intro: D (chord), E (plain), F# (plain)
Well I m just a bartender
And I don t like my work
D G D, E plain,
But I don t mind the money at all
I ve seen lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall
But I got four walls around me, to hold my life
To keep me from going astray
And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away
(As first verse)
Well I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
I can watch you fall down on your knees
I can close down this bar
Oh and gas up my car
And I can pack up and mail in my keys
But I need four walls around me
To hold my life
To keep me from going astray
And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight
And keep me from slipping away
Now the smoke fills the air
Of this honky tonk bar
And I m thinkin bout where I d rather be
But I burned all my bridges
And I sunk all my ships
And I m standing at the edge of the sea
I still need four walls etc.