Lainey Wilson - Keeping Bars In Business: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Keeping Bars In Business" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Keeping Bars In Business Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Lainey Wilson

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Keeping Bars In Business" smoothly on your guitar.

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?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

G#

Guitar chord 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.