Chords for Elton John - Honky Cat (1972) With Lyrics!
Tempo:
172.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
E
B
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[G]
[D] When I look back, I'm born a muffin green
in the country, visiting the streams
for an answer, trying to find a sign
saw your city lights, honey I would [D] climb
back, forget, better get back to the woods
quit in those days and my redneck ways
oh, change is gonna do me [G] good
[D] When I look back, I'm born a muffin green
in the country, visiting the streams
for an answer, trying to find a sign
saw your city lights, honey I would [D] climb
back, forget, better get back to the woods
quit in those days and my redneck ways
oh, change is gonna do me [G] good
100% ➙ 172BPM
D
G
E
B
Gm
D
G
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] When I look back, I'm born a muffin _ green
_ _ Hopping in the country, _ _ _ visiting the streams
_ _ _ Looking for an answer, _ trying to find a sign
_ _ Until I saw your city lights, honey I would [D] climb
[G] They say, [B] get back, forget, _ _ better get back to the woods
Well, [E] I quit in those days and my _ redneck ways
And I, [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
oh, _ change is gonna do me [G] good
_ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] better get back, talky cat, living in the city ain't a where it's at
_ [E]
Trying to find gold in a silver _ mine
And it's [D] like _ trying to drink whiskey _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] from a bottle [G] of wine _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [D] I read some books and I read some magazines
_ About [G]
those high-class ladies down in New _ Orleans
And all [D] the _ fools back home, well, said I was a fool
They [G] said, _ oh, leaving the Lord is the golden rule
They [B] said, get back, talky cat, _ better get back to the woods
But [E] I quit in those days and my _ redneck ways
[D] And I, _ oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ change is gonna do [G] me good _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ They [G] _
_ _ _ said, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
get back, _ talky cat, _ better get back to the woods
But [E] I quit in those days and my _ _ redneck ways
And [D] I, _ oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ change is gonna do [G] me good _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ They [D] said, _ stay at home, _ boy, you gotta find a farm
_ [G]
Living _ in the city, boy, is gonna break your heart
[D] But _ how can you stay when your _ heart says no?
How _
[G] can you stop when your _ [G] feet say go?
You [B] better get back, _ talky cat, better get back to the woods
Well, [E] I quit in those days and my _ _ redneck ways
And [D] I, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ change is gonna do [G] me good
_ _ They _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] said, [B] get back, talky cat, _ living in the city ain't a where it's at
[E] It's like, _ dry my gold and I sell my _ mind
It's [D]
like, live with whiskey, _ _ _ _ oh, from a bottle [G] of wine _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Get back, talky cat, get back, talky cat, get [G] back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Get back, [D] talky cat, get back, _ talky cat, get [G] back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] Get back, talky cat, get back, _ _ _ talky cat, get back
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] When I look back, I'm born a muffin _ green
_ _ Hopping in the country, _ _ _ visiting the streams
_ _ _ Looking for an answer, _ trying to find a sign
_ _ Until I saw your city lights, honey I would [D] climb
[G] They say, [B] get back, forget, _ _ better get back to the woods
Well, [E] I quit in those days and my _ redneck ways
And I, [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
oh, _ change is gonna do me [G] good
_ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] better get back, talky cat, living in the city ain't a where it's at
_ [E]
Trying to find gold in a silver _ mine
And it's [D] like _ trying to drink whiskey _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] from a bottle [G] of wine _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [D] I read some books and I read some magazines
_ About [G]
those high-class ladies down in New _ Orleans
And all [D] the _ fools back home, well, said I was a fool
They [G] said, _ oh, leaving the Lord is the golden rule
They [B] said, get back, talky cat, _ better get back to the woods
But [E] I quit in those days and my _ redneck ways
[D] And I, _ oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ change is gonna do [G] me good _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ They [G] _
_ _ _ said, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
get back, _ talky cat, _ better get back to the woods
But [E] I quit in those days and my _ _ redneck ways
And [D] I, _ oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ change is gonna do [G] me good _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ They [D] said, _ stay at home, _ boy, you gotta find a farm
_ [G]
Living _ in the city, boy, is gonna break your heart
[D] But _ how can you stay when your _ heart says no?
How _
[G] can you stop when your _ [G] feet say go?
You [B] better get back, _ talky cat, better get back to the woods
Well, [E] I quit in those days and my _ _ redneck ways
And [D] I, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ change is gonna do [G] me good
_ _ They _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] said, [B] get back, talky cat, _ living in the city ain't a where it's at
[E] It's like, _ dry my gold and I sell my _ mind
It's [D]
like, live with whiskey, _ _ _ _ oh, from a bottle [G] of wine _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Get back, talky cat, get back, talky cat, get [G] back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Get back, [D] talky cat, get back, _ talky cat, get [G] back _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] Get back, talky cat, get back, _ _ _ talky cat, get back
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _