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[Verse 1]
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She's in some honky tonk tonight, I know
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She's dancing where the music's loud and lights are low
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In a crowded bar she likes to hang around
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But as long as there's a honky tonk, she'll never settle down

[Chorus]
   A                         D
So close up the honky-tonks, lock all the doors
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Don't let the one I love go there anymore
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Close up the honky-tonks, throw away the key
     E                                      A
Then maybe the one I love will come back to me

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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I wish I had the power to turn back the time
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And live again the hours when she was all mine
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'Cause it hurts to see her running with that crowd downtown
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But as long as there's a honky tonk she'll never settle down

[Chorus]
   A                         D
So close up the honky-tonks, lock all the doors
E                                    A
Don't let the one I love go there anymore
                          D
Close up the honky-tonks, throw away the key
     E                                      A
Then maybe the one I love will come back to me

[Outro]
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Then maybe the one I love will come back to me