Bartenders Blues James Taylor
Lyrics and guitar chords
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Now I'm just a barA7
tenderAnd I don't
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like my work Bm7
But I don't m
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ind the money at all A
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F#m7
E/G#
I see lots of
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sad faces A7
And lots of
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bad cases Bm7
Of folks
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with their backs to the wall A
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E/G#
But I need four w
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alls around A7
me to hold mD
y life Bm7
To keep me from
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going a-stray A
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F#m7
E/G#
And a honky-tonk a
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ngel to hold A7
me tightD
Bm7
To keep me from
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slipping away A
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F#m7
E/G#
I can light u
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p your smokesA7
I can laugh a
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t your jokes Bm7
I can watch y
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ou fall down on your knees A
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F#m7
E/G#
I can close d
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own this bar A7
I can gas up
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my car Bm7
I can pack up
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and mail in my key A
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F#m7
E/G#
Now, the smoke
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fills the air A7
In this honky-
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tonk bar Bm7
And I'm thinkin
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g 'bout where I'd rather be A
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F#m7
E/G#
But I burned
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all my bridgesA7
I sank al
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l my ships Bm7
And I'm strande
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d at the edge of the sea A
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F#m7
E/G#
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