Google chrome - Windows version - gives you the ability to show or hide the favorites bar.
If you have a habit of using the bookmarks bar, check that it is not hidden by following these steps:
On your computer, open Chrome.
In the top right corner of google chrome windows, click More More then Favorites and then Show Favorites Bar.
To hide the favorites bar, simply proceed in the same way by clicking on the bookmar menu and uncheck the box show google chrome bookmark bar