D G You wouldn't read my letters if I wrote youA D You asked me not to call you on the phoneD7 G For there's something I'm been wanting to tell youA D So I wrote it in the words of this song MAN:[Chorus]D G I didn't know God made honky-tonk angelsA D I should have known you'd never make a wifeD7 G You gave up the only one that ever loved youA D And went back to the wild side of lifeA D E A E:(INSTRUMENTAL) KEY CHANGE WOMAN:[Verse 2]A D As I sit here tonight the jukebox playingE A The tune about the wild side of lifeA D As I listen to the words you are sayingE A It brings memories of when I was a trustful wife GIRL [Chorus]A D It wasn't God who made honky tonk angelsE A As you said in the words of your songA D Too many times married men thinkD they're still singleE A That has caused many a good girl to go wrongA D E A X2 GIRL :[Verse 3]A D It's a shame that all the blame is on us womenE A It's not true that only you men feel the sameA D From the start most every heart that's ever brokenE A Was because there always was a man to blame WOMAN: CHORUSA D It wasn't God who made honky tonk angelsE A As you said in the words of your songA D Too many times married men think they're still singleE A That has caused many a good girl to go wrong TRANSPOSE Man:[Chorus]D G I didn't know God made honky-tonk angelsA D I should have known you'd never make a wifeD7 G You gave up the only one that ever loved youA D And went back to the wild side of life
The Wild Side Of Life - It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Hank Thompson
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