Bartenders Blues Chords

Bartender's Blues
James Taylor
Capo 1st fret
 
[Intro]
E  F#m7 E/G#
 
[Verse 1]
A                 A7
Now I'm just a bartender
      D             Bm7
And I don't like my work
       E                      A   E  F#m7 E/G#
But I don't mind the money at all
 
[Verse 2]
        A           A7
I see lots of sad faces
     D          Bm7
And lots of bad cases
    E                            A   E  F#m7 E/G#
Of folks with their backs to the wall
 
[Chorus]
            A           A7          D       Bm7
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
    E                       A   E  F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from going a-stray
        A         A7      D         Bm7
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
     E                     A    E  F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from slipping away
 
[Verse 3]
       A            A7
I can light up your smokes
        D            Bm7
I can laugh at your jokes
       E                          A    E  F#m7 E/G#
I can watch you fall down on your knees
        A             A7
I can close down this bar
       D       Bm7
I can gas up my car
       E                     A   E  F#m7 E/G#
I can pack up and mail in my key
 
[Chorus]
           A           A7          D       Bm7
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
          E               A   E  F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from going a-stray
       A         A7       D       Bm7
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
     E                     A    E  F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from slipping away
 
[Verse 4]
           A                A7
Now, the smoke fills the air
         D        Bm7
In this honky-tonk bar
         E                              A  E  F#m7 E/G#
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
       A             A7
But I burned all my bridges
    D           Bm7
I sank all my ships
          E                          A  E  F#m7 E/G#
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
 
[Chorus]
       A               A7          D       Bm7
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
       E                 A   E  F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from going a-stray
         A        A7      D        Bm7
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
    E                     A    E  F#m7 E/G#
To keep me from slipping away
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