INTRO: C C F C Well I like my next-door neighbor, we do each other favors sometimes G We threw somethin' on the grill, sat around and chilled just the other night C F C And we talk about our lawns and the goins-on in our neighborhood D7 G Yeah, he's a real nice guy, that's all fine and good, he ain't my CHORUS: C Honky tonk friends F Nobody really understands me like them G F I love the songs that they sing, I love the drinks that they drink C G I love the dances they dance C They don't make fun of my drawl F F/E D Keep something cold and tall in my hands G F I ain't gotta pretend, they take me just like I am C I love my honky tonk friends I like my growin' up buddies, we still keep in touch now and then And them folks down at the office really ain't all that stiff And I've met some real good people underneath the steeple in town Yeah, I'll still make time for them, but as for right now, I want my CHORUS BRIDGE: G C Well we light each other's smokes, and we bend each other's ears G C And we laugh at eacher's stupid jokes, and we buy each other beers F C And we lose our butts in pool, but we win it back in darts D7 G And we lend each other shoulders when someone breaks out hearts C I love my honky tonk friends F Nobody really understands me like them G F I ain't gotta pretend, they take me just like I am C I love my honky tonk friends G F I ain't gotta pretend, they take me just like I am C I love my honky tonk friends