Learn to play "Keeping Bars In Business" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# My best friend's ship is sinkin' G# She thinks her man's been cheatin' A# G# And me, I put my dog down yesterday A# And when the walls start fallin' G# I can hear the whiskey callin' A# G# Sounds like we could both just use a drink A# G# Ain't that how life goes? No, we ain't alone Chorus: D# A#/D Cm A# Someone's cryin', someone's kissin' G# Someone's smilin', someone's bitchin' D# A#/D Cm A# Someone's celebratin' G# While someone's heart is breakin' Cm A#/D If you're on cloud nine or you've been knocked down G# There's a neon light on the edge of town D# A#/D Cm A# G# So if the world just keeps on spinnin' A# We'll be keeping bars in business There's a couple in a back booth Just got back from Cancun Getting Blue Moon drunk in that honeymoon phase And by the window, there's an old man With a ring still on his left hand Even though she's been gone Ten years to the day Chorus: D# A#/D Cm A# Someone's cryin', someone's kissin' G# Someone's smilin', someone's bitchin' D# A#/D Cm A# Someone's celebratin' G# While someone's heart is breakin' Cm A#/D If you're on cloud nine or you've been knocked down G# There's a neon light on the edge of town D# A#/D Cm A# G# So if the world just keeps on spinnin' Cm A#/D G# We'll be keeping bars in business Cm A#/D G# Keeping bars in business A# G# Yeah, ain't that how life goes? A# G# No, we ain't alone A# G# No, we ain't alone Chorus: Someone's cryin', someone's kissin' Someone's smilin', someone's bitchin' Someone's celebratin' While someone's heart is breakin' If you're on cloud nine or you've been knocked down There's a neon light on the edge of town So if the world just keeps on spinnin' We'll be keeping bars in business Keeping bars in business Yeah, life is hard, so it ain't hard Life is hard, so it ain't hard Life is hard, so it ain't hard Yeah, ain't that how life goes? You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# Cm D D# G# Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Keeping Bars In Business" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Keeping Bars In Business" by Lainey Wilson.