When The Bottom Fell Out Chords
by Vic Chesnutt
When The Bottom Fell Out by Vic Chesnutt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F, Am, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse
C G
When the bottom fell out
F C
There wasn't any doubt
Am Em F G
I just suddenly found myself free falling
C G
And from such a height
F C
The wind, it had a bite
Am Em F G
And it took all my might to fight the fright
Am Em F G
The flailing spread eagle must've formed an airfoil or some kinda wing
Am Em F G
And I gained some equilibrium caught myself gliding
Instrumental
C G F C
A Em F G
Verse
C G
When the bottom fell out
F C
Observers heard me shout
Am Em F G
So long, It's been good to know you
C G
But when I finallly smash
F C
Into that vertin grass
Am Em F G C
I will say It's been pretty great going