Key: C
Introduction:
C
Me and my buddy got us a wild hair
F
And figured we wanted to go somewhere
G C
So we loaded up in my ragtop Chevrolet
C
We had a little bit of money and a whole lot of show
F
What with Hank Jr. blarin' on the radio
G C
We got a tank full of gas and we was on our way
We figured we'd go down to New Orleans
C
I grabbed her by the hair and it come off in my hand
F
And that beautiful girl was just a beautiful man
G C
And old Jim just got sick right there on the floor
C
He dropped that dude like a shot from a gun
F
Smeared his lipstick made his makeup run
G C G
And me and old Jim started fightin' our way to the door
D
We lit out of there in that Chevrolet
G
And I put her on the floor and it stayed that way
A D
We was going down the highway doin' about a hundred and ten
D
We was headed for home and we was gettin' nearer
G
Then a red light come up in the rearview mirror
A D A
And that same blame cop was pulling us over again
E
Now I'm sittin' here in this county jail
A
I had to call my daddy to go our bail
B E
But I learned me a lesson that I never will forget again
E
I've done give up drinkin' I've give up bars
A
And runnin' around the country in souped up cars
B A B E
I'm goin' back where the women are women and the men are men