Bartender Blues (acoustic) Chords
by George Jones
Bartender Blues (acoustic) by George Jones is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, Bm7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A D Bm7
Now I'm just a bartender… and I don't like my work
E A
But I don't mind the money at all
A D Bm7 E A
I see lots of sad faces… and lots of bad cases of folks with their backs to the wall
A D Bm7 E A
But I need four walls around me to hold my life… to keep me from going a-stray
A D Bm7 E A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight… to keep me from slipping away
A D Bm7
I can light up your smokes… I can laugh at your jokes
E A
I can watch you fall down on your knees
A D Bm7 E A
I can close down this bar… I can gas up my car. And I can pack up and mail in my key
A D Bm7 E A
But I need four walls around me to hold my life… to keep me from going a-stray
A D Bm7 E A
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight… to keep me from slipping away
Break: A D Bm7 E A
A D Bm7
Now, the smoke fills the air in this honkey-tonk bar
E A
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
A D Bm7 E A
But I burned all my bridges… sank all my ships, now I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
A D Bm7 E A
I still need four walls around me to hold my life… to keep me from going a-stray
A D Bm7 E A
I need some honky-tonk angels to hold me tight… that’ll keep me from slipping away…