Bartender Blues

key of C

James Taylor
 
Now I'm [C] just a bartender.  I [F] don't like my [Dm] work.
But I [G] don't mind the money at [C] all.
I see [C] lots of sad faces, and [F] lots of bad [Dm] cases
Of [G] folks with their backs to the [C] wall.

{ CHORUS }
But I need [C] four walls [C7] around me to [F] hold my [Dm] life.   To [G] keep me from going a-[C]-stray   
A [C] honky-tonk angel  to [F] hold me [Dm] tight.  To [G] keep me from slipping [C] away

I can [C] light up your smokes.  I can [F] laugh at your [Dm] jokes.  I can [G] watch you fall down on your [C] knees .
I can [C] close down this bar.  I can [F] gas up my [Dm] car.  I can [G] pack up and mail in my [C] key 

{ CHORUS }
 
Now, the [C] smoke fills the air in this [F] honky-tonk [Dm] bar
And I'm [G] thinking 'bout where I'd rather [C] be. 
But I [C] burned all my bridges, and [F] sank all my [Dm] ships
And I'm [G] stranded at the edge [C] of A Z.

[Chorus with music] 
I need [C] four walls [C7] around me  to [F] hold my [Dm] life 
To [G] keep me from going a-[C]-stray 
A [C] honky-tonk [C7] angel to [F] hold me [Dm] tight.
To [G] keep me from slipping [C] away 

{ CHORUS } acapella with harmony
{ CHORUS } with music