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Burnin' The Honky Tonks Down

Alan Jackson

CountryMedium for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

E○○○
B7Diagram coming soon
A7×○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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E 
INTRO 
 
 
 
      E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
                        B7 
Burnin' the honky tonks down. 
E                     A7 
Smoke's been a risin' all over town, 
      E           B7          E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
 
 
 
E    B7   E  A7  E  B7  E 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
      E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
                       B7 
She caught me runnin' around. 
        E                              A7    
She was dancin' in the ashes when they caught her with them matches, 
      E           B7          E  
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
 
 
 
E    B7   E  A7  E  B7  E 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
 
           E 
Well she's burnin' the honky tonks down, 
                               B7 
I tried but I couldn't put 'em out. 
       E                               A7 
Did my best to save the whisky but the flame's just to risky, 
      E           B7          E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
 
 
 
E    B7   E  A7  E  B7  E 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
      E  
She's burnin' the honky tonks down, 
                                  B7 
She couldn't stop that honky tonk sound. 
       E                              A7 
It was sizzlin' like a griddle when I ran out with my fiddle, 
      E           B7          E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
 
 
 
E    B7   E  A7  E  B7  E 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
      E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down, 
                             B7 
She's down in the jail house now. 
         E                   A7          
Said she felt no remorse for breakin' out that torch, 
      E           B7          E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
 
 
 
E    B7   E  A7  E  B7  E 
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
 
      E          
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
                        B7 
Burnin' the honky tonks down. 
E                     A7        
Smoke's been a risin' all over town, 
      E           B7          E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down. 
 
 
 
E    B7   E  A7  E  B7  E   (x7)  E  B7   
INSTRUMENTAL 
 
 
 
          E                     A7 
Well that smoke's been a risin' all over town, 
      E           B7          E 
She's burnin' the honky tonks down.

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Chord set

E · B7 · A7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.