C F
She stood there with tears in her beautiful eyes
G7 C G7
Said the closest she'd be was around
C F
And now she was leaving cause she couldn't fight
G7 C
My honky tonk merry go round
F
If it was a woman she'd know what to do
G7 C G7
But she couldn't take being put down
C F
My bottles and bar rooms night after night
G7 C
Of my honky tonk merry go round
F C
Cause my pay checks still buys tickets that come in flip top cans
D7 G7
My silver dimes still strike up that old juke box band
F C A7
Where once rode a king now sad lonely clown
Dm G7 C
Is riding a honky tonk merry go round
F
So she left me and I thought well maybe that’s good
G7 C G7
I won’t feel so guilty tonight
C F
But some how some where something went wrong
G7 C
With my complete honky tonk life
F C
Cause my pay checks still buys tickets that come in flip top cans
D7 G7
My silver dimes still strike up that old juke box band
F C A7
Where once rode a king now sad lonely clown
Dm G7 C
Is riding a honky tonk merry go round
Dm G7 C
Is riding a honky tonk merry go round