D                              G               D
With the way things are going it wont be very long til those flashing neon lights
             A         D
Are all but gone    they say the nightlife ant the right life pour the whiskey
          G     D                      A
Down the drain  melt down all them 45's that talk about trucks and trains

[Chorus]
D                                               G
I'll be there when they burn the last honkytonk down
   D                               E                  A
In body mind and spirit under the table or under the ground
D                                                   G
The fading echoes of a barroom band might be the only sound
 D                                    A         D
I'll be there when they burn the last honkytonk down

[Verse]
E                                             A                   E
We'll pull a jukebox from the ashes dust it off and we'll turn it on
E                                         B
We'll dance in the burning embers until dawn
E                                          A                   E
Pour a double from the rubble and we'll drink to the good ole days
E                                       B             E
Set there til the smoke clears and my last selection plays

[Chorus]
(play chorus again in E this time)
E                                               A
I'll be there when they burn the last honkytonk down
   E                                                 B
In body mind and spirit under the table or under the ground
E                                                  A
The fading echoes of a barroom band might be the only sound
 E                                  B         E
I'll be there when they burn the last honkytonk down