Bottletops Chords
by Plumbline
Bottletops by Plumbline is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C(add9), C, Em7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1:
G D C(add9)
Billy is bartering bottletops
G D C
Suzie is selling her soul
G D C G D C
Tied up and twisted and all of my mystics can't steal the grace that I hold
Pre-Chorus 1:
Em7 D C
Such a long way down
Em7 D C
Such a long yeah-ah
verse 2:
G D C
I wanna go to Miami
G D C
And leave behind my world
G D C G D C
And ignore all the prices of these sacrifices and void all the debts I've incurred
Pre-Chorus 2:
Em7 D C
Cuz it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down to the ground
Am D G C
Where can I go tonight
Am D G C
What can I do to show her the least bit of love
Am D G D C
Why do I need to change
verse 3:
G D G
Well baby sing me a story
G D C
And sooth my mind
G D C G D C
Don't talk of war, the weary, the poor, but speak of this love one more time
G D C
Cuz I'm lavished by loved ones
G D C
And I listen to friends
G D C G D C
My mercy's been spent on the bi-weekly rent of the company I'm comfortable in
Pre-Chorus 3:
Em7 D C
Cuz it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long
Am D G C
And where can I go tonight
Am D G C
What can I do to show her the least bit of love
Am D G C
Why do I need a change this time
Am D G C
Isn't there someone who loves more than I
Interlude:
G D C C
Bridge:
G D C
And I try--------
G D C
out on the boulevard
G D C
And tonight--------
G D C
I am not very far
G D C
But I'll talk to you like you're not here
G D C
And I'll say the words that you want to hear
G D C
Cuz it's such a long way down
G D C
Yeah, it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
And it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
And it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long yeah-ah
G D C
Yeah-e-ah-e-ah
G D C
Yeah-e-ah-e-ah
G D C
Yeah-e-ah-e-ah
G D C
To the ground
G D C