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Intro SOL RE REsus DO
SOL
Well the day it ends when the sun comes up
RE DO
and starts when the sun goes down.
SOL
Out on the back roads and on the back streets
RE DO
of every farm and factory town.
MIm RE
There in the world of weekly wage,
SOL DO
there's always a place out there,
SOL RE DO RE RE
and the names and the faces are the same----everywhere.
Chorus
SOL RE DO
Well the room is full, it's a Friday night,
SOL RE DO
we all want to hear "Louie, Louie"
SOL RE DO
It's been a long, hard day and a long hard life,
SOL RE DO
and this is how we make it through it.
MIm RE
It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
SOL DO
tonight everything's all right,
G D C pause
In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.
2x SOL RE REsus DO
SOL
There's a flashing sign on a rain soaked street,
RE DO
that lights up just about dark.
SOL
A welcome beakon on a lost highway
RE DO
when you're weary and when you've lost heart.
MIm RE
Never say it's lonelyness,
SOL DO
it's only the drinks and the band,
SOL RE DO
but something brings us back here again,
RE
and again.
Chorus
SOL RE DO
Well the room is full, it's a Friday night.
SOL RE DO
We all want to hear "Proud Mary."
SOL RE DO
It's been a long hard day and a long hard life,
SOL RE DO
We've all got our crosses to carry.
MIm RE
It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
SOL DO
Tonight everything is all right,
G D C PAUSE
In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.
1x SOL RE REsus DO
MIm RE
We talk about freedom alright,
SOL DO
But maybe some other time,
MIm DO RE
Tonight everybody's feeling fine-----------.
Chorus
SOL RE DO
Well the room is full, it's a Friday night.
SOL RE DO
We all want to hear "Wolly Bully"
SOL RE DO
It's been a long hard day and a long hard life,
SOL RE DO
Monday morning we'll all do our duty.
MIm RE
It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
SOL DO
tonight every things all right,
SOL RE DO
in honky-tonk Amer-ica
SOL RE DO
honky-tonk Amer-ica
SOL RE DO
honky-tonk Amer-----ica
REPEAT NUMEROUS TIMES:
SOL RE REsus DO
SOL 300023
RE 232000
REsus 332000
MIm 000220
DO 010230
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