Honky Tonk Side Of Town
By Randy Travis
This song is originally played in the key of E
Intro: G D7 G7 C7 G D7 G D
D G D
Don't you cry __ don't you moan
G7 C7
Hang your head down all night long
G D7 G C7
That ole feeling sure ain't nothing new
G D7
It's in your walk, it's in your talk
G7 C7
There's only one way to shake it off,
G D7 G
You got to get to it before it gets to you
D G
So Put a quarter in that jukebox, let it drop
D E
Put another one in, play it again, don't let it stop
C
There's only one thing I've found
G C
That'll turn it all around
G
The blues can't do no business
D G
On a honky tonk side of town
D G D
You gotta slip, you gotta slide
G7 C7
There're gonna try to nail your hide
G D7 G
C7
Yeah, they'll put a hurting on you, given half a chance
G D7
So get mean and get slick
G7 C7
You gotta pull out every trick
G D7 G
Cause everybody knows the blues don't like to dance
to chorus:
G
Well, you can walk that walk
D7 G C7
And talk that talk, and boogie till you shake it off
G D7
No the blues can't do no business
G7 C7
The blues can't do no business
G
The blues can't do no business
D7 G7
On the honky tonk side of town