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[Intro]
|  D|  D|  G|  G| x2
[Verse 1]
Her Dmama always D/F#told her to D/F#hold out for a Dgood man
D/F#Sounded like a Dgood plan D/F#all those years aDgo
  GA little house with a picket fence
  GSimple life with a couple kids
But tonBmight she's just looking for a shAoulder
[Chorus 1]
She was D/F#hoping for pGink champagne
But she'll Dsettle for well whiskey
Saw herGself in a long white gown
Not Ddowntown gettin' tipsy
And that Bmone-night stand walking through the door
Ain't the Gmarrying kind, yeah that's for suD/F#reG  
But she's gettin' DolderD/F#  G  
And the bar's gettin' Dlower
[Verse 2]
Her Ddreams are disapD/F#pearing like D/F#smoke from his cigaDrette
She D/F#hasn't said "DYes" but she's D/F#thinking she Dmight
The Gcloser it gets to closing time
A Glonely heart will take a pick-up line
BmAnything to get her through the nAight
[Chorus 2]
She was D/F#hoping for pGink champagne
But she'll Dsettle for well whiskey
Saw herGself in a long white gown
Not Ddowntown gettin' tipsy
And that Bmdrunk cowboy tellin' her lies
Ain't the GJohn Wayne she had in miD/F#ndG  
But she's gettin' DolderD/F#  G  
And the bar's gettin' Dlower
[Interlude]
|  G|  G|  D|  D|
[Chorus 3]
She could Bmthank you for the drink and walk away
  GLive to love another day
But shDe's gettin' oldD/F#erG  
And the night's gettin' BmcolderA  G  
And the bar's gettin' lower
[Outro]
|  D|  D|  G|  G| x2

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The Bars Getting Lower

by Reba McEntire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Intro]

D D G G

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[Verse 1]

D D/F# D/F# D

Her mama always told her to hold out for a good man

D/F# D D/F# D

Sounded like a good plan all those years ago

A little house with a picket fence

Simple life with a couple kids

Bm A

But tonight she's just looking for a shoulder

[Chorus 1]

D/F# G

She was hoping for pink champagne

But she'll settle for well whiskey

Saw herself in a long white gown

Not downtown gettin' tipsy

And that one-night stand walking through the door

G D/F# G

Ain't the marrying kind, yeah that's for sure

D D/F# G

But she's gettin' older

And the bar's gettin' lower

[Verse 2]

D D/F# D/F# D

Her dreams are disappearing like smoke from his cigarette

D/F# D D/F# D

She hasn't said "Yes" but she's thinking she might

The closer it gets to closing time

A lonely heart will take a pick-up line

Bm A

Anything to get her through the night

[Chorus 2]

D/F# G

She was hoping for pink champagne

But she'll settle for well whiskey

Saw herself in a long white gown

Not downtown gettin' tipsy

And that drunk cowboy tellin' her lies

G D/F# G

Ain't the John Wayne she had in mind

D D/F# G

But she's gettin' older

And the bar's gettin' lower

[Interlude]

G G D D

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[Chorus 3]

She could thank you for the drink and walk away

Live to love another day

D D/F# G

But she's gettin' older

Bm A G

And the night's gettin' colder

And the bar's gettin' lower

[Outro]

D D G G

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