Honky Tonk Heroes original guitar chords by
Waylon Jennings 
Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
B7
E7
A7
D
Verse 1
D7
G
Done, did everything that needs done
D
B7
Woe is me, why can't I see?
E7
A7
I'd best be leaving well enough alone
couldn't stay out of fights
D7
G
Keep a-haunting me in memories
Well there's one in every crowd
D
B7
for crying out loud
E7
A7
Why was it always turning out to be me?
Verse 2
The good Lord only knows
D7
G
Seems like it was just the other day
I was down at Green Gables,
D
B7
hawking them tables
Chorus 1
danced holes in my shoes
D7
G
There weren't another other way to be
D
B7
For lovable losers, no account boozers
E7
A7
And honky tonk heroes like
Interlude 1
D
D
D
D
(me)
Verse 3
The good Lord only knows
D7
G
Seems like it was just the other day
I was down at Green Gables,
D
B7
hawking them tables
Chorus 2
danced holes in my shoes
D7
G
There weren't another other way to be
D
B7
For lovable losers, no account boozers
E7
A7
D
And honky tonk heroes like
Solo 1
D
D
D7
G
G
D
B7
E7
A7
D
D
D7
G
G
D
B7
E7
A7
D
Verse 4
The good Lord only knows
D7
G
And seemed like it was just the other day
I was down at Green Gables,
D
B7
hawking them tables
Chorus 3
danced holes in my shoes
D7
G
There weren't another other way to be
For them lovable losers,
D
B7
no account boozers
E7
A7
And honky tonk heroes like
Outro 1
D
D
D
D
(me)
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD B7 E7 A7 D7...
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