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The Bottom Line
Glen Campbell
Intro    Em    B7  Em  
Verse 1
Now we could sit here and B7reflect on what to doDm  
Face the cold Garithmetic    Cdividing me an youAm  
Should we flip a D7coin or simply Bmreach into a Emhat
F#mMaybe if we take our time it Bwon't resort to that
Verse 2
EmWe've got these feelings and they Bjust won't rearrangeDm  
Further compliGcated by the Cway that people changeEm  
AmNow both of us are D7sensible Bmso there must be a Emway
To Gwrite off Amall the Closses and G7begin Dmagain GtodayAm  
So lets forget the Am7numbers that we Cm7do from time to time
GWe can add the problems up it's the lDm7ove we can't defGineG7  
Chorus 1
But Call that really matters Amgirl C  
Is whether Amwe can Am7face the bottom Cm7lineG  Bm  
Riff     Em    B    Dm    Am    C    Em    C    D7    G    Em    Am    Am7    B  Em  
Verse 3
Now we can leave here with an Bequal share of doubtDm  
Take along the Gweakness'    G7  Cwe never thought aboutG  
And Ammaybe we'll Am7be  D7better off to Ggo our seperate BmwaysEm  
If Amthats the way it Am7ends   Cat least we'll Dm7be allowed to GsayG7  
We Amdid all that was possible whatCm7ever came to mind 
GWe lost to all the little things that Dmlove can't Dm7get beGhindG7  
Chorus 2
But Amall that really matters girl 
Is D7whether we can face the Gbottom Cm7lineG  Am  G  
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The Bottom Line

by Glen Campbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Am7

Cm7

Dm7

The Bottom Line

Glen Campbell

Em B7 Em

Intro

Verse 1

B7 Dm

Now we could sit here and reflect on what to do

G C Am

Face the cold arithmetic dividing me an you

D7 Bm Em

Should we flip a coin or simply reach into a hat

F#m B

Maybe if we take our time it won't resort to that

Verse 2

Em B Dm

We've got these feelings and they just won't rearrange

G C Em

Further complicated by the way that people change

Am D7 Bm Em

Now both of us are sensible so there must be a way

G Am C G7 Dm G Am

To write off all the losses and begin again today

Am7 Cm7

So lets forget the numbers that we do from time to time

G Dm7 G G7

We can add the problems up it's the love we can't define

Chorus 1

C Am C

But all that really matters girl

Am Am7 Cm7 G Bm

Is whether we can face the bottom line

Em B Dm Am C Em C D7 G Em Am Am7 B Em

Riff

Verse 3

B Dm

Now we can leave here with an equal share of doubt

G G7 C G

Take along the weakness' we never thought about

Am Am7 D7 G Bm Em

And maybe we'll be better off to go our seperate ways

Am Am7 C Dm7 G G7

If thats the way it ends at least we'll be allowed to say

Am Cm7

We did all that was possible whatever came to mind

G Dm Dm7 G G7

We lost to all the little things that love can't get behind

Chorus 2

But all that really matters girl

D7 G Cm7 G Am G

Is whether we can face the bottom line

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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