The Bar Should Say Thanks chords by Brennen Leigh

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E

Verse 1:

When they threw me out
                                           E
I heard the slammin' of familiar swingin' doors
           B7
And as I stumbled 'cross that parkin' lot gravel
                            E           B7
Heard 'em say don't come around anymore
              E
I'll have to find a new place for my boozin'
               A                                F#7
Those uptight highbrows don't know what they're losin'
         E                          B7
My last cold one on them has been drank
                E
The bar should say thanks

Chorus:
                A
The bar should say thanks
                       E
For all the good times I brought with me
                        B7
Even when my mind was a total blank
                       E
I was the life of the party
                           A
Before me, it was just a quiet place
                          E
A couple of guys cryin' along with Hank
                                B7
Now it's the happenin' place to be

And it's all because of me
                E         B7
The bar should say thanks


Verse 2:
              E                   A
Don't they remember each closin' time
             E
Whose tab is always open?
                 B7
And who can they always count on
                                    E             B7
To hold the hand of a friend who's barely copin'?
            E
Who's the queen of rehashing her hard knocks
          A                         F#7
Who drops all her spare cash in the jukebox
         E                                B7
When I could have been puttin' it in the bank
                E
The bar should say thanks


Chorus:
                A
The bar should say thanks
                       E
For all the good times I brought with me
                        B7
Even when my mind was a total blank
                       E
I was the life of the party
                           A
Before me, it was just a quiet place
                          E
A couple of guys cryin' along with Hank
                                B7
Now it's the happenin' place to be

And it's all because of me
                E
The bar should say thanks


Bridge:
             A           Am               E
Who'll they wake up each night when they turn on the lights?
           B                                      E
Tell me, what do they think they're gonna do without me
                  A          Am                 E
Who'll leave the parkin' lot last when they're takin' out the trash?
           F#                           B
They'll be lost without my bar room philosophy
        A             Am        E       C#7
I guess l'll be lost too to be totally frank


Chorus:
                B
The bar should say thanks
                       F#
For all the good times I  brought with me
                        C#7
Even when my mind was a total blank
                      F#
I was the life of the party
                           B
Before me, it was just a quiet place
                          F#
A couple of guys cryin' along with Hank
                                C#7
Now it's the happenin' place to be

And it's all because of me
                F#
The bar should say thanks
                                C#7
Now it's the happenin' place to be

And it's all because of me
                B
The bar should say thanks


Outro:
                F#   B  F#
The bar should say tha--anks