Honky Cat Elton John

Honky Cat

Elton John

JazzCat

306
0:00 5:07
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: G
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
D13
   When I look back boy I must have been green.
G
 Bop ping in the country,
fishing in a stream
D13
   Looking for an answer,
trying to find a sign.
G
 Until I saw your city lights honey I was blind

[Chorus]
         B
They said get back Honky cat.
Better get back to the woods
      E
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
      D
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
                                 G
Oh the change is gonna do me good
          B
You better get back honky cat.
Living in the city ain't where it's at
         E
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
         D
It's like trying to drink whisky, oh,
                     G
from a bottle of wine

[Verse 2]
      D13
Well I   read some books and I read some magazines.
           G
About those high class ladies down in New Orleans
           D13
And all the   folks back home well,
said I was a fool.
         G
They said oh,
believe in the Lord is the golden rule

[Chorus]
         B
They said get back Honky cat.
Better get back to the woods
      E
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
      D
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
                                 G
Oh the change is gonna do me good

[Interlude]
D13 G D13 G         B
           They said get back Honky cat.

[Chorus]
Better get back to the woods
      E
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
      D
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
                                 G
Oh the change is gonna do me good

[Verse 3]
         D13
They said   stay at home boy,
you gotta tend the farm.
G
 Living in the city boy,
is going to break your heart
   D13
But   how can you stay,
when your heart says no?
   G
Ah! How can you stop when your feet say go?

[Chorus]
          B
You better get back honky cat.
Better get back to the woods
      E
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
      D
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
                                 G
Oh the change is gonna do me good
          D13
You better   get back honky cat.
Living in the city ain't where it's at
         E
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
         D13
It's like   trying to drink whisky, oh,
                     G
from a bottle of wine

[Interlude]
D13
   Get Back! Honky Cat! Get Back! Honky Cat!
          G  D13
Get Back! Oh!   Get Back! Honky Cat! Get Back!
                     G
Honky Cat! Get Back! Oh!
D13 G D13 G
D13 G

[Outro]
D13
   Get Back! Honky Cat! Get Back! Honky Cat!
    G
Get Back!

[Fade Out]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   |

Bars

[Intro]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

When I look back boy I must have been green.
Bop ping in the country,
fishing in a stream
Looking for an answer,
trying to find a sign.
Until I saw your city lights honey I was blind

[Chorus]
| B | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - |
| D | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - |
| B | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - |
| D | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - |

They said get back Honky cat.
Better get back to the woods
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
Oh the change is gonna do me good
You better get back honky cat.
Living in the city ain't where it's at
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's like trying to drink whisky, oh,
from a bottle of wine

[Verse 2]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

Well I   read some books and I read some magazines.
About those high class ladies down in New Orleans
And all the   folks back home well,
said I was a fool.
They said oh,
believe in the Lord is the golden rule

[Chorus]
| B | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - |
| D | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - |

They said get back Honky cat.
Better get back to the woods
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
Oh the change is gonna do me good

[Interlude]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| B   | - | - | - |

They said get back Honky cat.

[Chorus]
| E | - | - | - |
| D | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - |

Better get back to the woods
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
Oh the change is gonna do me good

[Verse 3]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

They said   stay at home boy,
you gotta tend the farm.
Living in the city boy,
is going to break your heart
But   how can you stay,
when your heart says no?
Ah! How can you stop when your feet say go?

[Chorus]
| B   | - | - | - |
| E   | - | - | - |
| D   | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| E   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

You better get back honky cat.
Better get back to the woods
Well I quit those days and my red neck ways.
And, a hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
Oh the change is gonna do me good
You better   get back honky cat.
Living in the city ain't where it's at
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's like   trying to drink whisky, oh,
from a bottle of wine

[Interlude]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

Get Back! Honky Cat! Get Back! Honky Cat!
Get Back! Oh!   Get Back! Honky Cat! Get Back!
Honky Cat! Get Back! Oh!

[Outro]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   | - | - | - |

Get Back! Honky Cat! Get Back! Honky Cat!
Get Back!

[Fade Out]
| D13 | - | - | - |
| G   |

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