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Damien Rice - Bottom Shelf
Standard Tuning
Chords used:
       C      F      GE7#9sus4
e--0----0----3----0-------|
B--1----1----0----3-------|
G--0----2----0----4-------|
D--2----3----0----5-------|
A--3----0----2----0-------|
E--0----0----3----0-------|
Verse 1:
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[palm muted/muffled]
CI take myFself from the bottom shelf
And I reel my troubles in
And I put them up on a higher hill
To a place I've never been.
[palm muted/muffled]
CAnd I'll Fwait for you if you want me to,
Am I just wasting my time?
And I'll wait for you if you ask me to,
Am I just losing my mind?
Chorus:
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[light]
GAnd iFm always hanging on,
GAnd iFm always closing doors,
		  G   F(hold)
And im always saying no,
[heavy]
                            C     FE7#9sus4
No, when I really really want it all,
			       C     FE7#9sus4	
When I really really want it all
			       C     FE7#9sus4
When I really really want it all
[palm muted/muffled]
When I CreaFlly really want you.
Verse 2:
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[palm muted/muffled]
CAnd I'll Ftake myself from the bottom shelf
And im on the street again
But it's the newer town, and the rain come down,
In a place I've never been.
And I play for you if you ask me to,
Am I just wasting my time?
Yeah I play for you if you want me to,
Am I just losing my mind?
Chorus:
-------
Extended Chorus/Bridge:
-----------------------
[heavy]
                         C     FE7#9sus4
When I really really want it all
I really really want
Yeah I really really want it all
When I really really wanted you.
Verse 3:
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[palm muted/muffled]
CI take mysFelf from the bottom shelf
And I reel my troubles in.
And I put them up on a higher hill,
To a place I've never been.
And I'll play for you if you ask me to,
Am I just wasting my time?
Yeah I'll play for you if you want me to,
Am I just losing my mind?
Outro:
------
[palm muted/muffled]
CAm I jFust losing my mind?
Am I just losing my mind?
Am I just losing my mind?
Am I just losing my mind?

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Bottom Shelf

by Damien Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Damien Rice - Bottom Shelf

Standard Tuning

Chords used:

C F G

E7#9sus4

e--0----0----3----0-------|

B--1----1----0----3-------|

G--0----2----0----4-------|

D--2----3----0----5-------|

A--3----0----2----0-------|

E--0----0----3----0-------|

Verse 1:

--------

[palm muted/muffled]

C F

I take myself from the bottom shelf

And I reel my troubles in

And I put them up on a higher hill

To a place I've never been.

[palm muted/muffled]

C F

And I'll wait for you if you want me to,

Am I just wasting my time?

And I'll wait for you if you ask me to,

Am I just losing my mind?

Chorus:

-------

[light]

G F

And im always hanging on,

G F

And im always closing doors,

G F

(hold)

And im always saying no,

[heavy]

C F

E7#9sus4

No, when I really really want it all,

C F

E7#9sus4

When I really really want it all

C F

E7#9sus4

When I really really want it all

[palm muted/muffled]

C F

When I really really want you.

Verse 2:

-------

[palm muted/muffled]

C F

And I'll take myself from the bottom shelf

And im on the street again

But it's the newer town, and the rain come down,

In a place I've never been.

And I play for you if you ask me to,

Am I just wasting my time?

Yeah I play for you if you want me to,

Am I just losing my mind?

Chorus:

-------

Extended Chorus/Bridge:

-----------------------

[heavy]

C F

E7#9sus4

When I really really want it all

I really really want

Yeah I really really want it all

When I really really wanted you.

Verse 3:

--------

[palm muted/muffled]

C F

I take myself from the bottom shelf

And I reel my troubles in.

And I put them up on a higher hill,

To a place I've never been.

And I'll play for you if you ask me to,

Am I just wasting my time?

Yeah I'll play for you if you want me to,

Am I just losing my mind?

Outro:

------

[palm muted/muffled]

C F

Am I just losing my mind?

About Bottom Shelf Chords by Damien Rice

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What key is "Bottom Shelf" in?

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