Tom: A5

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 
      Chorus:  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 

      Chorus: 
               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 

      Chorus: