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Bartender Blues by James Taylor
Bartender Blues
Capo 1st fret
intro: E F#m7 E/G#
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
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
A A7 D Bm7
Chorus: 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
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
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:
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1--2------------------------------------|
G|--0---2--4------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C C7
Now I'm just a bartender
F F7
And I don't like my work
G G7 C G Gadd11 Cadd9
But I don't mind the money at all
[Verse 2]
C C7
I see lots of sad faces
F F7
And lots of bad cases
G G7 C G Gadd11 Cadd9
Of folks with their backs to the wall
[Chorus]
C C7 F Dm7
But I need four walls to hold my life
G G7 C G7 Am7 G/B
To keep me from going a-stray
C C7 F Dm7
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
G G7 C G7 Am7 G/B
To keep me from slipping away
[Interlude]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1--2------------------------------------|
G|--0---2--4------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C C7
I can light up your smokes
F F7
I can laugh at your jokes
G G7 C G Gadd11 Cadd9
I can watch you fall down on your knees
C C7
I can close down this bar
F Dm7
I can gas up my car
G G7 C G Gadd11 Cadd9
I can pack up and mail in my key
[Chorus]
C C7
Now, the smoke fills the air
F Dm7
In this honky-tonk bar
G7 C G7 Am7 G/B
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
C C7
But I burned all my bridges
F Dm7
I sank all my ships
G7 C G7 Am7 G/B
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
[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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