Transcribed by: barstoolpigeons, burnthday & Zander
Drop D tuning
Drop D tuning
Intro:
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------3--5-----------------3--5--------------------3--5-------------------------------
D---0--0--3--0--0----------0--3--0--0----------0--0--3--0--0--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------7------7----9^7-----------5--------5^7^5----------0---------0------2^0-------------------
A-------7^9------------9----------5^7-----------------------0^2--------------2-----0--0------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--0----
B------1-------3-----------------------------3-------3----
G------0-------4-----------------------------2-------2----
D------2-------5-------5------3-------0-----0-------0----
A------3-------(5)-----5------3-------0-----0-------0----
D-----------------------5------3-------0-----0--h3--0----
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------3--5-----------------3--5--------------------3--5-------------------------------
D---0--0--3--0--0----------0--3--0--0----------0--0--3--0--0--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------7------7----9^7-----------5--------5^7^5----------0---------0------2^0-------------------
A-------7^9------------9----------5^7-----------------------0^2--------------2-----0--0------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--0----
Verse:
E-------------0------0------3-----------------------------2-------------
B----3-------1------1------3-----------------------------3-------3----
G----2-------0------0------4-----------------------------2-------2----
D----0-------2------2------5------5------3------0-------0-------0----
A----0-------0------3-----(5)-----5------3------0-------0-------0----
D-----------------------------------5------3------0-------0 h3---0----
E-------------0------0------3-----------------------------2-------------
B----3-------1------1------3-----------------------------3-------3----
G----2-------0------0------4-----------------------------2-------2----
D----0-------2------2------5------5------3------0-------0-------0----
A----0-------0------3-----(5)-----5------3------0-------0-------0----
D-----------------------------------5------3------0-------0 h3---0----
Chorus:
E------0-------3-------------------------------------------B------1-------3-----------------------------3-------3----
G------0-------4-----------------------------2-------2----
D------2-------5-------5------3-------0-----0-------0----
A------3-------(5)-----5------3-------0-----0-------0----
D-----------------------5------3-------0-----0--h3--0----
Verse:
D.........................................Am7.....7................
I ain't got no back porch, I ain't got no rockin' chair
I ain't got no back porch, I ain't got no rockin' chair
..................C................G...................................... ....F.....-D
I've got a dirty coat got shaky hands and a face like a grizzly bear
D Am7
I'm an old wino I scare all the ladies you might say that I'm a bum
I'm an old wino I scare all the ladies you might say that I'm a bum
.............C................................G.....................................F......-D
But I'm sure wired up to that Honky Red and that good Gold Anchor rum
Chorus:
Chorus:
C.....................................G
When I need a drink I'm chained to a sink
..........................F............D
It's "please" and "thank you, ma'am."
C.....................................G
When I get a head full of Honky Red
......................F...............D
I don't give a good god-damn
D.........................................................................Am7.....................
Well I fought in your wars now I sleep in your doors I left my leg in Iraq
Well I fought in your wars now I sleep in your doors I left my leg in Iraq
C................................G................................. ..........F.......-D
All that remains is this ghostly pain when the mornings get too damp
D Am7
I was born in the sticks and I got to grade 6 so I ain't much in demand
I was born in the sticks and I got to grade 6 so I ain't much in demand
..C................................G.................................>>....F.................-D
I deliver handbills and I steal red pills for the boys in the whore-house band
C.....................................G
When I need a drink I'm chained to a sink
..........................F............D
It's "please" and "thank you, ma'am."
C.....................................G
When I get a head full of Honky Red
......................F...............D
I don't give a good god-damn
(Solo)
(Solo)
C.....................................G
When I need a drink I'm chained to a sink
..........................F............D
It's "please" and "thank you, ma'am."
C.....................................G
When I get a head full of Honky Red
......................F...............D
I don't give a good god-damn
(Intro)
I got me a girl I see sometimes now she's damn near half a ton
..................C.................................G.......................... .........F.......-D
I got me a furnished room at the Joyceville Pen well I got me a no-good son
D Am7
I'll keep me a head full of Honky Red until the reaper tolls the bell
I'll keep me a head full of Honky Red until the reaper tolls the bell
.............C...........................G.........................................................F.......-D
If I'm as high when I die as I was when I lived I'll be in Heaven just as sure as hell
C.....................................G
When I need a drink I'm chained to a sink
..........................F............D
It's "please" and "thank you, ma'am."
C.....................................G
When I get a head full of Honky Red
......................F...............D
I don't give a good god-damn