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He re is a chords for Gahan's song "Bottle living". It is very simple and blues-
style. I advice you to play it with barre or power chords :)
Intro:
E
EHe's like a king without a crown
EHe wears it like a clown
EWatch him disappear
EI wish he would come down
Chorus:
                   E      G   A(riff)
So call before you drown
                  E       G   A(riff)
I won't always be around
               E       G   A(riff)
Living for the bottle
                    E       G   A(riff)
He's living for the bottle
Break:
E
EHe's a ship without a sail
EHe's not listening when you speak
ELiving for the bottle
EHe'll be sitting there all week
Chorus:
                   E      G   A(riff)     
So call before you drown
                  E       G   A(riff)    
I won't always be around
               E       G   A(riff)    
Living for the bottle
                    E       G   A(riff)    
He's living for the bottle
Yeah!
                          E      G   A(riff)    
There's no light on in his eyes
                 E      G   A(riff)    
How heavy are the lies
                         E      G   A(riff)    
Just jumped right out his skin
                    E      G   A(riff)    
He'll take you for a ride
              B        A   G(riff 2)  
Living for the bottle
                   B        A   G(riff 2)      
He's living for the bottle
                   B      A   G(riff 2)
So call before you drown
                  B       A   G(riff 2)
I won't always be around
Break:
EHe's a dog without a bite
EStill looking for a fight
EAll in black
EHe won't be home tonight
Yeah!
Chorus:
                          E      G   A(riff)  
There's no light on in his eyes
                 E      G   A(riff)   
How heavy are the lies
                          E     G   A(riff)  
Just jumped right out his skin
                    E      G   A(riff)  
He'll take you for a ride
              E        G   A(riff)  
Living for the bottle
                   E        G   A(riff)  
He's living for the bottle
                  E       G   A(riff)  
I won't always be around
                   E      G   A(riff)  
So call before you drown
End of the song:
E A G
Riff:
A|------3(h)--------|
E|-5--5------5--5-3-|
Riff 2:
A|------------------|
E|-0--0-3(h)-0------|

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Bottle Living

by Dave Gahan

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Chords in this song · guitar

He re is a chords for Gahan's song "Bottle living". It is very simple and blues-

style. I advice you to play it with barre or power chords :)

Intro:

He's like a king without a crown

He wears it like a clown

Watch him disappear

I wish he would come down

Chorus:

E G A

(riff)

So call before you drown

E G A

(riff)

I won't always be around

E G A

(riff)

Living for the bottle

E G A

(riff)

He's living for the bottle

Break:

He's a ship without a sail

He's not listening when you speak

Living for the bottle

He'll be sitting there all week

Chorus:

E G A

(riff)

So call before you drown

E G A

(riff)

I won't always be around

E G A

(riff)

Living for the bottle

E G A

(riff)

He's living for the bottle

Yeah!

E G A

(riff)

There's no light on in his eyes

E G A

(riff)

How heavy are the lies

E G A

(riff)

Just jumped right out his skin

E G A

(riff)

He'll take you for a ride

B A G

(riff 2)

Living for the bottle

B A G

(riff 2)

He's living for the bottle

B A G

(riff 2)

So call before you drown

B A G

(riff 2)

I won't always be around

Break:

He's a dog without a bite

Still looking for a fight

All in black

He won't be home tonight

Yeah!

Chorus:

E G A

(riff)

There's no light on in his eyes

E G A

(riff)

How heavy are the lies

E G A

(riff)

Just jumped right out his skin

E G A

(riff)

He'll take you for a ride

E G A

(riff)

Living for the bottle

E G A

(riff)

He's living for the bottle

E G A

(riff)

I won't always be around

E G A

(riff)

So call before you drown

End of the song:

E A G

Riff:

A|------3(h)--------|

E|-5--5------5--5-3-|

Riff 2:

A|------------------|

E|-0--0-3(h)-0------|

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