Honky Tonk Downstairs

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Well, it won't be long now
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Til that 'ol sun goes down
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And darkness helps me hide my shameful tears.
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My wife works all night long
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For a man who's halfway gone
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She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.
         C
It's a shame she wears the name
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Of a man who's locked and chained
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To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares.
        G
To the men with hungry eyes
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She works and hides her pride
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She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.

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         C
It's a shame she wears the name
      G
Of a man who's locked and chained
                                         D
To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares.
        G
To the men with hungry eyes
      C                   G
She works and hides her pride
                           D             G
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.
                           D             G
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.