Chords with lyrics
Key: Eb MajorEb
Tuning: Half-step down
Intro:
E MajorE Amaj7Amaj7 E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 1:
E MajorE
He walks in
A augmentedA E MajorE
Orders up a round, how you been?
Bsus4Bsus4 BB
My old friend
E MajorE
The band kicks off
A augmentedA E MajorE
The same old dance, the same old worn-out songs
Bsus4Bsus4 BB
But he sings along
Pre-Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE F#m7F#m7
He's gonna stay here 'til they make him leave
A augmentedA E MajorE
F#m7F#m7 BB
'Cause he's got all the friends a guy like him could ever need
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
One'll hang around and tell him what he wants to hear
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
One'll help by drownin' out the how'd you wind up here
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
One'll hold him up when love has let him down
E MajorE BB A augmentedA
They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool
C# minorC#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA
The beer, the band and the barstool
Verse 2:
E MajorE
Corner booth
A augmentedA E MajorE
A augmentedA blonde with lonely eyes, a shade of blue
BB
Hey, how are you?
A augmentedA E MajorE
Just by chance
A augmentedA E MajorE
Are you here alone? How 'bout a dance?
BB
And she took his hand
Pre-Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m
He hopes she'd stay, but always knew she'd leave
A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m BB
But he's got all the friends a guy like him could ever need
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
One'll hang around and tell him what he wants to hear
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
One'll help by drownin' out the how'd you wind up here
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
One'll hold him up when love has let him down
E MajorE BB A augmentedA
They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool
C# minorC#m BB E MajorE
The beer, the band and the barstool
Bridge:
A augmentedA E MajorE
Now he last call, lights a cigarette and orders up one more
F# minorF#m BB
Pays his tab, knows he'll be back 'cause he's been here before
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
One'll hang around and tell him what he wants to hear
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
One'll help by drownin' out the how'd you wind up here
E MajorE BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
One'll hold him up when love has let him down
E MajorE BB A augmentedA
They do the best they can for a broken-hearted fool
C# minorC#m BB E MajorE A augmentedA
The beer, the band and the barstool
Outro:
E MajorE A augmentedA
And the barstool