Biography:
Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an Austin, Texas, honky-tonk/country musician. Ely, born in Amarillo, spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas.
Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, "Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it. And Butch was from the folk world. I was kinda the rock & roll guy, and we almost had a triad.
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Other songs:
- All Just To Get To You
- Because Of The Wind
- Boxcars
- Fools Fall In Love
- Highways And Heartaches
- Honky Tonk Masquerade
- Im A Thousand Miles From Home
- Indian Cowboy
- Letter To Laredo
- Lord Of The Highway
- Me And Billy The Kid
- Row Of Dominoes
- Settle For Love
- She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
- Standing At A Big Hotel
- Tecumseh Valley
- The Road Goes On Forever
- West Texas Waltz
- Whenever Kindness Fails
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Honky Tonk Masquerade written by Joe Ely
G C G C C/B Am
You sure look fine tonight in the beer sign light
D G C G
Why did you seem surprised when I saw through your disguise
G C G C C/B Am
All your friends were there and no one had a care
D G Bm Em Eb
They all just looked away in this Honky Tonk Masquerade
D G Bm Em Eb
You should have known I knew all along
D G Bm Em Eb
That I could see through you right or wrong
D
I didn't need a clue
G Bm Em Em/D
I didn't even have to ask
A7 D
You saw your own reflection in the glass
G C G C C/B Am
I'd like to see you home but I know you're not alone
D G C G
You seem to fit right in as you tell me where you've been
G C G C C/B Am
You say there's not that much to tell but I know you oh too well
D G Bm Em Eb
Your eyes give you away in this Honky Tonk Masquerade
D G Bm Em Eb
You should have known I knew all along
D G Bm Em Eb
That I could see through you right or wrong
D
I didn't need a clue.
G Bm Em Em/D
I didn't even have to ask
A7 D
You saw your own reflection in the glass
G C G C C/B Am
You sure look fine tonight, they're turning out the lights
D G C G
Why did you hold my sleeve when I said I had to leave
G C G C C/B Am
I hoped it never showed, but that's the way it goes
D G Bm Em Eb
As the lights begin to fade on this Honky Tonk Masquerade
[Outro]
D G
G C G C C/B Am
You sure look fine tonight in the beer sign light
D G C G
Why did you seem surprised when I saw through your disguise
G C G C C/B Am
All your friends were there and no one had a care
D G Bm Em Eb
They all just looked away in this Honky Tonk Masquerade
D G Bm Em Eb
You should have known I knew all along
D G Bm Em Eb
That I could see through you right or wrong
D
I didn't need a clue
G Bm Em Em/D
I didn't even have to ask
A7 D
You saw your own reflection in the glass
G C G C C/B Am
I'd like to see you home but I know you're not alone
D G C G
You seem to fit right in as you tell me where you've been
G C G C C/B Am
You say there's not that much to tell but I know you oh too well
D G Bm Em Eb
Your eyes give you away in this Honky Tonk Masquerade
D G Bm Em Eb
You should have known I knew all along
D G Bm Em Eb
That I could see through you right or wrong
D
I didn't need a clue.
G Bm Em Em/D
I didn't even have to ask
A7 D
You saw your own reflection in the glass
G C G C C/B Am
You sure look fine tonight, they're turning out the lights
D G C G
Why did you hold my sleeve when I said I had to leave
G C G C C/B Am
I hoped it never showed, but that's the way it goes
D G Bm Em Eb
As the lights begin to fade on this Honky Tonk Masquerade
[Outro]
D G
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