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)
| C | C | F | F |
| C | G | C | G |

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

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

Verse 2
CLast Week In Montana, Billy Took A Wrong Turn
CLost In Kalispell, At The Bull Moose Saloon
FJukebox Was Quiet, So We Set Up To Play
CWhen I Turned To Face The Crowd,
It Took MyG Breath Away      C​

Chorus
FI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadCy In Sight
GAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieCs Night
FWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeC To Smell
GOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky CTonk Hell

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

Verse 3
CI Said, "This Is Trouble Boys, We're All Dead As Can Be"
CThat's When Billy Stepped Up, From Nashville, Tennessee
FHe Said, "Don't Worry Boys, We've Got The Perfect Song"
CThen The Whole Place Came Alive,
And They AllG Sang Along   C​

Bridge
DmHeel Down...
FSpin Around...
CGrab Your Baby...
GEverybody Move...
DmBoots Keep Stompin'...
FHands Up High...
GOne More Time...
Here We Go!G​

Chorus
FI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadCy In Sight
GAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieCs Night
FWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeC To Smell
GOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky CTonk 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
FI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadCy In Sight
GAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieCs Night
FWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeC To Smell
GOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky CTonk Hell

Instrumental
16 Bars

8 Bars Telecaster
8 Bars Fiddle
| C | C | F | F |
| C | G | C | G |

Chorus
FI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadCy In Sight
GAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieCs Night
FWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeC To Smell
GOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky CTonk 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
FI'm In Honky Tonk Hell,
Not A LadCy In Sight
GAt A Quilters Retreat,
Protesting LadieCs Night
FWe're A Honky Tonk Band,
No PerfumeC To Smell
GOnly Cowboys Wall To Wall,
I'm In Honky CTonk Hell

Outro
Band vamps :
| F | C | G | C |

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

Band answers :
C"Honky Tonk Hell!"

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