(intro 2x) D A G

           D                        A
    Yeah, Connie came back for her second cousin's wedding,
G
    first time she'd been home in a year or two,
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    just in time for the rehearsal dinner,
G                              A
    that crazy Connie wasn't wearin' any shoes.

                   D                   A
Yeah, she lives in L.A., she flies to New York City,
      G                       D
that woman's been around the world.
                                  A
You can take the girl out of the honky tonk,
          G
But, you can't take the honky tonk, take the honky tonk
           D    A G
out of the girl.

        D                     A
    The dinner broke up at around 11:30,
             G
    and the boys went off to do what boys do.
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    Connie said, “Hey girls,         let's huddle up,
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    around something 'bout a hundred proof.

                   D                   A
Yeah, she lives in L.A., she flies to New York City,
      G                       D
that woman's been around the world.
                                  A
You can take the girl out of the honky tonk,
          G
But, you can't take the honky tonk, take the honky tonk
           D    A G D A G
out of the girl.

              D                         A
    Well, at nine a.m. out in front of that church,
G
    people are going nuts, looking for the groom.
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    Somebody says, “And by the way, where's Connie ?"
G                            A
    She's run off with that boy to Cancun !

                   D                   A
Yeah, she lives in L.A., she flies to New York City,
      G                       D
that woman's been around the world.
                                  A
You can take the girl out of the honky tonk,
          G
But, you can't take the honky tonk, take the honky tonk
           D    A G
out of the girl.

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