{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1909557,"song":"Bartenders Blues","artist":"George Jones","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11429260-bartenders-blues-chords-by-george-jones/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1909557?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":247,"content":"Tuning: Standard\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nNow I'm just a bartender… and I don't like my work[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I don't mind the money at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm7[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI see lots of sad faces… and lots of bad cases of folks with their backs to the wall[/tab]\r\n                                  \r\nChorus:  \r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm7[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life… to keep me from going a-stray[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm7[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight… to keep me from slipping away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]   \r\nI can light up your smokes… I can laugh at your jokes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]             \r\nI can watch you fall down on your knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nI can close down this bar… I can gas up my car. And I can pack up and mail in my key[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:  \r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm7[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch] \r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life… to keep me from going a-stray[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Bm7[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight… to keep me from slipping away[/tab]\r\n\r\nBreak: \r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Bm7[/ch]  \r\nNow, the smoke fills the air in this honkey-tonk bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm7[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I burned all my bridges… sank all my ships, now I'm stranded at the edge of the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:  \r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch] \r\nI still need four walls around me to hold my life… to keep me from going a-stray[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI need some honky-tonk angels to hold me tight… that’ll keep me from slipping away…[/tab]","plain_text":"Tuning: Standard\n\n\n\n\n                                  \nChorus:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:  \n\n\n\nBreak: \nA  D  Bm7  E  A\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:","chords":["A","D","Bm7","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}