key of C
James Taylor
[Intro]. [G Am7 G/B]
Now I'm [C] just a bartender. I [F] don't like my [Dm] work.
But I [G] don't mind the money at [C] all.
[G Am B C]
I see [C] lots of sad faces, and [F] lots of bad [Dm] cases
Of [G] folks with their backs to the [C] wall.
[G Am B C]
[Chorus]
But I need [C] four walls [C7] around me to [F] hold my [Dm] life. To [G] keep me from going a-[C]-stray
[G Am B C]
A [C] honky-tonk angel to [F] hold me [Dm] tight. To [G] keep me from slipping [C] away
[G Am B C]
I can [C] light up your smokes. I can [F] laugh at your [Dm] jokes. I can [G] watch you fall down on your [C] knees
[G Am B C]
I can [C] close down this bar. I can [F] gas up my [Dm] car. I can [G] pack up and mail in my [C] key
[G Am B C]
[Chorus]
Now, the [C] smoke fills the air in this [F] honky-tonk [Dm] bar
And I'm [G] thinking 'bout where I'd rather [C] be.
[G Am B C]
But I [C] burned all my bridges, and [F] sank all my [Dm] ships
And I'm [G] stranded at the edge [C] of A Z.
[G Am B C]
[Chorus with music]
I need [C] four walls [C7] around me to [F] hold my [Dm] life
To [G] keep me from going a-[C]-stray
[G Am B C]
A [C] honky-tonk [C7] angel to [F] hold me [Dm] tight.
To [G] keep me from slipping [C] away
[G Am B C]
[Chorus] acapella with harmony
[Chorus] with music
