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From phil@hpmsfpb.sj.hp.com Tue Jul 28 16:08 PDT 1992 Bartender's Blues Capo 1st fret James Taylor intro: E F#m7 E/G#

^ANow I'm just a bar^A7tender And I don't ^Dlike my work ^Bm7 But I don't m^Eind the money at all ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G#

I see lots of^A sad faces ^A7 And lots of^D bad cases ^Bm7 Of folks ^Ewith their backs to the wall ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G# Chorus: But I need four w^Aalls around ^A7me to hold m^Dy life ^Bm7 To keep me from^E going a-stray ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G# And a honky-tonk a^Angel to hold ^A7me tight^D ^Bm7 To keep me from^E slipping away ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G#

I can light u^Ap your smokes^A7 I can laugh a^Dt your jokes ^Bm7 I can watch y^Eou fall down on your knees ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G# I can close d^Aown this bar ^A7 I can gas up ^Dmy car ^Bm7 I can pack up^E and mail in my key ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G#

Chorus:

Now, the smoke ^Afills the air ^A7 In this honky-^Dtonk bar ^Bm7 And I'm thinkin^Eg 'bout where I'd rather be ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G# But I burned ^Aall my bridges^A7 I sank al^Dl my ships ^Bm7 And I'm strande^Ed at the edge of the sea ^A ^E ^F#m7 ^E/G#

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James Taylor - Bartender blues