Bartenders Blues chords by James Taylor

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E

Verse 1:
  A           A7              D              Bm
Now I'm just a bartender, and I don't like my work
      E                       A      (notes) E F# G#
But I don't mind the money at all
 A                A7       D        Bm           E                             A
I see lots of sad faces and lots of bad cases of folks with their backs To the wall

Instrumental:
(notes)
E F# G#

Chorus:
A                     A7           D       Bm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E                      A         (notes) E F# G#
To keep me from going astray
A                A7       D       Bm    E                       A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping Away

Verse 2:
A                   A7            D              Bm
I can light up your smokes, I can laugh at your jokes
      E                             A      (notes) E F# G#
I can watch you fall down on your knees
 A                    A7         D         Bm
I can close down this bar, I can gas up my car
      E                      A
I can pack up and mail in my key

Instrumental:
(notes)
E F# G#

Chorus:
A                     A7           D       Bm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E                      A         (notes) E F# G#
To keep me from going astray
A                A7       D       Bm    E                       A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping Away

Verse 3:
A                        A7          D          Bm
Now, the smoke fills the air in this honky-tonk bar
       E                               A      (notes) E F# G#
And I'm thinking about where I'd rather be
A                   A7         D           Bm
But I burned all my bridges, I sank all my ships
        E                           A
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea

Instrumental:
(notes)
E F# G#

Chorus:
A                     A7           D       Bm
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E                      A         (notes) E F# G#
To keep me from going astray
A                A7       D       Bm    E                        D  back to A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping Away