(intro)  E5  F#5 E5
A5                 A5
Now I'm just a bartender
      D5             B5
And I don't like my work
      E5                      A5   E5  F#5 E5
But I don't mind the money at all

       A5           A5
I see lots of sad faces
     D5          B5
And lots of bad cases
  E5                              A5   E5  F#5 E5
Of folks with their backs to the wall
                    A5           A5          D5       B5

(refr?o)
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
    E5                    A5   E5  F#5 E5
To keep me from going a-stray
      A5            A5      D5            B5
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
   E5                     A5    E5  F#5 E5
To keep me from slipping away

       A5            A5
I can light up your smokes
         D5            B5
I can laugh at your jokes
       E5                          A5    E5  F#5 E5
I can watch you fall down on your knees
         A5              A5
I can close down this bar
        D5       B5
I can gas up my car
       E5                     A5   E5  F#5 E5
I can pack up and mail in my key

(refr?o)
        A5               A5
Now, the smoke fills the air
       D5           B5
In this honky-tonk bar
        E5                              A5  E5  F#5 E5
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
       A5             A5
But I burned all my bridges
   D5           B5
I sank all my ships
         E5                          A5  E5  F#5 E5
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea

(refr?o)