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, Knoxville Courthouse Blues Tabs
Artist/Band: Hank Williams, Jr. Tabs
Song: Knoxville Courthouse Blues Tab
Knoxville Courthouse Blues
By Hank Williams Jr.
Intro:
A G D A G D
A G
I�m sittin� in the Knoxville Courthouse
D A
I ain�t got a thing to do
A G
I don�t wanna go to the movies
D A
I couldn�t if I wanted to
G D A
I�m on trial for lovin� you
Now this all started in a honky tonk
Just the other side of town
A girl comes in, takes a stool by me
Orders gin and drinks it down
She lit up a cigarette, sexy lady turned around
Well she says my name is Janie
And asked me what was mine
I answered Hank as I walked to the jukebox
And dropped in a dime
I checked out her short dress and low neckline
Well we danced for 5 or 10 minutes
And I held her close to me
I kissed her lips and I squeezed her hips
And I judged her about 23
She whispered in my ear, I said Yessiree
Now the scene is a little motel
Out on the state highway
There in room 12 a little love is about to take place
When the state trooper breaks down the door
Shines a flashlight in my face
Change Key to B
B A E B
I said what the hell is this as another man and woman come in
B A E B
And the girl I�m with starts cryin� and screamin� and she runs over to them
A E B
She says thank god you�re here, he tried to hurt me momma
A
I said now you don�t mean
E B
The cop said son the girl is 17
So that�s why I�m in the Knoxville Courthouse
And the judge passed a sentence on me
And it�s 10 long years for statutory rape
In the state penenitiary
Lord I can�t believe this has happened to me
So the next time you give a girl the eye and
She gives you that certain little smile
Just remember under that woman�s breast
Might beat the heart of a child
So let yourself be warned to help a mixed up kid go wild
This story happens a lot, it�s true
But you better hope I don�t happen to you
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