The Honky Tonk Kid 
 Aaron Watson 
  
  
 D 
 He’s wrinkled and gray 
  	    G 	         D 
 But he’s still got the fire 
  	    A 
 And he sings on the stage 
  	 G 	  D 
 Like a bird on a wire 
  
 Oh he’ll pack ‘em in 
  	   G 	      D 
 Just like he always did 
  	 A 	         G 	   D 
 Oh everybody loves the honky tonk kid 
  
 He got his first guitar 
 When he was 15 
 Thirstin’ for knowledge 
 All hungry and green 
 Strummin’ that six string 
 Just like Lefty did 
 Everybody loves the honky tonk kid 
  
  
 Chorus: 
  	   G 	  	  	    D 
 Well the honky tonk kid loves the honky tonk crowd 
 A 	  	  	     G 	  	    D 
 He picks them up when this world gets them down 
  	       G 	  	  	   D 	      A 
 But all the smoke and the neon keep his pain hid 
  	  	      G 	         D 
 Oh nobody knows the honky tonk kid 
  
  
 Ten million fans 
 And a handful of friends 
 But he’ll go home alone 
 When each night ends 
 He’ll think about her 
 And then twist off a lid 
 Nobody loves the honky tonk kid 
  
 Chorus 2x 
  
 It won’t be long 
 The Lord will take him away 
 He’ll have sung his last song 
 They’ll place a wreath on his grave 
 Oh and he’ll draw a crowd 
 Just like he always did 
 Oh one last goodbye for the honky tonk kid