Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Darrell Statler
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In his cowboy boots
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rhinestone suits
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and flashy guitars
He makes the rounds to the
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bars in town
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Trying to be a hillbilly
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He'll
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sing all night
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if you treat him right
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Buy him a beer or two
So let the honky tonk
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stardust
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cowboy
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sing to
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you
He sings the country
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tunes of by gone
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days
Faded Love San Antone
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Rose I Love
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You A
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Thousand
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Ways
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No matter what may be your request
He'll sing it
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loud and do his
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best
Oh let the honky tonk
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stardust
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cowboy
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keep on
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sing-
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ing
Sometimes in his mind a
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dream unwinds
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for he's called to fame
Of brighter lights
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shine in his eyes
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While he's singing on that Opry
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Oh but
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life goes on you'll
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find him home
With a
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dream that turned out wrong
But the honky tonk
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stardust
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cowboy
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sings his
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song
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy?
- The song Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
