Tono: A
Introducción: E
F#m7
E/G#
A
A7
Now I'm just a bartender
D
Bm7
And I don't like my work
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
But I don't mind the money at all
A
A7
I see lots of sad faces
D
Bm7
And lots of bad cases
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
Of folks with their backs to the wall
A
A7
D
Bm7
(refrão)
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
To keep me from going a-stray
A
A7
D
Bm7
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
To keep me from slipping away
A
A7
I can light up your smokes
D
Bm7
I can laugh at your jokes
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
I can watch you fall down on your knees
A
A7
I can close down this bar
D
Bm7
I can gas up my car
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
I can pack up and mail in my key
(refrão)
A
A7
Now, the smoke fills the air
D
Bm7
In this honky-tonk bar
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
A
A7
But I burned all my bridges
D
Bm7
I sank all my ships
E
A
E
F#m7
E/G#
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
(refrão)