[Verse 1]
When they threw me out
E
I heard the slammin' of familiar swingin' doors
B7
And as I stumbled 'cross that parkin' lot gravel
E B7
Heard 'em say don't come around anymore
E
I'll have to find a new place for my boozin'
A F#7
Those uptight highbrows don't know what they're losin'
E B7
My last cold one on them has been drank
E
The bar should say thanks
[Chorus]
A
The bar should say thanks
E
For all the good times I brought with me
B7
Even when my mind was a total blank
E
I was the life of the party
A
Before me, it was just a quiet place
E
A couple of guys cryin' along with Hank
B7
Now it's the happenin' place to be
And it's all because of me
E B7
The bar should say thanks
[Verse 2]
E A
Don't they remember each closin' time
E
Whose tab is always open?
B7
And who can they always count on
E B7
To hold the hand of a friend who's barely copin'?
E
Who's the queen of rehashing her hard knocks
A F#7
Who drops all her spare cash in the jukebox
E B7
When I could have been puttin' it in the bank
E
The bar should say thanks
[Chorus]
A
The bar should say thanks
E
For all the good times I brought with me
B7
Even when my mind was a total blank
E
I was the life of the party
A
Before me, it was just a quiet place
E
A couple of guys cryin' along with Hank
B7
Now it's the happenin' place to be
And it's all because of me
E
The bar should say thanks
[Bridge]
A Am E
Who'll they wake up each night when they turn on the lights?
B E
Tell me, what do they think they're gonna do without me
A Am E
Who'll leave the parkin' lot last when they're takin' out the trash?
F# B
They'll be lost without my bar room philosophy
A Am E C#7
I guess l'll be lost too to be totally frank
[Chorus]
B
The bar should say thanks
F#
For all the good times I brought with me
C#7
Even when my mind was a total blank
F#
I was the life of the party
B
Before me, it was just a quiet place
F#
A couple of guys cryin' along with Hank
C#7
Now it's the happenin' place to be
And it's all because of me
F#
The bar should say thanks
C#7
Now it's the happenin' place to be
And it's all because of me
B
The bar should say thanks
[Outro]
F# B F#
The bar should say tha--anks
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