intro:  E  F#m7 E/G#            
	      A                 A7 
	      Now I'm just a bartender 
                    D             Bm7 
	      And I don't like my work 
                     E                      A   E  F#m7 E/G# 
	      But I don't mind the money at all 
   
                     A           A7 
	      I see lots of sad faces 
                   D          Bm7 
	      And lots of bad cases 
                 E                              A   E  F#m7 E/G# 
	      Of folks with their backs to the wall 
                                  A           A7          D       Bm7 
	      Chorus:  But I need four walls around me to hold my life 
                          E                    A   E  F#m7 E/G# 
		       To keep me from going a-stray 
                             A            A7      D            Bm7 
		       And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight 
                          E                     A    E  F#m7 E/G# 
		       To keep me from slipping away 
               
                     A            A7 
	      I can light up your smokes 
                     D            Bm7 
	      I can laugh at your jokes 
                     E                          A    E  F#m7 E/G# 
	      I can watch you fall down on your knees 
                     A              A7 
	      I can close down this bar 
                     D       Bm7 
	      I can gas up my car 
                     E                     A   E  F#m7 E/G# 
	      I can pack up and mail in my key 
 
 
	      Chorus: 
 
                       A               A7 
	      Now, the smoke fills the air 
                      D           Bm7 
	      In this honky-tonk bar 
                       E                              A  E  F#m7 E/G# 
	      And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be 
                     A             A7 
	      But I burned all my bridges 
                 D           Bm7 
	      I sank all my ships 
                       E                          A  E  F#m7 E/G# 
	      And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea 
 
	      Chorus: