Chords for James Taylor - Bartender's Blues
Tempo:
83.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Gm] [F] [Bb] Now I'm just a bartender and [Eb] I don't like my [C] work
[F] But I don't mind the [Gm] money [F] [Bb] at all
[F]
[Bb] See lots of sad faces
[Eb] Lots of [Fm] bad [Eb] faces
[F] Folks get their [Gm] back [Am] to [Bb] the wall
[F]
[G] [A] [Bb] I need four walls around [Eb] me
To hold [Cm] my life
[F] Keep me from [G] [Am] going [Bb] gay straight
[F]
[Gm] [F] [Bb] A honky tonk angel
[Eb] To hold tight
[F] Me from [G] stepping [Am] [Bb] Away
[F]
I
[Bb] Can light up [Bbm] your [Bb] smokes [Eb] I can laugh at your jokes
[F] I can watch you fall [C] down [A] on [Bb] your knees
[F] I [Gm] [A] [Bb] can close down [D] this [Bb] bar
I [Eb] can gas up [Cm] my car
I [F] can pack up
[F]
[C] [Cm] Dale in [Bb] my key
[Dm]
[Gm] [F] But [Bb] I need four [Bbm] [Fm] walls [Bb] around me
[Eb] My [Cm]
life [F] keep me from [G] [A] going
[Bb] Straight [Dm] and [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] a honky tonk angel [Eb] To hold
[Cm] tight
[F] Keep me from [Eb] slipping [Bb] Away
[Gm] Keep me
[Cm] [Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] Now [Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[E] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] the smoke [F] fills the [Fm] air
in [Eb] this honky [Bb] tonk [Cm] bar
And [F] i'm thinking about where [Dm]
[Dbm] I'd [Cm] rather [Bb] [Eb] be
[Dm] But [F] [Bb] I burned all my bridges
[Fm] [Eb] I sank all my ships
And [F] i'm stranded
[Cm] At [Dm] the edge [Db] [Cm] of [Bb] the [Cm] [Dm] sea
[Gm] [Cm] I [Bb] need four walls around [Fm] me
[Eb] Keep [Cm]
[F] me from [Db] [A] going [Bb] Straight
[Dm] I [Eb] [A] [Bb] need a honky [Bbm] [Bb] tonk angel
[Eb] To hold me [Cm]
tight
[F] Keep me from slipping [Eb] Away
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] But I don't mind the [Gm] money [F] [Bb] at all
[F]
[Bb] See lots of sad faces
[Eb] Lots of [Fm] bad [Eb] faces
[F] Folks get their [Gm] back [Am] to [Bb] the wall
[F]
[G] [A] [Bb] I need four walls around [Eb] me
To hold [Cm] my life
[F] Keep me from [G] [Am] going [Bb] gay straight
[F]
[Gm] [F] [Bb] A honky tonk angel
[Eb] To hold tight
[F] Me from [G] stepping [Am] [Bb] Away
[F]
I
[Bb] Can light up [Bbm] your [Bb] smokes [Eb] I can laugh at your jokes
[F] I can watch you fall [C] down [A] on [Bb] your knees
[F] I [Gm] [A] [Bb] can close down [D] this [Bb] bar
I [Eb] can gas up [Cm] my car
I [F] can pack up
[F]
[C] [Cm] Dale in [Bb] my key
[Dm]
[Gm] [F] But [Bb] I need four [Bbm] [Fm] walls [Bb] around me
[Eb] My [Cm]
life [F] keep me from [G] [A] going
[Bb] Straight [Dm] and [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] a honky tonk angel [Eb] To hold
[Cm] tight
[F] Keep me from [Eb] slipping [Bb] Away
[Gm] Keep me
[Cm] [Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] Now [Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[E] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] the smoke [F] fills the [Fm] air
in [Eb] this honky [Bb] tonk [Cm] bar
And [F] i'm thinking about where [Dm]
[Dbm] I'd [Cm] rather [Bb] [Eb] be
[Dm] But [F] [Bb] I burned all my bridges
[Fm] [Eb] I sank all my ships
And [F] i'm stranded
[Cm] At [Dm] the edge [Db] [Cm] of [Bb] the [Cm] [Dm] sea
[Gm] [Cm] I [Bb] need four walls around [Fm] me
[Eb] Keep [Cm]
[F] me from [Db] [A] going [Bb] Straight
[Dm] I [Eb] [A] [Bb] need a honky [Bbm] [Bb] tonk angel
[Eb] To hold me [Cm]
tight
[F] Keep me from slipping [Eb] Away
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
Cm
Gm
Bb
F
Eb
