{"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":2443599,"song":"Bartenders Blues","artist":"James Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2443599-bartenders-blues-chords-by-james-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2443599?type=chord","rating":4.898,"votes":31,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/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]      (notes) [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nBut I don't mind the money at all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/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\n[Instrumental]\r\n(notes) \r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]         (notes) [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from going astray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/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[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI can light up your smokes, I can laugh at your jokes[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]      (notes) [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nI can watch you fall down on your knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI can close down this bar, I can gas up my car[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI can pack up and mail in my key[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n(notes) \r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]         (notes) [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from going astray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/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[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNow, the smoke fills the air in this honky-tonk bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]      (notes) [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm thinking about where I'd rather be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut I burned all my bridges, I sank all my ships[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm stranded at the edge of the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n(notes) \r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut I need four walls around me to hold my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]         (notes) [ch]E[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nTo keep me from going astray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]  back to [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping away[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nE\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n(notes) \nE F# G#\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n(notes) \nE F# G#\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n(notes) \nE F# G#\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","A","A7","D","Bm","F#","G#"],"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]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]}}}