[Strophe]
E 
I was out of my mind the first night we met 
                          B7 
I was feeling lonely and blue 
  
I'd just moved to the country to get me some rest 
                              E 
The city can put a hurtin' on you 
  
Especially a fella from eastern Kentucky 
                                  A 
Without a penny or a worth to his name 
                       E 
Wasting his life on a burnin' desire 
     B7                       E 
And chasing that honky tonk flame
[Strophe]
 E 
You were soft on the eyes and a Hymn on the hearing 
                         B7 
Leaving me helpless of lines 
  
To get you to listen to the way I was feelin' 
                                  E 
And the plans I had made for our night 
  
Hold on now buddy won't ya wait up a minute 
                                      A 
You're mistaken if you think I'm the same 
                                           E 
As them skirts you've been chasin' all over town 
    B7                       E 
Along with that honky tonk flame
[Refrain]
 A                  D       E 
I'm a woman with a love so true 
                                   B7 
Truth of the matter I'd give it to you 
                      E                      A 
You just got to slow down, quit actin' that way 
 B7                                     E 
Burnin' your barn in this honky tonk flame
[Strophe]
E 
You were sweet to the touch 
  
And a touch for the takin' 
                                B7 
The minute I learned how to breathe 
  
Finally found out that the love of a woman 
                               E 
Who loved me was all that I'd need 
  
Still on the road cause I ain't good for nothin' 
                                 A 
Except writing the songs that I sing 
                                   E 
Beating them strings like they're owing me money 
     B7                       E 
And chasing that honky tonk flame
[Refrain]
                A             D       E 
But I got me a woman with a love so true 
                                    B7 
Darlin' to me but that's missus to you 
                    E                   A 
All I did was slow down and quit actin' insane 
B7                                    E 
Burnin' my barn in this honky tonk flame