[F] _ [Gm] _ [F] [Bb] Now I'm just a bartender and [Eb] I don't like my [C] work
[F] But I don't mind the [Gm] money [F] [Bb] at all
[F] _
_ _ [Bb] See lots of sad faces
[Eb] Lots of [Fm] bad [Eb] faces
_ [F] Folks get their [Gm] back [Am] to [Bb] the wall
[F] _
[G] _ [A] [Bb] I need four walls around [Eb] me
To hold [Cm] my life
_ [F] Keep me from [G] [Am] going [Bb] gay straight
[F] _
[Gm] _ [F] [Bb] A honky tonk angel
[Eb] To hold tight
_ [F] _ Me from [G] stepping [Am] _ [Bb] Away
_ [F]
I
[Bb] Can light up [Bbm] your [Bb] smokes [Eb] I can laugh at your jokes
[F] I can watch you fall [C] down [A] on [Bb] your knees
[F] I [Gm] _ [A] [Bb] can close down [D] this [Bb] bar
I [Eb] can gas up [Cm] my car
I [F] can pack up
_ [F] _
[C] [Cm] Dale in [Bb] my key
_ [Dm] _
[Gm] [F] But [Bb] I need four [Bbm] [Fm] walls [Bb] around me
[Eb] My _ _ [Cm]
life _ [F] keep me from [G] [A] going
[Bb] Straight [Dm] and [Bb] _ [Cm] [Bb] a honky tonk angel [Eb] To hold
[Cm] tight
[F] Keep me from [Eb] slipping [Bb] Away
_ [Gm] Keep me
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] Now _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[E] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ [Bb] the smoke [F] fills the [Fm] air
in [Eb] this honky [Bb] tonk [Cm] bar
And [F] i'm thinking about where [Dm]
[Dbm] I'd [Cm] rather [Bb] _ [Eb] be
[Dm] But [F] _ [Bb] I burned all my bridges
_ [Fm] [Eb] I sank all my ships
And [F] i'm stranded
[Cm] At [Dm] the edge [Db] [Cm] of [Bb] the _ [Cm] [Dm] sea
[Gm] [Cm] I [Bb] need four walls around [Fm] me
[Eb] Keep _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] me _ from [Db] [A] going [Bb] Straight
_ [Dm] I [Eb] _ [A] [Bb] need a honky [Bbm] [Bb] tonk angel
[Eb] To hold me [Cm]
tight
[F] Keep me from slipping [Eb] Away
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] But I don't mind the [Gm] money [F] [Bb] at all
[F] _
_ _ [Bb] See lots of sad faces
[Eb] Lots of [Fm] bad [Eb] faces
_ [F] Folks get their [Gm] back [Am] to [Bb] the wall
[F] _
[G] _ [A] [Bb] I need four walls around [Eb] me
To hold [Cm] my life
_ [F] Keep me from [G] [Am] going [Bb] gay straight
[F] _
[Gm] _ [F] [Bb] A honky tonk angel
[Eb] To hold tight
_ [F] _ Me from [G] stepping [Am] _ [Bb] Away
_ [F]
I
[Bb] Can light up [Bbm] your [Bb] smokes [Eb] I can laugh at your jokes
[F] I can watch you fall [C] down [A] on [Bb] your knees
[F] I [Gm] _ [A] [Bb] can close down [D] this [Bb] bar
I [Eb] can gas up [Cm] my car
I [F] can pack up
_ [F] _
[C] [Cm] Dale in [Bb] my key
_ [Dm] _
[Gm] [F] But [Bb] I need four [Bbm] [Fm] walls [Bb] around me
[Eb] My _ _ [Cm]
life _ [F] keep me from [G] [A] going
[Bb] Straight [Dm] and [Bb] _ [Cm] [Bb] a honky tonk angel [Eb] To hold
[Cm] tight
[F] Keep me from [Eb] slipping [Bb] Away
_ [Gm] Keep me
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] Now _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[E] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ [Bb] the smoke [F] fills the [Fm] air
in [Eb] this honky [Bb] tonk [Cm] bar
And [F] i'm thinking about where [Dm]
[Dbm] I'd [Cm] rather [Bb] _ [Eb] be
[Dm] But [F] _ [Bb] I burned all my bridges
_ [Fm] [Eb] I sank all my ships
And [F] i'm stranded
[Cm] At [Dm] the edge [Db] [Cm] of [Bb] the _ [Cm] [Dm] sea
[Gm] [Cm] I [Bb] need four walls around [Fm] me
[Eb] Keep _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] me _ from [Db] [A] going [Bb] Straight
_ [Dm] I [Eb] _ [A] [Bb] need a honky [Bbm] [Bb] tonk angel
[Eb] To hold me [Cm]
tight
[F] Keep me from slipping [Eb] Away
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _