Hank Williams Iii - Atlantic City

intro :

E – 0 – 2 – 3 –

G C D G

verse :

G
well they blew up the chicken man
C
in philly last night
D G
now they blew up his house too
G
down on the boardwalk they’re gettin’
C
ready for a fight ,
D G
gonna see what them racket boys can do
G
now there’s trouble busin’ in
C
from outta state ,
D G
and the D . A . can’t get no relief
G
gonna be a rumble
C
out on the promenade and the
D
gamblin’ commission’s hangin’
G
on by the skin of its teeth

chorus :

C G
well now everything dies , baby that’s a fact ,
D G
but maybe everything that dies , someday comes back
C G
put your makeup on , fix your hair up pretty
D G
and meet me tonight in atlantic city

G
well i got a job and tried to
C
put my money away ,
D G
but i got debts that no honest man can pay
G
so i drew what i had ,
C
from the central trust ,
D G
and bought us two tickets on that city coast bus

chorus :

C G
well now everything dies , baby that’s a fact ,
D G
but maybe everything that dies , someday comes back
C G
put your makeup on , fix your hair up pretty
D G
and meet me tonight in atlantic city

Em

Em Am
now our luck may have died ,
Em Am
and our love may be cold ,
C D Em
but with you forever , i’ll stay
Em Am
now i been lookin’ for a job ,
Em Am
but it’s hard to find
C D Em
down here it’s just winners and losers
Em Am
honey , last night ,
Em Am
i met this guy ,
C D Em
and i’m gonna do a favor for him .
C D Em
i guess everything dies , baby that’s a fact ,
C D
but maybe everything that dies
Em
someday , comes back
Am Em Am
put your hair up nice and sit up pretty ,
C D Em
and meet me tonight in atlantic city
C D Em
meet me tonight in atlantic city
C D Em
meet me tonight in atlantic city