Kenny Chesney - When I See This Bar

kenny chesney , “when i see this bar”

( intro )
4
xg C

( verse )
G C G C
well i see the souls of so many friends ,
G C G
and i see us all back here again .
C G D G
with sandy floors and ceiling fans ,
C D G
a rastafarian one – man band with songs
C G
that fill my memories like a tip jar .
C G C G C
yeah , that’s what i see , when i see this bar .

( verse )
G C G C
i see tourists at christmas time ,
G C G
and i taste beers with a hint of lime .
C G D G
i feel lonely cause it’s not the same ,
C D
different faces and different names ,
G C G
living like pirates out among the stars .
C G C G
yeah , that’s what i see , when i see this bar .

( chorus )
D G
pieces of our past slowly slip away ,
Em D C
but time just stands still when i walk in this place .

( verse )
G C G
and i see a kid coming into his own
C G C G
and a man learning to move on .
C G D G
somehow trying to find his way ,
C D
a dreamer betting on blind faith
G C G
chasing that sun and following his heart .
C G C G
yeah , that’s what i see , when i see this bar .

( instrumental )
C G D G , C D G

( chorus )
D G
pieces of our past slowly slip away ,
Em D C
but time just stands still when i walk in this place .

( verse )
G C G C
a few have moved on back to maine ,
G C G
jacksonville and key biscayne .
C G D G
some are still living the dream ,
C D
stuck in still life it seems .
G C G
no matter where they’ve been , or where they are ,
C G C G
yeah , i see ’em here , when i see this bar .
C G C , G C ,
when i see this bar .

( verse – out )
G C
i wonder where we go from here
G C G
( that’s what i see when i see this bar )
C
life ain’t over but it’s always near
G C G
( that’s what i see when i see this bar )
C G
i think about all the good times that we had
C G
( that’s what i see when i see this bar )
C
it makes me happy and it makes me sad
G C G
( that’s what i see when i see this bar )
C G
how could we be so close , now so far apart
C G
( that’s what i see when i see this bar )
C G C G
that’s what i feel , that’s what i see ( when i see this bar )
C G
yeah we were living like pirates and wannabe stars
C G C , G C , G C , G C ,
that’s what i see when i see this bar
G C G C , G C , G C , G C , G C ( fade )
that’s what i see when i see this bar