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02 Be True To Your Bar

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[Intro]
G C D
[Verse 1]
GSitting in bCars and caDfésD7  
Writing Amsongs about Gsongs
And Emplays within Dplays
But how Crarely we Gdare
To write Emsomething that Dsays
AnyCthing about Gbars and Dcafés
[Chorus]
Be true to your Gbar
And don’t let it Ddown
Or Celse it may not always be aGround
DBe true to your Gfriends
And let your friends Dknow
WithCout your bar you’d have no place to Ggo
[Break]
G C D D7
[Verse 2]
GYou can’t drink Ctea all day DlongD7  
You’ll have Amtwo heart atGtacks
Before you Emwrite the third Dsong
And how Cbarely you’ll Gcare
If the Emrhythm’s all Dwrong
Drinking CIrish BreakGfast all day Dlong
[Verse 3]
GEight hours is Call you can DtakeD7  
Of Amtea at St. DymGphna’s
UnEmtil your hands Dshake
Then reCpair to your Glair
For Embooze and beefDcake
Eight more Chours, till you Gcan’t stay aDwake
[Chorus]
Be true to your Gbar
And don’t let it Ddown
Or Celse it may not always be aGround
DBe true to your Gfriends
And let your friends Dknow
WithCout your bar you’d have no place to Ggo
DBe true to your Gbar
And don’t let it Ddown
Or Celse it may not always be aGround
DBe true to your Gfriends
And let your friends Dknow
WithCout your bar you’d have no place to GgoD  
Be true to your Gbar

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02 Be True To Your Bar

by The Magnetic Fields

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

G C D

[Verse 1]

G C D D7

Sitting in bars and cafés

Am G

Writing songs about songs

Em D

And plays within plays

C G

But how rarely we dare

Em D

To write something that says

C G D

Anything about bars and cafés

[Chorus]

Be true to your bar

And don’t let it down

C G

Or else it may not always be around

D G

Be true to your friends

And let your friends know

C G

Without your bar you’d have no place to go

[Break]

G C D D7

[Verse 2]

G C D D7

You can’t drink tea all day long

Am G

You’ll have two heart attacks

Em D

Before you write the third song

C G

And how barely you’ll care

Em D

If the rhythm’s all wrong

C G D

Drinking Irish Breakfast all day long

[Verse 3]

G C D D7

Eight hours is all you can take

Am G

Of tea at St. Dymphna’s

Em D

Until your hands shake

C G

Then repair to your lair

Em D

For booze and beefcake

C G D

Eight more hours, till you can’t stay awake

[Chorus]

Be true to your bar

And don’t let it down

C G

Or else it may not always be around

D G

Be true to your friends

And let your friends know

C G

Without your bar you’d have no place to go

D G

Be true to your bar

And don’t let it down

C G

Or else it may not always be around

D G

Be true to your friends

And let your friends know

C G D

Without your bar you’d have no place to go

Be true to your bar

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