Capo 1st fret
intro E F#m7 E/G#
Now I'm just a bartender
D Bm7And I don't like my work
E A E F#m7 E/G#But I don't mind the money at all
A A7
I see lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
E A E F#m7 E/G#Of folks with their backs to the wall
A A7 D Bm7Chorus: But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going a-stray
A A7 D Bm7And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
E A E F#m7 E/G#To keep me from slipping away
A A7
I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
E A E F#m7 E/G#I can watch you fall down on your knees
A A7I can close down this bar
I can gas up my car
E A E F#m7 E/G#I can pack up and mail in my key
Chorus
A A7
Now, the smoke fills the air
In this honky-tonk bar
E A E F#m7 E/G#And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
A A7But I burned all my bridges
I sank all my ships
E A E F#m7 E/G#And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
Chorus
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