James Taylor – Bartender’s Blues Chords

Now, I’m just a bartender, and I don’t like my work.
But I don’t mind the money at all. I see
lots of sad faces and lots of bad cases of
folks with their backs to the wall. But I need

four walls around me to hold my life;
to keep me from going astray; and a
honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
to keep me from slipping away. I can

light up your smokes. I can laugh at your jokes.
I can watch you fall down on your knees. I can
close down this bar. I can gas up my car. I can
pack up and mail in the key. But I need

four walls around me to hold my life;
to keep me from going astray; and a
honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
to keep me from slipping away. Now, the

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

four walls around me to hold my life;
to keep me from going astray; and a
honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
to keep me from slipping away. and a
honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
to keep me from slipping away.