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Plumbline ‒ Bottletops
time signature: 6/8 
Verse 1:
GBilly is Dbartering bottleC(add9)tops
GSuzie is Dselling her Csoul
GTied up and Dtwisted and Call of my mystics Gcan't steal the Dgrace that I Chold
Pre-Chorus 1:
Such a Em7long Dway Cdown
Such a Em7long Dyeah-Cah
Verse 2:
I Gwanna Dgo to MiCami
And Gleave beDhind my Cworld
And ignGore all the Dprices of Cthese sacrifices and Gvoid all the Ddebts I've Cincurred
Pre-Chorus 2:
Cuz it's such a Em7long Dway Cdown
It's such a Em7long Dway Cdown to the ground
Chorus 1:
   AmWhere can I Dgo tonGightC  
AmWhat can I do to Dshow her the least bit of Glove C  
   AmWhy do I Dneed to GchangeD  C  
Verse 3:
Well Gbaby Dsing me a Gstory
And Gsooth Dmy Cmind
GDon't talk of Dwar, the Cweary, the poor, but Gspeak of this Dlove one more Ctime
Cuz I'm Glavished Dby Cloved ones
And I Glisten Dto Cfriends
My Gmercy's been Dspent on the Cbi-weekly rent of the Gcompany I'm Dcomfortable Cin
Pre-Chorus 3:
Cuz it's such a Em7long Dway Cdown
It's such a Em7long Dway Cdown 
It's such a Em7long Dway Cdown
It's such a Em7longD  C  
Chorus 2:
   AmAnd where can I Dgo tonGightC  
AmWhat can I do to Dshow her the least bit of GloveC  
AmWhy do I need a Dchange this GtimeC  
Isn't there Amsomeone who Dloves more than GIC  
Interlude:
G  D  C  C
Bridge:
And I Gtry--D-----C-
out on the GboulevardD  C  
And tonGight-D-----C-- 
I am not Gvery farD  C  
But I'll Gtalk to you Dlike Cyou're not here
And I'll Gsay the words Dthat you Cwant to hear
   GCuz it's such a Dlong way Cdown
   GYeah, it's such a Dlong way Cdown
And it's such a Em7long Dway Cdown
And it's such a Em7long Dway Cdown
It's such a Em7long Dway Cdown
It's such a Em7long DyeahC-ah
GYeah-De-ah-Ce-ah
GYeah-De-ah-Ce-ah
GYeah-De-ah-Ce-ah
     G       D    CTo the ground
G     D     C

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Bottletops

by Plumbline

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C(add9)

Em7

Plumbline ‒ Bottletops

time signature: 6/8

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

Chorus 1:

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

Chorus 2:

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

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