Merle Haggard – A Bar In Bakersfield chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
A                                E                   ASome years ago some stars and I formed this little band
           D                                        AThey went on to be somebody now I'm their greatest fan
D                          A                   AI helped write the music that set their ship a sail
A                                  E         AAnd I'm still playing guitar in a bar in Bakersfield

[Verse 2]
A                                  E             AThis town had a new sound and we found it on a gig
D                                                        AGod bless the boys that used it and went off to make it big
D                                       A             AI could've left and done it too but I couldn't leave Lucille
A                                       E        A'Cause she's the dad-gum bar maid in a bar in Bakersfield

[Chorus]
D                                    AHey, I could have busted out some years ago
      E                          ABut LuLu kept beggin' me not to go
           D                                     A                   AThere were times when things were rough on us but we never missed no meal
A                              E      AExisting, playin' guitar in a bar in Bakersfield

[Solo]

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[Verse 3]
A                                  E             AI've been busy playin' rhythm and learnin' lead guitar
         D                                            AHad to stay and make a living, had no time to be a star
D                                     A                AOh, I'll never make the big time and I'll never be no Will
          A                                     E             ADamn it, I’m booked seven nights a week in this bar in Bakersfield

[Chorus]
D                                    AHey, I could have busted out some years ago
      E                          ABut LuLu kept beggin' me not to go
           D                                    A                   AThere were times when things were rough on us but we never missed no meal
A                              E            AExisting, playin' guitar in a bar in Bakersfield
A                                         E           AI've been survivin', playin' guitar in a bar in Bakersfield

[Outro]

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