{"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":86664,"song":"Bartenders Blues","artist":"James Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11550128-bartenders-blues-chords-by-james-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/86664?type=chord","rating":4.95009,"votes":211,"content":"Bartender's Blues\r\nJames Taylor\r\nCapo 1st fret\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nNow I'm just a bartender[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't like my work[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nBut I don't mind the money at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI see lots of sad faces[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nAnd lots of bad cases[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nOf folks with their backs to the wall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from going a-stray[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nAnd a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from slipping away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI can light up your smokes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI can laugh at your jokes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nI can watch you fall down on your knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI can close down this bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI can gas up my car[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nI can pack up and mail in my key[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from going a-stray[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nAnd a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from slipping away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nNow, the smoke fills the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nIn this honky-tonk bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBut I burned all my bridges[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI sank all my ships[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm stranded at the edge of the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from going a-stray[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nAnd a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from slipping away[/tab]","plain_text":"Bartender's Blues\nJames Taylor\nCapo 1st fret\n\n[Intro]\nE  F#m7 E/G#\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","F#m7","E/G#","A","A7","D","Bm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"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]}}}