James Taylor – Bartenders Blues (Guitar)

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[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