Chords for HANK THOMPSON - Smoky the Bar (1968)
Tempo:
85.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] Smokey the bar,
[Cm] lights dimly [Bb] glow.
[Gm] It's good that way, [C]
cause heartaches don't show.
[F] Each hand holds a glass, each glass holds [Bb] a beer.
[Gm] Jukebox records [C] play amid sorrow [F] and cheer.
[Bb] Lots of them [C] are happy, [F] they laugh and tell their jokes.
[G] While lots of them are here because they're just [C] lonely folks.
[F] And then there are others, whose hearts wear [Bb] a scar.
[G] But you can't see them [Gm] crying, it's so
[F] Smokey the bar, [C] [F] Smokey the bar.
Lights [Bb] glowing dim, [Gm] they hardly [C] notice when someone walks in.
[F] Order up your drink, to the music [Bb] that's loud.
[Gm] You'll find a friend, [C]
somewhere [F] in the crowd.
[G] [Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [Gm] or a new [C] one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Gm] slips too far.
[C] Don't tell them that you're crying, just say, [F] Smokey the bar.
[Dm] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [D] or a new one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Bb] slips too far.
[E] Don't tell them [C] that you're crying, just say, Smokey the [F] bar.
[Bb] [F]
[G] It's so Smokey the [F] bar.
[F] Smokey the bar,
[Cm] lights dimly [Bb] glow.
[Gm] It's good that way, [C]
cause heartaches don't show.
[F] Each hand holds a glass, each glass holds [Bb] a beer.
[Gm] Jukebox records [C] play amid sorrow [F] and cheer.
[Bb] Lots of them [C] are happy, [F] they laugh and tell their jokes.
[G] While lots of them are here because they're just [C] lonely folks.
[F] And then there are others, whose hearts wear [Bb] a scar.
[G] But you can't see them [Gm] crying, it's so
[F] Smokey the bar, [C] [F] Smokey the bar.
Lights [Bb] glowing dim, [Gm] they hardly [C] notice when someone walks in.
[F] Order up your drink, to the music [Bb] that's loud.
[Gm] You'll find a friend, [C]
somewhere [F] in the crowd.
[G] [Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [Gm] or a new [C] one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Gm] slips too far.
[C] Don't tell them that you're crying, just say, [F] Smokey the bar.
[Dm] [F] [C] [F]
[Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [D] or a new one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Bb] slips too far.
[E] Don't tell them [C] that you're crying, just say, Smokey the [F] bar.
[Bb] [F]
[G] It's so Smokey the [F] bar.
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
G
F
C
Bb
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Smokey the bar, _
[Cm] lights dimly [Bb] glow.
_ [Gm] It's good that way, [C]
cause heartaches don't show.
_ _ [F] Each hand holds a glass, each glass holds [Bb] a beer.
_ [Gm] Jukebox records [C] play amid sorrow [F] and cheer. _ _
[Bb] Lots of them [C] are happy, [F] they laugh and tell their jokes.
[G] While lots of them are here because they're just [C] lonely folks.
[F] And then there are others, whose hearts wear [Bb] a scar.
[G] But you can't see them [Gm] crying, it's so_
[F] Smokey the bar, _ [C] _ _ [F] Smokey the bar.
Lights [Bb] glowing dim, [Gm] they hardly [C] notice when someone walks in.
_ _ [F] Order up your drink, to the music [Bb] that's loud.
[Gm] You'll find a friend, [C] _
somewhere [F] in the crowd.
[G] _ [Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [Gm] or a new [C] one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Gm] slips too far.
[C] Don't tell them that you're crying, just say, [F] Smokey the bar. _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [D] or a new one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Bb] slips too far.
[E] Don't tell them [C] that you're crying, just say, Smokey the [F] bar.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[G] It's so Smokey the [F] bar. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Smokey the bar, _
[Cm] lights dimly [Bb] glow.
_ [Gm] It's good that way, [C]
cause heartaches don't show.
_ _ [F] Each hand holds a glass, each glass holds [Bb] a beer.
_ [Gm] Jukebox records [C] play amid sorrow [F] and cheer. _ _
[Bb] Lots of them [C] are happy, [F] they laugh and tell their jokes.
[G] While lots of them are here because they're just [C] lonely folks.
[F] And then there are others, whose hearts wear [Bb] a scar.
[G] But you can't see them [Gm] crying, it's so_
[F] Smokey the bar, _ [C] _ _ [F] Smokey the bar.
Lights [Bb] glowing dim, [Gm] they hardly [C] notice when someone walks in.
_ _ [F] Order up your drink, to the music [Bb] that's loud.
[Gm] You'll find a friend, [C] _
somewhere [F] in the crowd.
[G] _ [Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [Gm] or a new [C] one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Gm] slips too far.
[C] Don't tell them that you're crying, just say, [F] Smokey the bar. _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] While the ashes [C] are falling [F] from the smoke that you inhale.
[G] There's an old dream to recall, [D] or a new one that failed.
[F] Should a tear betray your eye, if a memory [Bb] slips too far.
[E] Don't tell them [C] that you're crying, just say, Smokey the [F] bar.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[G] It's so Smokey the [F] bar. _ _ _