Written by Jim Lauderdale/Kendall Marvel/Jimmy Ritchey
Intro: F# D# G# (VERSE 1), G# C# D# G# When I get off of work on Friday... after working like a dog all week C# D# G# I go to meet the boys for a cold one... at a little joint up the street C# D# G# They got a jukebox in the corner... full of old country tunes C# D# G# Feed it five dollars worth of quarters... is the first thing I always doSOLO: G# C# D# G# C# D# G# (MODULATE TO: A) (VERSE 2) A D E A Well I like a lot of kinds of music... I try to keep an open mind D E A Depending on the mood to strike me... If I'm gonna stay till closing time D E A So when I wanna lift my spirits... to get me feeling worth a dang D E A I know I'm gonna have to hear it... 'cause I gotta have some Hank to hang (CHORUS 2) D 'Cause I need a little... twang A A little hillbilly... bending on some guitar... strings D Some pedal steel whining like a whistle of an old freight... train E To get that foot stompin' honky-tonkin' feelin' flowin' through my veins D I need a little... twang (SOLO) D A (CHORUS 3) D I need a little... twang A A little hillbilly... bending on some guitar... strings D Some pedal steel whining like a whistle of an old freight... train E To get that foot stompin' honky-tonkin' feelin' flowin' through my veins A D G E A I need a little... twang... twang... twa...a...ang A D G E A I need a little... twang... twang... twa...a...a.......ngC# 'Cause I need a little twang G# A little hillbilly... bending on some guitar... strings C# Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight... train D# To get that foot stomping honkey tonkin' feelin' flowin' through my veins G# C# F# D# G# I need a little... twang... twang... twa...a...ang