonight like all the nights before
E D A
I've just learned that I don't really need you anymore
A D A
I found a little place downtown where guys like me can go
N.C. A E7 N.C. A
And they've got bright lights and country music
πΈ Chorus:
D A
Bright lights and country music a bottle and a glass
E E7
Soon I'll be forgetting that there ever was a past
A D A N.C.
And when everybody asks me what helped me forget so fast
A E7 N.C. A
I'll say bright lights and country music
πΈ Instrumental:
A D A
A E7 A
πΈ Verse 2:
A D A
A table by the bandstand a bottle filled with wine
E D A
Honky tonks were made for men with women on their minds
A D A N.C.
Nothing else can take away this loneliness of mine
A E7 N.C. A
Except those bright lights and country music
πΈ Chorus:
D A
Bright lights and country music a bottle and a glass
E E7
Soon I'll be forgetting that there ever was a past
A D A N.C.
And when everybody asks me what helped me forget so fast
A E7 N.C. A
I'll say bright lights and country music
πΈ Outro:
N.C. A E7 N.C. A
I'll say bright lights and country music
Song History
Published: March 28, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025