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