The Honky Tonk Kid

 
              D 
He's wrinkled and gray 
       G            D 
But he's still got the fire 
       A 
And he sings on the stage 
    G     D 
Like a bird on a wire 
 
Oh he'll pack 'em in 
      G         D 
Just like he always did 
    A            G      D 
Oh everybody loves the honky tonk kid 
 
He got his first guitar 
When he was 15 
Thirstin' for knowledge 
All hungry and green 
Strummin' that six string 
Just like Lefty did 
Everybody loves the honky tonk kid 
 
 
Chorus: 
      G               D 
Well the honky tonk kid loves the honky tonk crowd 
A                G           D 
He picks them up when this world gets them down 
          G              D         A 
But all the smoke and the neon keep his pain hid 
             G            D 
Oh nobody knows the honky tonk kid 
 
 
Ten million fans 
And a handful of friends 
But he'll go home alone 
When each night ends 
He'll think about her 
And then twist off a lid 
Nobody loves the honky tonk kid 
 
Chorus 2x 
 
It won't be long 
The Lord will take him away 
He'll have sung his last song 
They'll place a wreath on his grave 
Oh and he'll draw a crowd 
Just like he always did 
Oh one last goodbye for the honky tonk kid 
 
 
 
Intro: 
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