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[Verse 1]
       A
Well, it won't be long now
       D                  A
Until that ol' sun goes down
      A                                  E
And darkness helps me hide my shameful tears
    A
My wife works all night long
       D                 A
For a man who's halfway gone
         A               E               A
She's a barmaid in the honky tonk downstairs

[Chorus]
         D
It's a shame she wears the name
      A
Of a man who's locked and chained
      A       D         A                   E
To a bottle that's destroyed all hopes and cares
        A
To the men with hungry eyes
      D                   A
She works and hides her pride
          A              E               A
She's a barmaid in the honky tonk downstairs

[Instrumental]
A   D A
A   E
A   D A
A   E A

[Chorus]
         D
It's a shame she wears the name
      A
Of a man who's locked and chained
      A       D         A                   E
To a bottle that's destroyed all hopes and cares
        A
To the men with hungry eyes
      D                   A
She works and hides her pride
          A              E               A
She's a barmaid in the honky tonk downstairs

[Outro]
          A              E               D    A7
She's a barmaid in the honky tonk downstairs