Barstool chords by Gary Jules

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
1,2,3,4,5,6

G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G B minorBm E minorEm C majorC

Verse 1:
G+G      A minorAm
Old Man on a Bar Stool
G+G    A minorAm
Watching tv
  G+G        B minorBm     E minorEm    C majorC
He got up and came over to sit closer to me
    G+G    A minorAm
He said you look familiar
  G+G     A minorAm
To someone I knew
  G+G      B minorBm        E minorEm     C majorC
But when we were your age we were older than you
G+G     A minorAm
Jimmy was 20
  G+G   A minorAm
And I 17
  G+G      B minorBm     E minorEm    C majorC
To us there was nothing but girls and machines
G+G     A minorAm
Jimmy got married
  G+G     A minorAm
And I went to war
G+G        B minorBm      E minorEm    C majorC
I still don't know what we were doing it for

Bridge:
       E minorEm    C majorC
And if you'll buy me a drink
 E minorEm     C majorC
A augmentedA turkey on ice
   G+G      FF    C majorC    D MajorD
Then I could give you some advice

Chorus:
     G+G  A minorAm   C majorC  D MajorD
You just stay in the bar
    G+G  A minorAm   C majorC   D MajorD
For as long as you can
    E minorEm      Em/F#
Cos' as long as your drinking
   D MajorD       D/C#      C majorC  A minorAm D MajorD
Then you've got the world in your hand

Instrumental:
G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G B minorBm E minorEm C majorC

Verse 2:
    G+G      A minorAm
There's no shame in hanging
  G+G     A minorAm
The world by a string
  G+G        B minorBm     E minorEm     C majorC

You know there's no harm in not thinking a thing
G+G        A minorAm      G+G      A minorAm
Trying to find a place for yourself in this world
    G+G        B minorBm     E minorEm    C majorC
Is like trying to make a wife of an American girl

Bridge:
       E minorEm     C majorC
And if you'll trade me a drink
   E minorEm    C majorC
For a story or two
   G+G        FF      C majorC  D MajorD
Then you'll know what you need to do

Chorus:
     G+G  A minorAm   C majorC   D MajorD
You just stay in the Bar
    G+G  A minorAm   C majorC    D MajorD
For as long as you can
  E minorEm     Em/F#
No love is for sissy's
   D MajorD     D/C#    C majorC  A minorAm D MajorD
It's wisky that makes you a man

Interlude:
 G+G A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G B minorBm E minorEm C majorC

Verse 3:
    G+G      A minorAm
Now the old man got up
     G+G     A minorAm
Stumbled out in the street
   G+G      B minorBm      E minorEm     C majorC
Been drinking all day left his Bar tab with me
 G+G        A minorAm
I didn't have the money
  G+G     A minorAm
To cover his bill
   G+G     B minorBm       E minorEm     C majorC
Oh I found me a man looked like me younger still 'n' I said

Bridge:
E minorEm    C majorC
Buy me a drink
     E minorEm    C majorC
And I'll tell you a tale
     G+G      FF      C majorC  D MajorD
About the old man who taught me so well

Chorus:
N.C.
Who said
G+G  A minorAm   C majorC  D MajorD
Stay in the Bar
    G+G  A minorAm   C majorC  D MajorD
For as long as you can
    E minorEm     Em/F#    D MajorD      D/C#      C majorC
Well I know your a friend I can tell by the shakes in your hand

You just
G+G  A minorAm   C majorC    D MajorD
Stay in the Bar
    G+G  A minorAm   C majorC   D MajorD
  E minorEm     Em/F#
As long as you tipping
   D MajorD      D/C#    C majorC
Then you've got a good friend somewhere