I Ain't Going Honky Tonking Anymore Song Lyrics and Chords
I Ain't Going Honky Tonking Anymore Song Lyrics and Chords by Hawkshaw Hawkins
I Ain't Going Honky Tonking Anymore
Recorded by Hawkshaw Hawkins
Written by Justin Tubb
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I ain't going honky tonking anymore
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And I know I've heard that said
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before
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Troubles all I've ever had
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And it almost makes me bad
But
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I ain't going honky tonking
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anymore
Now my gal has really done me wrong
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I guess that's why I hate to stay at
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home
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For I always get the blues
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And I've tried so hard to lose
But
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I ain't going honky tonking
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anymore
Somehow this life seems so unfair
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I love a girl that just don't seem to
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care
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I give her everything I've had
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Then she tries to treat me bad
But
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I ain't going honky tonking
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anymore
Now you have troubles that you need to drown
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You can't do it by honky tonking
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round
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You may stay out every night
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But you'll never win the fight
So
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don't go honky tonking
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anymore
Not that I have almost blowed my top
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And something tells my I had better
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stop
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So I'm changing all my ways
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And getting myself out of this daze
And
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I ain't going honky tonking
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anymore
Perhaps someday I will find a true love
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A girl that's just as pure as stars
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above
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One who knows how to be a wife
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And really loves me all her life
Then
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I won't go honky tonking
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anymore
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Ain't Going Honky Tonking Anymore?
- The song I Ain't Going Honky Tonking Anymore was sang by Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Who is Hawkshaw Hawkins?
- Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 - March 5, 1963), better known as Hawkshaw Hawkins, was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk. At 6 ft 5 inches tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
