11 Well [A] I'm just a bar [A7] tender
12 And I [D] don't like my [Bm7] work
14 But I [E] don't mind the money at [A] all
15 [Bass walk up] [E] [F#] [G#]
16 I see [A] lots of sad [A7] faces
17 and [D] lots of bad [Bm7] cases
18 Of [E] folks with their backs to the wall
26 But I need [A] four walls [A7] around me to [D] hold my [Bm7] life
27 To [E] keep me from going a-[A] stray
33 And a [A] honkey tonk [A7] angel to [D] hold me [Bm7] tight
34 To [E] keep me from slipping [A] away
41 I can light up your smokes
42 I can laugh at your jokes
43 I can watch you fall down on your knees
44 I can close down this bar
46 I can pack up and mail in my key
50 Now the smoke fills the air
51 In this honkey tonk bar
52 And I'm thinking bout where I'd rather be
53 But I burn all of my bridges
54 I sank all of my ships
55 And I'm standing at the edge of the sea