Key:
Introduction:
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G D A
VERSE:
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Get off the bus
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The band and the boys and me
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Yesterday was Denver
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Tonight, it's Memphis, Tennessee
D
Runnin' off cocaine
D
A couple hours of sleep
A
Can't remember all the halls
A
But they look the same to me
E
Just out here making a living
E
With this six-string in my hand
G D A
In this 21st century honky tonk American band
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G D A
VERSE:
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Play just about anywhere
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Throw it down on a map
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A different scene, the same ol' jeans
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The same ol' pussycats
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Tell Mama I miss her
D C B A
And I'll be back one day
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And I don't think ol' Waylon Jennings
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Woulda' even done it this way
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Just out here, making a living
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Tryna' pay the record company man
G D A
In this 21st century honky tonk American band
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F#m D A
And the wheels keep rolling on and on
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F#m D E
And I hear them moaning a lonesome song
D A
Ever since Hank sang to me, I knew I was born to be
E G D A
In a 21st century honky tonk American band
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G D A
VERSE:
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Met a girl in Tallahassee
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Said, "Boy, can I please ya?"
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We boned all night long
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Then I woke up with amnesia
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Said, "Hey baby, what's your name?, I'll call you if I can
G D A
But I'm in a 21st century honky tonk American band"
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F#m D A
And the wheels keep rolling on and on
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F#m D E
And I hear them moaning a lonesome song
D A
Ever since Hank sang to me, I knew I was born to be
E G D A
In a 21st century honky tonk American band
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F#m B E F#m B E
F#m B E G7+
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G7+ D7+
And I feel I'm goin' on
G7+ D7+
And I could sure use me a sunny day
G7+ D7+
And I know I've been away too long
E A
'Cause I'm the same, but they've all changed
INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO:
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G D A
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C D A
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G D A
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C D A
C D G A
C D A