Honky Tonk Hell

Honky Tonk Hell

An Original Song By Rodney Henson

Style: Up-Tempo Honky Tonk / Dance Hall
Tempo: 172 Bpm
Key: A Major

[Intro] (8 Bars)
| G | G | C | C |
| G | D | G | D |

Telecaster Plays A Signature Hook, Joined By Piano, Bass And Drums.

Verse 1
GWe're A Honky Tonk Band, And We Roam From Town To Town
GWe're Here To Pick You Up, When You're Feeling Down
CSo Get Up And Dance, And Twirl That Girl Around
G'Cause We're A Honky Tonk Band,
And We'll NeDver Let You Down   G​

Verse 2
GLast Week In Montana, Billy Took A Wrong Turn
GLost In Kalispell, At The Bull Moose Saloon
CJukebox Was Quiet, So We Set Up To Play
GWhen I Turned To Face The Crowd,
It Took MyD Breath Away      G​

Chorus
CI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadGy In Sight
DAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieGs Night
CWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeG To Smell
DOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky GTonk Hell

Telecaster Turnaround (4 Bars)
| G | C | G | D |

Verse 3
GI Said, "This Is Trouble Boys, We're All Dead As Can Be"
GThat's When Billy Stepped Up, From Nashville, Tennessee
CHe Said, "Don't Worry Boys, We've Got The Perfect Song"
GThen The Whole Place Came Alive,
And They AllD Sang Along   G​

Bridge
AmHeel Down...
CSpin Around...
GGrab Your Baby...
DEverybody Move...
AmBoots Keep Stompin'...
CHands Up High...
DOne More Time...
Here We Go!D​

Chorus
CI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadGy In Sight
DAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieGs Night
CWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeG To Smell
DOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky GTonk Hell

Add Three-Part Harmony.
Telecaster Answers Every Vocal Phrase.
Fiddle Doubles The Melody.
Pedal Steel Fills Between Lines.
Piano Pounds Eighth Notes For Maximum Dance-Floor Energy.
Chorus
CI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadGy In Sight
DAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieGs Night
CWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeG To Smell
DOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky GTonk Hell

Instrumental
16 Bars

8 Bars Telecaster
8 Bars Fiddle
| G | G | C | C |
| G | D | G | D |

Chorus
CI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadGy In Sight
DAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieGs Night
CWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeG To Smell
DOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky GTonk Hell

Add Three-Part Harmony.
Telecaster Answers Every Vocal Phrase.
Fiddle Doubles The Melody.
Pedal Steel Fills Between Lines.
Piano Pounds Eighth Notes For Maximum Dance-Floor Energy.

Chorus
CI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadGy In Sight
DAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieGs Night
CWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeG To Smell
DOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky GTonk Hell

Outro
Band vamps :
| C | G | D | G |

Lead Vocal :
G"Honky Tonk Hell..."

Band answers :
G"Honky Tonk Hell!"

Repeat Three Times, Ending With A Big Stop On A.