Chords for Hank Thompson - The Wild Side Of Life (1951) & Answer Song.
Tempo:
68.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A] [G] [A] [D]
You wouldn't read my letter [G] if I wrote you.
[A] You asked me [C#] not to [A] call you on [D] the phone.
But there's something I'm wanting [G] to tell you.
So [A] I wrote it in the words of this [D] song.
I didn't know God made [G] honky tonk angels.
[A] I might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
[G] You [D] gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
[Cm] And went [A] back to the wild [D] side of life.
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[Em] [A] [D]
The glamour of the [Am] gay [G] nightlife has lured you.
To [A] the places where the wine and [D] liquor flow.
Where you wait to be [Am]
[G] anybody's baby.
[A] And forget the truest love you'll [D] ever know.
I didn't know God made honky [G] tonk angels.
[Cm] I [A] might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
You gave up the only one [Cm] that [G] ever loved you.
And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life.
[E]
[A] As I sit here tonight the [D] jukebox playing.
[E] The tune about the wild [A] side of life.
As I listen to the words you [D] are saying.
It [E] brings memories when I was a [A] crustlewife.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
As [E] you said in the words of [A] your song.
Too many times married men think they're [D] still single.
That [E] has caused many a good girl to [A] go wrong.
[A] [D] [E]
[A]
[C#] [D] [E]
[A] It's a shame that all the blame is on [D] us women.
It's [E] not true that only you men [A] feel the same.
From the start most every heart that's [D] ever broken.
[E] Was because there always was a [A] man to blame.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
[E] As you said in the words [A] of your song.
Too many times married men think [D] they're still single.
[E] That has caused many a good girl [Am] to go wrong.
[E] [A] [N]
You wouldn't read my letter [G] if I wrote you.
[A] You asked me [C#] not to [A] call you on [D] the phone.
But there's something I'm wanting [G] to tell you.
So [A] I wrote it in the words of this [D] song.
I didn't know God made [G] honky tonk angels.
[A] I might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
[G] You [D] gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
[Cm] And went [A] back to the wild [D] side of life.
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[Em] [A] [D]
The glamour of the [Am] gay [G] nightlife has lured you.
To [A] the places where the wine and [D] liquor flow.
Where you wait to be [Am]
[G] anybody's baby.
[A] And forget the truest love you'll [D] ever know.
I didn't know God made honky [G] tonk angels.
[Cm] I [A] might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
You gave up the only one [Cm] that [G] ever loved you.
And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life.
[E]
[A] As I sit here tonight the [D] jukebox playing.
[E] The tune about the wild [A] side of life.
As I listen to the words you [D] are saying.
It [E] brings memories when I was a [A] crustlewife.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
As [E] you said in the words of [A] your song.
Too many times married men think they're [D] still single.
That [E] has caused many a good girl to [A] go wrong.
[A] [D] [E]
[A]
[C#] [D] [E]
[A] It's a shame that all the blame is on [D] us women.
It's [E] not true that only you men [A] feel the same.
From the start most every heart that's [D] ever broken.
[E] Was because there always was a [A] man to blame.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
[E] As you said in the words [A] of your song.
Too many times married men think [D] they're still single.
[E] That has caused many a good girl [Am] to go wrong.
[E] [A] [N]
Key:
A
D
G
E
Cm
A
D
G
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ You wouldn't read my letter [G] if I wrote you.
_ [A] You asked me [C#] not to [A] call you on [D] the phone.
_ But there's something I'm wanting [G] to tell you.
So [A] I wrote it in the words of this [D] song.
I didn't know God made [G] honky tonk angels. _
_ [A] I might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
_ [G] You [D] gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
_ [Cm] And went [A] back to the wild [D] side of life.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
The glamour of the [Am] gay [G] nightlife has lured you.
To [A] the places where the wine and [D] liquor flow.
_ Where you wait to be [Am] _
[G] anybody's baby.
_ [A] And forget the truest love you'll [D] ever know.
_ I didn't know God made honky [G] tonk angels. _
[Cm] I [A] might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
You gave up the only one [Cm] that [G] ever loved you.
_ And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ As I sit here tonight the [D] jukebox playing.
_ [E] The tune about the wild [A] side of life.
As I listen to the words you [D] are saying.
It [E] brings memories when I was a [A] crustlewife.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
As [E] you said in the words of [A] your song.
Too many times married men think they're [D] still single.
That [E] has caused many a good girl to [A] go wrong. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ It's a shame that all the blame is on [D] us women.
It's [E] not true that only you men [A] feel the same.
From the start most every heart that's [D] ever broken.
_ [E] Was because there always was a [A] man to blame.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
[E] As you said in the words [A] of your song.
Too many times married men think [D] they're still single.
[E] That has caused many a good girl [Am] to go wrong.
[E] _ [A] _ _ [N] _
_ _ You wouldn't read my letter [G] if I wrote you.
_ [A] You asked me [C#] not to [A] call you on [D] the phone.
_ But there's something I'm wanting [G] to tell you.
So [A] I wrote it in the words of this [D] song.
I didn't know God made [G] honky tonk angels. _
_ [A] I might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
_ [G] You [D] gave up the only one that ever [G] loved you.
_ [Cm] And went [A] back to the wild [D] side of life.
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
The glamour of the [Am] gay [G] nightlife has lured you.
To [A] the places where the wine and [D] liquor flow.
_ Where you wait to be [Am] _
[G] anybody's baby.
_ [A] And forget the truest love you'll [D] ever know.
_ I didn't know God made honky [G] tonk angels. _
[Cm] I [A] might have known you'd never [D] make a wife.
You gave up the only one [Cm] that [G] ever loved you.
_ And went [A] back to the wild side of [D] life. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ As I sit here tonight the [D] jukebox playing.
_ [E] The tune about the wild [A] side of life.
As I listen to the words you [D] are saying.
It [E] brings memories when I was a [A] crustlewife.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
As [E] you said in the words of [A] your song.
Too many times married men think they're [D] still single.
That [E] has caused many a good girl to [A] go wrong. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ It's a shame that all the blame is on [D] us women.
It's [E] not true that only you men [A] feel the same.
From the start most every heart that's [D] ever broken.
_ [E] Was because there always was a [A] man to blame.
It wasn't God who made honky [D] tonk angels.
[E] As you said in the words [A] of your song.
Too many times married men think [D] they're still single.
[E] That has caused many a good girl [Am] to go wrong.
[E] _ [A] _ _ [N] _
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