Chords for Bonnie Raitt Bartenders Blues
Tempo:
75.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Gm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Dm]
[E] Now [F] I'm just a bartender,
[Bb] don't like [Gm] my work, [C] but I don't mind [Gm]
[F] at all.
[C] [Bb] [C]
[F] I see lots of sad faces [Bb] and lots of [Gm] bad cases [C] of folks with their backs [Bb] to [F] the wall.
[C] But [Bb] [E] I [F] need four [A] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going
[F] astray.
[Dm] [E]
[F] And a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will hold [Gm] me tight to [C] keep me from slipping
[F] away.
I [C] [Dm] [C]
[F] can light up your smokes, [Bb] I can laugh at [G] your jokes, [C]
I can watch you [Eb] fall [C] down on [F] your knees.
[C] I [Gm]
[F] can close down this bar, [Bb] I can gas up my [Gm] car, [C] I can pack up and mail in [F] my key.
[C] [Bb] But [E] I [F] need four [C] [F] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going
[F] astray.
[C] And [Bb] [E]
[F] a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will [Gm] hold me tight to [C] keep [F] me [C] from slipping
[F] away.
[C] [Bb] [E]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[C]
[F] [Db] [Ebm]
[Db] Now the [Gb] smoke fills the air [Abm] in this honky-tonk bar, [Db] and I'm thinking about where [Abm] I'd [Bbm] rather be.
But [Am] [Ab]
[Gb] I burned all my bridges, [B] I sank all [Abm] my ships, [B]
[Db] and I'm stranded [Gb] at [Db] the edge of [Gb] the sea.
[Db] [Ebm] But [Db] I [Gb] need four walls around me [B] to hold [Abm] my life, [Db] to keep me from going [Gb] astray.
And [B]
[Gb] a honky-tonk angel [B] will hold [Abm] me tight [Db] to keep me from slipping away.
[B] [Gb] [B] [Gb]
[E] Now [F] I'm just a bartender,
[Bb] don't like [Gm] my work, [C] but I don't mind [Gm]
[F] at all.
[C] [Bb] [C]
[F] I see lots of sad faces [Bb] and lots of [Gm] bad cases [C] of folks with their backs [Bb] to [F] the wall.
[C] But [Bb] [E] I [F] need four [A] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going
[F] astray.
[Dm] [E]
[F] And a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will hold [Gm] me tight to [C] keep me from slipping
[F] away.
I [C] [Dm] [C]
[F] can light up your smokes, [Bb] I can laugh at [G] your jokes, [C]
I can watch you [Eb] fall [C] down on [F] your knees.
[C] I [Gm]
[F] can close down this bar, [Bb] I can gas up my [Gm] car, [C] I can pack up and mail in [F] my key.
[C] [Bb] But [E] I [F] need four [C] [F] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going
[F] astray.
[C] And [Bb] [E]
[F] a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will [Gm] hold me tight to [C] keep [F] me [C] from slipping
[F] away.
[C] [Bb] [E]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm]
[C]
[F] [Db] [Ebm]
[Db] Now the [Gb] smoke fills the air [Abm] in this honky-tonk bar, [Db] and I'm thinking about where [Abm] I'd [Bbm] rather be.
But [Am] [Ab]
[Gb] I burned all my bridges, [B] I sank all [Abm] my ships, [B]
[Db] and I'm stranded [Gb] at [Db] the edge of [Gb] the sea.
[Db] [Ebm] But [Db] I [Gb] need four walls around me [B] to hold [Abm] my life, [Db] to keep me from going [Gb] astray.
And [B]
[Gb] a honky-tonk angel [B] will hold [Abm] me tight [Db] to keep me from slipping away.
[B] [Gb] [B] [Gb]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Gm
Db
C
F
Bb
[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[E] Now [F] I'm just a bartender, _
[Bb] don't like [Gm] my work, [C] but I don't mind _ [Gm]
[F] at all.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [C]
[F] I see lots of sad faces [Bb] and lots of [Gm] bad cases [C] of folks with their backs [Bb] to [F] the wall.
[C] But [Bb] [E] I [F] need four [A] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going _
[F] _ astray.
_ [Dm] _ [E]
[F] And a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will hold [Gm] me tight to [C] keep me from slipping _
[F] away.
I [C] _ [Dm] _ [C]
[F] can light up your smokes, _ [Bb] I can laugh at [G] your jokes, _ [C]
I can watch you [Eb] fall [C] down on [F] your knees.
[C] I [Gm] _
[F] can close down this bar, _ [Bb] I can gas up my [Gm] car, [C] I can pack up and mail in [F] my key.
_ [C] [Bb] But [E] I [F] need four [C] [F] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going _
[F] astray.
[C] And [Bb] _ [E]
[F] a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will _ [Gm] hold me tight to [C] keep [F] me [C] from slipping _
[F] away.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [E] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm]
[Db] Now the [Gb] smoke fills the air [Abm] in this honky-tonk bar, [Db] and I'm thinking about where [Abm] I'd [Bbm] rather be.
But [Am] _ [Ab]
[Gb] I burned all my bridges, _ [B] I sank all [Abm] my ships, [B]
[Db] and I'm stranded [Gb] at [Db] the edge of [Gb] the sea.
_ _ [Db] [Ebm] But [Db] I [Gb] need four walls around me [B] to hold [Abm] my life, [Db] to keep me from going [Gb] astray.
_ And [B]
[Gb] a honky-tonk angel [B] will hold [Abm] me tight [Db] to keep me from slipping _ _ _ away.
[B] _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Now [F] I'm just a bartender, _
[Bb] don't like [Gm] my work, [C] but I don't mind _ [Gm]
[F] at all.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [C]
[F] I see lots of sad faces [Bb] and lots of [Gm] bad cases [C] of folks with their backs [Bb] to [F] the wall.
[C] But [Bb] [E] I [F] need four [A] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going _
[F] _ astray.
_ [Dm] _ [E]
[F] And a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will hold [Gm] me tight to [C] keep me from slipping _
[F] away.
I [C] _ [Dm] _ [C]
[F] can light up your smokes, _ [Bb] I can laugh at [G] your jokes, _ [C]
I can watch you [Eb] fall [C] down on [F] your knees.
[C] I [Gm] _
[F] can close down this bar, _ [Bb] I can gas up my [Gm] car, [C] I can pack up and mail in [F] my key.
_ [C] [Bb] But [E] I [F] need four [C] [F] walls around me [Bb] to hold [Gm] my life, [C] to keep me from going _
[F] astray.
[C] And [Bb] _ [E]
[F] a honky-tonk angel [Bb] will _ [Gm] hold me tight to [C] keep [F] me [C] from slipping _
[F] away.
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ [E] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm]
[Db] Now the [Gb] smoke fills the air [Abm] in this honky-tonk bar, [Db] and I'm thinking about where [Abm] I'd [Bbm] rather be.
But [Am] _ [Ab]
[Gb] I burned all my bridges, _ [B] I sank all [Abm] my ships, [B]
[Db] and I'm stranded [Gb] at [Db] the edge of [Gb] the sea.
_ _ [Db] [Ebm] But [Db] I [Gb] need four walls around me [B] to hold [Abm] my life, [Db] to keep me from going [Gb] astray.
_ And [B]
[Gb] a honky-tonk angel [B] will hold [Abm] me tight [Db] to keep me from slipping _ _ _ away.
[B] _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _