C                            Am 
There’s a good chance my dancing won’t be up to speed 
       Dm                        G 
But if you follow something dont make it my lead 
    C                      Am 
I’m either too fast or I’m lost in between 
           Dm         G 
You should watch your toes 
 
    
You’d think after all of the years that I spent 
Watchin the bands play to their cigarettes 
I would be better at this but I guess 
That’s the way it goes 
 
Bridge 1: 
Am                       G 
Later tonight they’ll be lockin the doors 
Dm                     G 
Counting the money and sweepin’ the floors 
        E                             F   
For the first time in years they wont play anymore 
        G 
For the dancers all spinnin’ around 
        F           G          C 
They’re closing the honky tonk down 
 
The World War I veteran that bought up this place 
Died in the Sixities at 78 
His wife kept it running and opened it late 
Just to pay her bills 
 
Bridge 2: 
I’m prob’ly boring you nearly to death 
But you look so pretty in that cotton dress 
I saved my first and last dance for the best 
Lady here waltzing around 
They’re closing the honky tonk down 
 
    C 
Yodeleyeah 
    Am 
Yodeleyeah 
    G 
Yodeleyeah 
    E  F   
Yodeleyeah 
 
It was my pleasure to share that last dance 
And I’m glad you gave an old man one more chance 
To feel like a kid before part of his past 
Slowly fades away 
 
I hope I wasn’t too hard on your feet 
You’re much too graceful for left footed me 
And I only live a few blocks up the street 
So I guess that I’ll see you around 
They’re closing the honky tonk down 
They’re closing the honky tonk down