Honkytonk U

Tom:
Intro strumming is D, Cadd9, G, D
Verse 1
        D                               Cadd9     G        D
My Grandmother owned a night club on the Arkansas Oklahoma line
                                                                    A7
Mama put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summertime
  G                    Cadd9                     G                       D
I'd box up those empty longnecks and stack 'em in the back and make a hand
  Cadd9                               G                                    D
Then at night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band
Verse 2
  Cadd9                               G                                    D
Yes I have sacked some quartebacks and broke my share of bones along the way
                                                          A7
I knew it wouldn't last forever semi-pro always means semi-payed
  G                    Cadd9                     G                       D
I started climbin' drillin' rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be
                                   Cadd9          G              D
Then I took my songs and guitar and sang 'em to a man from Tennessee
Chorus
  G                   Cadd9                   G                      D
I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena
                                                             A7
Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
        D                          Cadd9         G            D
Like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
  D           F           Cadd9           G             D
I am a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Repeat Intro strummming
Verse 3
  E                               D                   A
A star can't burn forever and the brightest ones will someday loose their
E                                                               B7
shine.  But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic mind
  A                     D                      A                       E
I'll still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud
                                     D                  A         E
As long as there's a bar room with a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd
Chorus
  A                    D                     A                      E
I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out o Pasadena
                                                             B7
Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
        E                          D             A            E
Like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
  E            G              D             A              E
Son I'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
  E                  G                    D                    E
That's right a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U