[Intro]
G7 G7 C C
[Chorus]
F C
I'm the mother, of a honky tonk girl
G7 C C7
And I die, when they speak my babies name
F C
I hope that God, will forgive me
G7 C
For now, I know that I'm to blame
[Verse 1]
F
Excuse me friends, for intruding this way, but there's something, I've just got to say
C G7
I remember this girl, they're whispering about, just like it was yesterday
C
When she was small they'd bring her in the tavern and set her on a stool
C F
And give her a drink of their beer and laugh, I thought, oh, you crazy fools
C G7
But what could I do, or what could I say? I'm just a bar tender and work here for my pay
C
And I could cry, when I hear a mother say:
[Chorus]
F C
I'm the mother, of a honky tonk girl
G7 C C7
And I die, when they speak my babies name
F C
I hope that God, will forgive me
G7 C
For now, I know that I'm to blame
[Verse 2]
F C
You probably wonder why, I chose to condemn the stuff I sell
G7
But I've seen the hurt it's caused and the souls it's sent to hell
C
Once we're on the wrong road, will temptation let us turn 'round?
F
Like the girl they're all talkin' 'bout, the one they're all runnin' down
C
Instead of giving her a drink of beer, where angels have never trod
G7 C
They should have given her a taste of love, yes, and a taste of God
[Outro]
F C
I hope, that God will forgive me
G7 C C
I'm the mother, of a honky tonk girl
(sang – carol)
i’m the mother of a honky tonk girl
and i die when they speak my babies name
i hope that god will forgive me
for now i know that i’m to blame.
(spoken – jim)
excuse me friend
for intruding this way
but there’s somethng
i’ve just got to say.
i remember this girl
they’re whispering about
just like it was yesterday
when she was small.
they’d bring her in the tavern
and set her on a stool
and give her a drink of their beer and laugh.
i thought, oh, you crazy fools.
but what could i do
or what could i say
i’m just a bar tender
and work here for my pay.
and i just cry
when i hear a mother say.
(sang – carol)
i’m the mother of a honky tonk girl
and i die when they speak my babies name
i hope that god will forgive me
for now i know that i’m to blame.
(spoken – jim)
you probably wonder why
i chose to condemn the stuff i sell
but i’ve seen the hurt it’s caused
and the souls it’s sent to h-ll.
once they’re on the wrong road
with temptation let us turn around
like the girl they’re all talking about
the one they’re running down.
instead of giving her a drink of beer
where angels have never trod
they should have given her a taste of love
yes, and a taste of god.
(sang – carol)
i hope that god will forgive me
i’m the mother of a honky tonk girl…
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