Bartender Blues
James TaylorVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Now I'm just a bartender
And I don't like my work
But I don't mind the money at all
I see lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going a-stray
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away
I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
I can watch you fall down on your knees
I can close down this bar
I can gas up my car
I can pack up and mail in my key
Now, the smoke fills the air
In this honky-tonk bar
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
But I burned all my bridges
I sank all my ships
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
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Readable chord sheet for Bartender Blues by James Taylor
[E] [F#m7] [E/G#]
[A]Now I'm just a bar[A7]tender
And I [D]don't like my [Bm7]work
But I d[E]on't mind the money at [A]all [E] [F#m7] [E] [G#]
I see l[A]ots of sad f[A7]aces
And l[D]ots of bad [Bm7]cases
Of [E]folks with their backs to the w[A]all [E] [F#m7] [E] [G#]
[A] [A7] [D] [Bm7]
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To [E]keep me from going a-[A]stra[E]y [F#m7] [E] [G#]
And a [A]honky-tonk an[A7]gel to h[D]old me tight [Bm7]
To [E]keep me from slipping [A]away [E] [F#m7] [E] [G#]
I can l[A]ight up your [A7]smokes
I can l[D]augh at your [Bm7]jokes
I can w[E]atch you fall down on your [A]knees[E] [F#m7] [E] [G#]
I can c[A]lose down this [A7]bar
I can g[D]as up my[Bm7] car
I can p[E]ack up and mail in my [A]key [E] [F#m7] [E] [G#]
Now, the [A]smoke fills the [A7]air
In this [D]honky-tonk b[Bm7]ar
And I'm t[E]hinking 'bout where I'd rather [A]be [E] [F#m7] [E] [G#]
But I b[A]urned all my b[A7]ridges
I s[D]ank all my s[Bm7]hips
And I'm s[E]tranded at the edge of the [A]sea[E] [F#m7] [E] [G#]