James Taylor - Bartender’s Blues Chords

[Opening]
[D] [Em7] [D]
Now, [G]I’m just a bar[G7]tender, and I [C]don’t like my [Am7]work.
But I [D]don’t mind the money at [G]all. [D] [Em7] [D]I see
[G]lots of sad [G7]faces and [C]lots of bad [Am7]cases of
[D]folks with their backs to the [G]wall. [D] [Em7] [D]But I need

[chorus]
[G]four walls a[G7]round me to [C]hold my [Am7]life;
to [D]keep me from going a[G]stray; [D] [Em7] [D]and a
[G]honky-tonk [G7]angel to [C]hold me [Am7]tight
to [D]keep me from slipping a[G]way. [D] [Em7] [D]I can

[verse 2]
[G]light up your [G7]smokes. I can [C]laugh at your [Am7]jokes.
I can [D]watch you fall down on your [G]knees. [D] [Em7] [D]I can
[G]close down this [G7]bar. I can [C]gas up my [Am7]car. I can
[D]pack up and mail in the [G]key. [D] [Em7] [D]But I need

[verse 3]
[G]four walls a[G7]round me to [C]hold my [Am7]life;
to [D]keep me from going a[G]stray; [D] [Em7] [D]and a
[G]honky-tonk [G7]angel to [C]hold me [Am7]tight
to [D]keep me from slipping a[G]way. [D] [Em7] [D]Now, the

[Closing]
[G]smoke fills the [G7]air in this [C]honky-tonk [Am7]bar,
and I’m [D]thinking ’bout where I’d rather [G]be. [D] [Em7] [D]But I
[G]burned all my [G7]bridges; and I [C]sank all [Am7]ships; and I’m
[D]stranded at the edge of the [G]sea. [D] [Em7] [D]But I need

[chorus]
[G]four walls a[G7]round me to [C]hold my [Am7]life;
to [D]keep me from going a[G]stray; [D] [Em7] [D]and a
[G]honky-tonk [G7]angel to [C]hold me [Am7]tight
to [D]keep me from slipping a[G]way. [D] [Em7] [D]and a
[G]honky-tonk [G7]angel to [C]hold me [Am7]tight
to [D]keep me from slipping a[C]way. [G] [Am7] [G]