Chords for George Jones - "Bartender's Blues"
Tempo:
77.5 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bbm
E
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] I've got the [Ab] power of [Bbm] two, [Ab] [Db] and I'm gonna rock [Bbm] my woman.
[Eb] But I don't mind the money, [Ab] hang on.
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] see lots of sandviches, [Db] and lots of [Bbm] vacations,
of [Eb] the folks with their backs to [Ab] the wall.
It's [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] four [C] walls, and I'm here [Db] to hold [Bbm] one,
[Eb] and keep me from going [Ab] astray.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
[Bbm] It'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping [Ab] away.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [Ab] I can ride up your [Eb] smooth, [Ab] I [Db] can laugh at [C] [Bbm] your jokes.
I [Eb] could watch you fall down on your [Ab] knees.
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [G] I [Ab] could close down this bar, [C] [Db] go on gassing my [Bbm] whole car.
Lord, I [Eb] could pack a hand mail in my, [Ab] my key.
[Fm] I'd [Eb] still [Ab] need four [Eb] walls [Ab] around me [Db] to hold [Bbm] my love,
[Eb] and keep me from going [Ab]
[Fm] astray.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
[Bbm] You tell her she'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping [Ab] away.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[E] [Ab] [A] Now the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] Lord, I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A] be.
[Gbm] [E] [A] Lord, I've burned all my bridges, [D] I sank all my [Bm] ships,
and [E] now I'm stranded at the edge of [A] the sea.
[E] [Gbm] [E] I'd [A] still need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my love,
[E] and keep me from going [A]
astray.
[E] [E] I need [A] a honky -tonk engine to [D]
hold.
[Bm] And [E] keep me from slipping [D]
away.
[A]
[Eb] But I don't mind the money, [Ab] hang on.
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] see lots of sandviches, [Db] and lots of [Bbm] vacations,
of [Eb] the folks with their backs to [Ab] the wall.
It's [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] four [C] walls, and I'm here [Db] to hold [Bbm] one,
[Eb] and keep me from going [Ab] astray.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
[Bbm] It'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping [Ab] away.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [Ab] I can ride up your [Eb] smooth, [Ab] I [Db] can laugh at [C] [Bbm] your jokes.
I [Eb] could watch you fall down on your [Ab] knees.
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [G] I [Ab] could close down this bar, [C] [Db] go on gassing my [Bbm] whole car.
Lord, I [Eb] could pack a hand mail in my, [Ab] my key.
[Fm] I'd [Eb] still [Ab] need four [Eb] walls [Ab] around me [Db] to hold [Bbm] my love,
[Eb] and keep me from going [Ab]
[Fm] astray.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
[Bbm] You tell her she'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping [Ab] away.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[E] [Ab] [A] Now the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] Lord, I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A] be.
[Gbm] [E] [A] Lord, I've burned all my bridges, [D] I sank all my [Bm] ships,
and [E] now I'm stranded at the edge of [A] the sea.
[E] [Gbm] [E] I'd [A] still need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my love,
[E] and keep me from going [A]
astray.
[E] [E] I need [A] a honky -tonk engine to [D]
hold.
[Bm] And [E] keep me from slipping [D]
away.
[A]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bbm
E
Db
Eb
Ab
Bbm
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I've got the [Ab] power of [Bbm] two, [Ab] [Db] and I'm gonna rock [Bbm] my woman.
[Eb] But I don't mind the money, [Ab] hang on.
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] see lots of _ sandviches, _ [Db] and lots of _ [Bbm] vacations,
of [Eb] the folks with their backs to [Ab] the wall.
It's [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] four [C] walls, and I'm here [Db] to hold [Bbm] one,
_ [Eb] and keep me from going [Ab] astray.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
_ [Bbm] _ It'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping _ [Ab] away.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [G] [Ab] I can ride up your [Eb] smooth, [Ab] I [Db] can laugh at [C] [Bbm] your jokes.
I [Eb] could watch you fall down on your [Ab] knees. _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] [G] I [Ab] could close down this bar, [C] _ [Db] go on gassing my [Bbm] whole car.
Lord, I [Eb] could pack a hand mail in my, [Ab] my key.
[Fm] I'd [Eb] _ still [Ab] need four [Eb] walls [Ab] around me [Db] to hold [Bbm] my love,
[Eb] and keep me from going _ [Ab] _
[Fm] astray.
[Eb] _ [Bb] [G] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
[Bbm] You tell her she'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping [Ab] away. _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] Now the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] Lord, I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A] be.
[Gbm] _ [E] _ _ [A] Lord, I've burned all my bridges, [D] I sank all my [Bm] ships,
and [E] now I'm stranded at the edge of [A] the sea.
_ [E] _ [Gbm] [E] I'd [A] still need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my love,
[E] and keep me from going [A] _
astray.
[E] _ _ [E] I need [A] a honky _ -tonk engine to [D]
hold.
[Bm] And _ [E] keep me from slipping _ _ [D]
away.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I've got the [Ab] power of [Bbm] two, [Ab] [Db] and I'm gonna rock [Bbm] my woman.
[Eb] But I don't mind the money, [Ab] hang on.
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] see lots of _ sandviches, _ [Db] and lots of _ [Bbm] vacations,
of [Eb] the folks with their backs to [Ab] the wall.
It's [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] four [C] walls, and I'm here [Db] to hold [Bbm] one,
_ [Eb] and keep me from going [Ab] astray.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Eb] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
_ [Bbm] _ It'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping _ [Ab] away.
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [G] [Ab] I can ride up your [Eb] smooth, [Ab] I [Db] can laugh at [C] [Bbm] your jokes.
I [Eb] could watch you fall down on your [Ab] knees. _
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] [G] I [Ab] could close down this bar, [C] _ [Db] go on gassing my [Bbm] whole car.
Lord, I [Eb] could pack a hand mail in my, [Ab] my key.
[Fm] I'd [Eb] _ still [Ab] need four [Eb] walls [Ab] around me [Db] to hold [Bbm] my love,
[Eb] and keep me from going _ [Ab] _
[Fm] astray.
[Eb] _ [Bb] [G] I [Ab] need a honky-tonk engine [Db] to hold.
[Bbm] You tell her she'll [Eb] help keep me from slipping [Ab] away. _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] Now the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] Lord, I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A] be.
[Gbm] _ [E] _ _ [A] Lord, I've burned all my bridges, [D] I sank all my [Bm] ships,
and [E] now I'm stranded at the edge of [A] the sea.
_ [E] _ [Gbm] [E] I'd [A] still need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my love,
[E] and keep me from going [A] _
astray.
[E] _ _ [E] I need [A] a honky _ -tonk engine to [D]
hold.
[Bm] And _ [E] keep me from slipping _ _ [D]
away.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _