[Intro]
E  F#m7 E/G#
[Verse]
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
[Verse]
             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
[Chorus]
                 A           A7          D       Bm7 
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
[Interlude]
             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]
               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