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Close Up The Honky Tonks Tab

by Buck Owens



This is a terriffic country tune; covered by the Flying Burrito Brothers
among others.
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Close Up The Honky Tonks
Buck Owens

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

CHORUS:
                            
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
                                     
Don't let the one I love go there any more
                                  
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
                                        
Then maybe the one I love will come back to me

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