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In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
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There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
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He can play piano any way that you like it
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But the way he likes to play is eight to the bar
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When he plays, it's a ball, he's the daddy of them all
DGD
The people gather around when he gets on the stand
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Then when he plays, he gets a hand
C
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance
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Nobody there bothers to dance
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But when he plays with the bass and guitar
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
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A-plink, a-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank
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A-plunkin' on the keys
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A-riff, a-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff
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A-riffin' out with ease
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And when he plays with the bass and guitar
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
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He plays a boogie, he plays eight to the bar
GEm
The boogie-woogie, that is the way he likes to play on his piano
CD
And we all know
GD
That when he plays he puts them all in a trance
D
The cats all holler, "Hooray"
GEm
You'll hear them say, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
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In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
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There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
DAmD
When he plays with the bass and guitar
CDG
They holler, "Beat me up Daddy, beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
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The people gather around when he gets up on the stand
GBm
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
C
The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a trance
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Nobody there ever bothers to dance
DCD
But when he plays with the bass and guitar
G
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"
A-plink-plink, a-plank-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank
A-plunkin' on the keys
A-riff-riff, a-raff-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff
A-riffin' out with ease
And when he plays with the bass and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"