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Bartenders Blues

James Taylor
ChordsKeyACapoFret 1intermediate
4.8(222)

Chords in this song7

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Intro

   

Verse 1

Now I'm just a bartender
And I don't like my work
But I don't mind the money at all   

Verse 2

I see lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall   

Chorus

But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going a-stray   
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away   

Verse 3

I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
I can watch you fall down on your knees   
I can close down this bar
I can gas up my car
I can pack up and mail in my key   

Chorus

But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going a-stray   
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away   

Verse 4

Now, the smoke fills the air 
In this honky-tonk bar
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be   
But I burned all my bridges
I sank all my ships
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea   

Chorus

But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going a-stray   
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away   

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