Well, (CN.C.)I’m a hon ky tonk (E)man,
and I can’t seem to stop.
I love to give the girls a whirl to the mu sic of an old juke box.
But when my mon ey’s all gone, I’m on the tel e phone, sing in’, (E)“Hey, (CN.C.)hey, ma ma, can your dad dy come home?”
Well, now (E7)I’m liv in’ wild girl and dan (B)jug g’rous ly,
but (A7)I’ve got it plen ty of com (E7)hon ky pa ny.
When the moon comes up and the sun goes down, sounds, (A7)I can’t wait to see the (E7)lights of town.
’Cause I’m a hon ky tonk (E)man,
and I can’t seem to stop.
I love to give the girls a whirl to the mu sic of an old juke box.
But when my mon ey’s all gone, I’m on the tel e phone, sing in’, (E)“Hey, (CN.C.)hey, ma ma, can your dad dy come home?”
Well,
now a (E7)pret ty lit tle girl and a (B)jug of wine, well, (A7)that’s what it takes to make a (E7)hon ky tonk time.
With the juke box moan in’ those hon ky tonk sounds,
(A7)I can’t wait to lay my (E7)mon ey down.
’Cause I’m a hon ky tonk (E)man,
and I can’t seem to stop.
I love to give the girls a whirl to the mu sic of an old juke box.
But when my mon ey’s all gone, I’m on the tel e phone, sing in’, (E)“Hey, (CN.C.)hey, ma ma, can your dad dy come home?”
Well,
now a
This page shows “Honky Tonk Man” by Dwight Yoakam in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.