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As I (F)sit that here to night, the juke box (Bb)play ing
it’s the (C7)tune a bout the wild men side of (F)life,
as I lis ten to the words that’s you are (Bb)say ing,
it brings (C7)mem ’ries when I was a trust ing (F)wife.
It (C7)was (Bdim7)n’t (F)God who made hon (Gm)ky (F7)tonk (Bb)an gels,
as you (C7)said in the words of your (F)song.
Too (C7)man (Bdim7)y (F)times mar ried men think (Gm)they’re (F7)still (Bb)sin gle;
that has (C7)caused man y a good girl to go (F)wrong.
It’s a (F)shame that all the blame is on us (Bb)wom en;
it’s not (C7)true that on ly you men feel the (F)same.
From the start most ev ’ry heart that’s ev er (Bb)bro ken
was be (C7)cause there al ways was a man to (F)blame.
It (C7)was (Bdim7)n’t (F)God who made hon (Gm)ky (F7)tonk (Bb)an gels,
as you (C7)said in the words of your (F)song.
Too (C7)man (Bdim7)y (F)times mar ried men think (Gm)they’re (F7)still (Bb)sin gle;
that has (C7)caused man y a good girl to go (F)wrong.
It’s a (F)wrong.
This page shows “It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” by Kitty Wells 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 Bb at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.