{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1858094,"song":"Bottoming Out","artist":"Lou Reed","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1858094-bottoming-out-chords-by-lou-reed/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1858094?type=chord","rating":4.93445,"votes":4,"content":"Lou Reed\r\n\"Bottoming Out\"\r\n\"Legendary Hearts\" (1983)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm cruising fast on a motorcycle[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\ndown this winding country road[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I pass the gravel on the foot of the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhere last week I fell off[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's still some oil by the old elm tree[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd a dead squirrel that I hit[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut if I hadn't left I would have struck you dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo I took a ride instead[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]              \r\nBottoming out, bottoming out[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBottoming out, bottoming out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nMy doctor says, she hopes I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nHow lucky I can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAfter all, it wasn't my blood[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMixed in the dirt that night[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut this violent rage that's turned inward[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nCan not be held by a drink[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd we must really examine this and I say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"I need another drink.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]              \r\nBottoming out, bottoming out[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBottoming out, bottoming out[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm tearing down Route 80 east[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe sun's on my right side[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'm drunk, but my vision's good[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I think of my child bride[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd on the left in shadows, I see [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSomething that makes me laugh[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI aim that bike at the fat pothole[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nBeyond that underpass[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]              \r\nBottoming out, bottoming out[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBottoming out, bottoming out[/tab]","plain_text":"Lou Reed\n\"Bottoming Out\"\n\"Legendary Hearts\" (1983)\n\n[Intro]\n\nA  F#m  Bm  E (x2)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","F#m","Bm","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}