Honky Tonk Ball chords by Greg Paul

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Now let me
spin a little yarn
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about Jimmy and Joe
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They were cruisin' in a Chevy
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with no place to go
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They say there's nothin' in
this little bitty town to do
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Let's drive up to the city
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just me and you
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Spend all to the highway leavin' dust
behind
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Jimmy and Joe have got
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trouble to find
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Now the high class people
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was havin' them a party
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It's time to come along, dear,
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you know we mustn't be tardy
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Well, there was champagne
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and caviar and tuxedos
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But there wasn't countin'
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on  Jimmy and Joe
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The boys grabbed a partner
and they took to the floor
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Strike up the band,
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cause we're gonna have
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a   honky tonk ball
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Before they know it,
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they'll be climbing the walls
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at the honky tonk ball
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Well, they'll be hootin' it and
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hollerin' and two -steppin'
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down at the honky tonk ball
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Check out the New York band
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go with the southern drawl
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Well, there'll be fat cats
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doin' the line dance
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This'll be their only chance
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at the honky -tonk ball
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Well, the rich folks couldn't
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find a lot to save
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Cause it looks like the country boys
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are here to stay
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And the dancers
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kept coming up two by two
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Jimmy and  Joe have got
some teaching to do
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Early in the morning they
were heard to say
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Come on out to the country someday
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and have a honky -tonk ball
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Before you know it
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you'll be climbing the
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At the Honky Tonk Ball
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Well, they'll be hootin' it and
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hollerin' and two -steppin'
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Out at the Honky Tonk Ball
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Check out the New York Banker
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with the Southern Drawl
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Well, they'll be fat cats doin'
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the lion dance
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This'll be their only chance
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At the Honky Tonk Ball
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The Honky Tonk Ball
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I  said the Honky Tonk Ball
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At the honky -tonk ball