Michael Peterson - When The Bartneder Cries guitar chord

Intro: C G F C G F

Verse1:

C G F

This bar has been my home away from her

C G C G

Used to be, she was missing me

C G F

Now she's moving in with her best friend

C G C G

And I'm the only one who wants what used to be

C G F

I'm here because today I lost it all

C G C G

I didn't want to drink at home alone

C G F C

I just can't believe all my hopes and dreams are falling

G C G

Like a row of dominoes

Chorus1:

C G

I thought the man behind the bar

F G

Had heard it all before

C Am G

My story must have caught him by surprise

Am G

Cause when he handed me my double

F C

There were tears in his eyes

F C

You know you're in trouble

G C G F

When the bartender cries

Verse2:

C G F

He said, "Last night you swore you'd never drink again"

C G C G

I said, "Next time, I'm really gonna try

C G F

So if she ever calls for me

F C

Oh, you can finally tell her, "He ain't here"

G C G

And it won't be a lie

Chorus2:

C G

I asked the man behind the bar

F G

What he'd been crying for

C Am G

He said, "That bottle used to be a friend of mine

Am G

Now I've stopped drinking doubles

F C

But I pour them all of the time

F C

Son, you know you're in trouble

G C

When the bartender cries"

Bridge:

F G C Am F

As I saw my own reflection staring back at me, I knew

F G (pause)

Every single word he said was true

Chorus3:

(no chord) C G

Well, I told the man behind the bar

F G C

I thought I'd seen it all before

Am G

Till I saw the sadness in his eyes

Am G

That's when I put down my double

F C

And said my last goodbyes

F C

'Cause you know you're in trouble

G Am

When the bartender cries

F C G

Oh, you know you're in trouble

C G F C

When the bartender cries