Bartenders Blues Chords

[Intro]
E
 
[Verse 1]
A                 A7            D             Bm
Now I'm just a bartender, and I don't like my work
      E                       A      (notes) E F# G#
But I don't mind the money at all
A                 A7        D           Bm       E                             A
I see lots of sad faces and lots of bad cases of folks with their backs to the wall
 
[Instrumental]
(notes)
E F# G#
 
[Chorus]
A                     A7           D       Bm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
   E                    A         (notes) E F# G#
To keep me from going astray
A                A7       D       Bm       E                      A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping away
 
[Verse 2]
A                   A7            D              Bm
I can light up your smokes, I can laugh at your jokes
      E                           A      (notes) E F# G#
I can watch you fall down on your knees
A                     A7         D         Bm
I can close down this bar, I can gas up my car
      E                      A
I can pack up and mail in my key
 
[Instrumental]
(notes)
E F# G#
 
[Chorus]
A                     A7           D       Bm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
   E                    A         (notes) E F# G#
To keep me from going astray
A                A7       D       Bm       E                      A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping away
 
[Verse 3]
A                        A7          D          Bm
Now, the smoke fills the air in this honky-tonk bar
        E                               A      (notes) E F# G#
And I'm thinking about where I'd rather be
A                   A7         D           Bm
But I burned all my bridges, I sank all my ships
        E                           A
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
 
[Instrumental]
(notes)
E F# G#
 
[Chorus]
A                     A7           D       Bm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
   E                   A         (notes) E F# G#
To keep me from going astray
A                A7       D       Bm       E                      D  back to A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping away
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