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Bar With No Beer

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GThe beach comber works by the Cocean all day
He D7gets what the tourists and the sea throw Gaway
GHe's hot and he's thirsty and the Cwords hurt his ears
When they D7tell him he's stopped in a bar with no Gbeer
GIt's lonesome away from your kin fColks at home
By the D7campfires at night where the buffalo Groam
GBut there's nothing so lonesome so Cmorbid or drear
Than to D7sit on a stool in a bar with no Gbeer
GThere's a dog on the sidewalk for his mCaster he waits
But his D7boss is inside drinking wine with his Gmate
GHe hurries for cover and Ccringes in fear
Ain't no D7place for a dog round a bar with no Gbeer
GNow Billy the barfly first tCime in his life
He went D7home cold sober to his loving Gwife
GHe walks in the kitchen she says you're Cearly my dear
He breaks D7down and tells her the bar's got no Gbeer
GThe owner is anxious for the Cbeer man to come
There's a D7far away look on the face of the Gbum
GThe waitress is cranky she says it's Clonely in here
What a D7terrible place is a bar with no Gbeer
GWell I've had me some trouble I've Chad me some pain
Been locked D7up in the cold and left out in the Grain
GI've fought with the law but there's Cone thing I fear
To get D7stuck in a town in a bar with no Gbeer

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Bar With No Beer

by Tom T. Hall

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G C

The beach comber works by the ocean all day

D7 G

He gets what the tourists and the sea throw away

G C

He's hot and he's thirsty and the words hurt his ears

D7 G

When they tell him he's stopped in a bar with no beer

G C

It's lonesome away from your kin folks at home

D7 G

By the campfires at night where the buffalo roam

G C

But there's nothing so lonesome so morbid or drear

D7 G

Than to sit on a stool in a bar with no beer

G C

There's a dog on the sidewalk for his master he waits

D7 G

But his boss is inside drinking wine with his mate

G C

He hurries for cover and cringes in fear

D7 G

Ain't no place for a dog round a bar with no beer

G C

Now Billy the barfly first time in his life

D7 G

He went home cold sober to his loving wife

G C

He walks in the kitchen she says you're early my dear

D7 G

He breaks down and tells her the bar's got no beer

G C

The owner is anxious for the beer man to come

D7 G

There's a far away look on the face of the bum

G C

The waitress is cranky she says it's lonely in here

D7 G

What a terrible place is a bar with no beer

G C

Well I've had me some trouble I've had me some pain

D7 G

Been locked up in the cold and left out in the rain

G C

I've fought with the law but there's one thing I fear

D7 G

To get stuck in a town in a bar with no beer

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