| D | G | D | |
| I LEFT MONTGOMERY ON | NORTH 6 | 5 |
| D | E | A | |
| I WAS RESTLESS AND READY TO GIVE | NASHVILLE A | TRY |
| G | D | G | |
| I | ROLLED INTO TOWN WITH A | SOUND OF MY | OWN |
| D | A7 | D | |
| SOME | WHERE BETWEEN J | ENNINGS AND J | ONES |
| WELL THE DAY JOB I LANDED FELT JUST LIKE A JAIL |
| I COULDNT SEEM TO BREAK OUT WITH THOSE HAMMERS AND NAILS |
| AND I SPENT ALL MY NIGHTS IN SOME OLD HONKY TONK |
| SOMEWHERE BETWEEN JENNINGS AND JONES |
| CHORUS: |
| C | G | |
| HANGIN | OUT IN THE BARS WITH THE | DRUNKS AND THE STARS |
| F | C | |
| I FOUND A | FEW GOOD OL BOYS JUST LIKE | ME |
| C | G | |
| STARTED | BURNIN OUR CANDLES BOTH E | NDS AND THE MIDDLE |
| F | A | |
| A BUNCH OF | ROARIN OUTLAWS AT HIGH SPE | ED |
| D | G | D | |
| AND THEY | SAID THAT THE END OF THAT | ROAD I WAS | ON |
| D | A7 | D | |
| WAS SOME | WHERE BETWEEN J | ENNINGS AND J | ONES |
| WELL SOME RECORD EXECUTIVES FOUND ME ONE NIGHT |
| I WAS SINGIN HALF LIT THEY SAID IT SOUNDED JUST RIGHT...RIGHT |
| PUT MY NAME ON AN ALBUM BUT THEY SHELVED ALL MY SONGS |
| SAID I WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN JENNINGS AND JONES |
| REPEAT CHORUS |