A Bar In Bakersfield chords

[INTRO]
[A] xxx

[VERSE 1]
[A]Somex years ago some stars and I f[E]ormedx this little ba[A]ndx
They went o[D]nxx to be somebody now I'm their greatest f[A]anx
[D]Ixx helped write the music th[A]atx set their ship a [A] sailx
[A] Andx I'm still playing guitar in a b[E]arx in Bake[A]rsfieldx

[VERSE 2]
[A]Thisx town had a new sound and we fo[E]undx it on a gi[A]gxx
[D]Godx bless the boys that used it and went off to make it b[A]igx
[D]Ixx could've left and done it too but I co[A]uldn'tx leave L[A]ucillex
[A]'Causex she's the dad-gum bar maid in a b[E]arx in Bak[A]ersfieldx

[CHORUS]
[D]Hey,x I could have busted out some yea[A]rsx ago
But Lu[E]Lux kept beggin' me not to g[A]oxx
There were [D] timesx when things were rough on us but [A] xxx we never missed no [A] mealx
[A] Existing,x playin' guitar in a b[E]arx in B [A] akersfieldx

[SOLO]

[D] xxx [A] xxx [E] xxx [A] xxx [D] xxx [A] xxx [E] xxx [A] xxx [E] xxx [A] xxx

[VERSE 3]
[A]I'vex been busy playin' rhythm and l[E]earnin'x lead g[A]uitarx
Had to st[D]ayx and make a living, had no time to be a sta[A]rxx
[D]Oh,x I'll never make the big time and I[A]'llx never be no W[A]illx
Damn it, I[A]’mx booked seven nights a week in this [E] barx in Bakersf[A]ieldx

[CHORUS]
[D]Hey,x I could have busted out some yea[A]rsx ago
But Lu[E]Lux kept beggin' me not to g[A]oxx
There were [D] timesx when things were rough on us bu[A]txx we never missed no [A] xxx   meal
[A]Existing,x playin' guitar in a b[E]arx in Bakersf[A]ieldx
[A]I'vex been survivin', playin' guitar in a b[E]arx in Bakers [A] fieldx

[OUTRO]

[D] xxx [A] xxx [E] xxx [A] xxx [D] xxx [A] xxx [E] xxx [A] xxx [E] xxx [A] xxx