Chords for Josh Williams on James Taylor's "Bartender's Blues," Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2010
Tempo:
85.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Just a bargain.
[A] [D] I don't like [Bm] my work.
[E] But I don't mind the money [A] at all.
[E] [A] I've seen lots of sad faces.
[D] And lots of [Bm] bad.
[E] The folks with their back to [A] the wall.
[E] Like us.
And I [A] need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to hold me tight.
To [E] keep me from slipping [A]
away.
[E] [A] I can fly low.
[D] I can laugh at [Bm] your jokes.
[E] I can watch you fall down on [A] your knees.
[E] [A] I can move down this far.
[D] I can gas [Bm] up my car.
[E] I can pack up and build in [A] my keys.
[E] [A] But I need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
[D] [E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] And [A] a honky-tonk [D] angel to [Bm] hold me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [A]
away.
[E] [A]
[D]
[Bm] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[A] Well, [D]
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[E] [A] the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] And I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A]
[E] be.
[A] But I'm afraid.
[D] I've sank all [Bm] my [D] ships.
[E] Now I'm stranded at the end [A] of the sea.
[E] I still [A] need four walls around [D] me to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to [Bm] hold me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [A] away.
[E] I need a honky [A]-tonk angel [D] to hold [Bm] me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [D] away. [A] Yeah!
[B]
[A]
[N]
[A] [D] I don't like [Bm] my work.
[E] But I don't mind the money [A] at all.
[E] [A] I've seen lots of sad faces.
[D] And lots of [Bm] bad.
[E] The folks with their back to [A] the wall.
[E] Like us.
And I [A] need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to hold me tight.
To [E] keep me from slipping [A]
away.
[E] [A] I can fly low.
[D] I can laugh at [Bm] your jokes.
[E] I can watch you fall down on [A] your knees.
[E] [A] I can move down this far.
[D] I can gas [Bm] up my car.
[E] I can pack up and build in [A] my keys.
[E] [A] But I need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
[D] [E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] And [A] a honky-tonk [D] angel to [Bm] hold me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [A]
away.
[E] [A]
[D]
[Bm] [E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[A] Well, [D]
[Bm] [B]
[A]
[E] [A] the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] And I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A]
[E] be.
[A] But I'm afraid.
[D] I've sank all [Bm] my [D] ships.
[E] Now I'm stranded at the end [A] of the sea.
[E] I still [A] need four walls around [D] me to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to [Bm] hold me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [A] away.
[E] I need a honky [A]-tonk angel [D] to hold [Bm] me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [D] away. [A] Yeah!
[B]
[A]
[N]
Key:
A
E
D
Bm
B
A
E
D
Just a bargain.
_ [A] [D] I don't like [Bm] my work.
[E] But I don't mind the money [A] at all.
_ [E] _ _ [A] I've seen lots of sad faces.
[D] And lots of [Bm] bad.
_ [E] The folks with their back to [A] the wall.
_ [E] Like us.
And I [A] need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade. _
_ [E] _ _ [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to _ hold me tight.
To _ [E] keep me from slipping _ [A] _
away.
[E] _ _ [A] I can fly low.
_ _ _ [D] I can laugh at [Bm] your jokes.
[E] I can watch you fall down on [A] your knees.
[E] _ _ [A] I can move down this far.
[D] I can gas [Bm] up my car.
[E] I can pack up _ and build in [A] my keys.
[E] _ _ [A] But I need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
_ [D] [E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] _ And [A] a honky-tonk _ [D] angel to _ [Bm] hold me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [A]
away.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] Well, [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] And I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A] _ _
_ [E] be.
[A] But I'm _ afraid.
_ [D] I've sank all [Bm] my [D] ships.
[E] Now I'm stranded at the end [A] of the sea.
_ [E] _ I still [A] need four walls around [D] me to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] _ _ [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to _ [Bm] hold me tight.
_ [E] To keep me from slipping [A] away.
_ _ [E] _ I need a honky [A]-tonk angel [D] to hold [Bm] me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping _ [D] away. _ _ _ [A] Yeah!
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] [D] I don't like [Bm] my work.
[E] But I don't mind the money [A] at all.
_ [E] _ _ [A] I've seen lots of sad faces.
[D] And lots of [Bm] bad.
_ [E] The folks with their back to [A] the wall.
_ [E] Like us.
And I [A] need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade. _
_ [E] _ _ [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to _ hold me tight.
To _ [E] keep me from slipping _ [A] _
away.
[E] _ _ [A] I can fly low.
_ _ _ [D] I can laugh at [Bm] your jokes.
[E] I can watch you fall down on [A] your knees.
[E] _ _ [A] I can move down this far.
[D] I can gas [Bm] up my car.
[E] I can pack up _ and build in [A] my keys.
[E] _ _ [A] But I need four walls around me [D] to hold [Bm] my life.
_ [D] [E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] _ And [A] a honky-tonk _ [D] angel to _ [Bm] hold me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping [A]
away.
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] Well, [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] the smoke fills the air [D] in this honky [Bm]-tonk bar.
[E] And I'm thinking about where I'd rather [A] _ _
_ [E] be.
[A] But I'm _ afraid.
_ [D] I've sank all [Bm] my [D] ships.
[E] Now I'm stranded at the end [A] of the sea.
_ [E] _ I still [A] need four walls around [D] me to hold [Bm] my life.
[E] To keep me from going [A] hay-trade.
[E] _ _ [A] And a honky-tonk angel [D] to _ [Bm] hold me tight.
_ [E] To keep me from slipping [A] away.
_ _ [E] _ I need a honky [A]-tonk angel [D] to hold [Bm] me tight.
[E] To keep me from slipping _ [D] away. _ _ _ [A] Yeah!
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _