Tom: E E A E E E B7 E E [Verse 1] E A E I won't stay home and cry tonight like every night before B7 A E I've just learned that I don't really need you anymore A E I found a little place downtown where girls like me can go B7 E E And they've got bright lights and country music [Chorus] A E Bright lights and country music a bottle and a glass F#7 B7 Soon I'll be forgetting that there ever was a past E A E And when everybody asks me just how I forget so fast B7 E I'll say bright lights and country music [Interlude] E A A7 E E B7 B7 A E E B A E E E B7 E E [Verse 2] E A E A table by the bandstand a bottle filled with wine B7 A E Honky tonks were made for Girls with lovin' on their minds A E Nothing else can take away this loneliness of mine B7 E Quite like bright lights and country music [Chorus] A E Bright lights and country music a bottle and a glass F#7 B7 Soon I'll be forgetting that there ever was a past E A E And when everybody asks me just how I forget so fast B7 E I'll say bright lights and country music [Outro] B7 E I love those bright lights and country music