G C D
[Verse 1]
G C D D7
Sitting in bars and cafés
Am G
Writing songs about songs
Em D
And plays within plays
C G
But how rarely we dare
Em D
To write something that says
C G D
Anything about bars and cafés
[Chorus]
G
Be true to your bar
D
And don’t let it down
C G
Or else it may not always be around
D G
Be true to your friends
D
And let your friends know
C G
Without your bar you’d have no place to go
[Break]
G C D D7
[Verse 2]
G C D D7
You can’t drink tea all day long
Am G
You’ll have two heart attacks
Em D
Before you write the third song
C G
And how barely you’ll care
Em D
If the rhythm’s all wrong
C G D
Drinking Irish Breakfast all day long
[Verse 3]
G C D D7
Eight hours is all you can take
Am G
Of tea at St. Dymphna’s
Em D
Until your hands shake
C G
Then repair to your lair
Em D
For booze and beefcake
C G D
Eight more hours, till you can’t stay awake
[Chorus]
G
Be true to your bar
D
And don’t let it down
C G
Or else it may not always be around
D G
Be true to your friends
D
And let your friends know
C G
Without your bar you’d have no place to go
D G
Be true to your bar
D
And don’t let it down
C G
Or else it may not always be around
D G
Be true to your friends
D
And let your friends know
C G D
Without your bar you’d have no place to go
G
Be true to your bar
