Bartenders Blues chords by James Taylor

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
E MajorE

Verse 1:
 A augmentedA      A7A7       D MajorD       B minorBm
Now I'm just a bartender, and I don't like my work
   E MajorE            A augmentedA   (notes) E MajorE F#F# G#G#
But I don't mind the money at all
 A augmentedA        A7A7    D MajorD    B minorBm      E MajorE               A augmentedA
I see lots of sad faces and lots of bad cases of folks with their backs To the wall

Instrumental:
(notes)
E MajorE F#F# G#G#

Chorus:
A augmentedA           A7A7      D MajorD    B minorBm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E MajorE           A augmentedA     (notes) E MajorE F#F# G#G#
To keep me from going astray
A augmentedA        A7A7    D MajorD    B minorBm  E MajorE            A augmentedA
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping Away

Verse 2:
A augmentedA          A7A7      D MajorD       B minorBm
I can light up your smokes, I can laugh at your jokes
   E MajorE               A augmentedA   (notes) E MajorE F#F# G#G#
I can watch you fall down on your knees
 A augmentedA          A7A7     D MajorD     B minorBm
I can close down this bar, I can gas up my car
   E MajorE           A augmentedA
I can pack up and mail in my key

Instrumental:
(notes)
E MajorE F#F# G#G#

Chorus:
A augmentedA           A7A7      D MajorD    B minorBm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E MajorE           A augmentedA     (notes) E MajorE F#F# G#G#
To keep me from going astray
A augmentedA        A7A7    D MajorD    B minorBm  E MajorE            A augmentedA
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping Away

Verse 3:
A augmentedA            A7A7     D MajorD     B minorBm
Now, the smoke fills the air in this honky-tonk bar
    E MajorE                A augmentedA   (notes) E MajorE F#F# G#G#
And I'm thinking about where I'd rather be
A augmentedA          A7A7     D MajorD      B minorBm
But I burned all my bridges, I sank all my ships
    E MajorE              A augmentedA
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea

Instrumental:
(notes)
E MajorE F#F# G#G#

Chorus:
A augmentedA           A7A7      D MajorD    B minorBm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E MajorE           A augmentedA     (notes) E MajorE F#F# G#G#
To keep me from going astray
A augmentedA        A7A7    D MajorD    B minorBm  E MajorE            D MajorD back to A augmentedA
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping Away