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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: EADGBE
CHORDS:
 Am7– X03010
Am7ii – X02213
Em/9 – 02200(0/2) – uses a pull-off sometimes
 Am/B– X20010
C - 332010
G - 320033
 Bm– X24432
 D- XX0232
Fill 
Damo does this at the end of most lines. Uses third finger vibrato to pronounce the G 
EmE|--0----------------| 
B|--0----------------| 
G|--0---0------------| 
D|--2---2------------| 
A|--2---2-2---~------| 
E|--0-0---0---3--0-0-| 
Intro: (Chilin Version) 
 Am  Am7(ii)  Am/B   C   G  
Bm Em
C G Bm Em
CVeGrsDe: Am  Em  
Yeah, 
Am7Living Gin my Drented Am7room, I Emsharply had a fall 
Am7I fell Ginto a DbottlAm7e, and Emno-one heard my call 
And my father said, 
Am7"Why do yoGu think thaDt you stumAm7bled into this Embottle that you fell?", 
And I says 
Am7"Father I Gthink I lost my DbalanAm7ce throwing Empennies in the holy well". 
Chorus: 
Into the Cbottle you Gcan fall and there bBme no one Emthere at all 
Well you can Cwhine and Gyou can pray, but its up to Bmyou to Emsay no way  
Verse: 
I cAm7ame Gacross a Dfriend of Am7mine who had, Emplunged and sank deep down 
And I Am7wondered Gif I Dknew hiAm7m, because his mEmind had turned around 
So I sAm7at for a Gwhile with Dthis stranAm7ger, he was a Emshell of what he'd once been 
And I Am7thought of Gall the aDlcohAm7ol and all the Empain and greed that i've seen 
Chorus: 
Into the Cbottle you Gcan fall and there bBme no one Emthere at all 
Well you can Cwhine and Gyou can pray, but its up to Bmyou to Emsay no way 
    Am7    G    D        Dsus4      Am7  EmNo way, 
Verse: 
Am7Mothers Gall Daround the Am7world try to Emteach your children to stay 
To Am7stay well Gaway from the DbottAm7le, if you Emdont want to watch decay 
Am7Decay of the Gmind and the Dsoul Am7aswell, theres no Emneed to go through that pain 
Am7Mothers you Gwanted Dyour Am7children not to Emdrown in the acid rain 
Chorus: 
Into the Cbottle you Gcan fall and there bBme no one Emthere at all 
Well you can Cwhine and Gyou can pray, but its up to BmYou, Emyes it is
Its up to yBmou, oooh yes it Emis, 
Its up to Bmyou yes it Emis, 
Its up to Bmyou's, to say no Emway 
No CwaaayG... Bm  Em  
No CwaaGay...BmNah Emnah nah 
Am7 G D Dsus4 Am7 Em
Am7 G D Dsus4 Am7 Em9

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Bottle Talk

by Damien Dempsey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Am/B

Dsus4

Em9

Tuning: EADGBE

CHORDS:

Am7

– X03010

Am7ii – X02213

Em/9 – 02200(0/2) – uses a pull-off sometimes

Am/B

– X20010

C - 332010

G - 320033

– X24432

- XX0232

Fill

Damo does this at the end of most lines. Uses third finger vibrato to pronounce the G

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

B|--0----------------|

G|--0---0------------|

D|--2---2------------|

A|--2---2-2---~------|

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

Intro: (Chilin Version)

Am Am7 Am/B C G

(ii)

Bm Em

C G Bm Em

C G D Am Em

Verse:

Yeah,

Am7 G D Am7 Em

Living in my rented room, I sharply had a fall

Am7 G D Am7 Em

I fell into a bottle, and no-one heard my call

And my father said,

Am7 G D Am7 Em

"Why do you think that you stumbled into this bottle that you fell?",

And I says

Am7 G D Am7 Em

"Father I think I lost my balance throwing pennies in the holy well".

Chorus:

C G Bm Em

Into the bottle you can fall and there be no one there at all

C G Bm Em

Well you can whine and you can pray, but its up to you to say no way

Verse:

Am7 G D Am7 Em

I came across a friend of mine who had, plunged and sank deep down

Am7 G D Am7 Em

And I wondered if I knew him, because his mind had turned around

Am7 G D Am7 Em

So I sat for a while with this stranger, he was a shell of what he'd once been

Am7 G D Am7 Em

And I thought of all the alcohol and all the pain and greed that i've seen

Chorus:

C G Bm Em

Into the bottle you can fall and there be no one there at all

C G Bm Em

Well you can whine and you can pray, but its up to you to say no way

Am7 G D Dsus4 Am7 Em

No way,

Verse:

Am7 G D Am7 Em

Mothers all around the world try to teach your children to stay

Am7 G D Am7 Em

To stay well away from the bottle, if you dont want to watch decay

Am7 G D Am7 Em

Decay of the mind and the soul aswell, theres no need to go through that pain

Am7 G D Am7 Em

Mothers you wanted your children not to drown in the acid rain

Chorus:

C G Bm Em

Into the bottle you can fall and there be no one there at all

C G Bm Em

Well you can whine and you can pray, but its up to You, yes it is

Bm Em

Its up to you, oooh yes it is,

Bm Em

Its up to you yes it is,

Bm Em

Its up to you's, to say no way

C G Bm Em

No waaay...

C G Bm Em

No waaay...Nah nah nah

Am7 G D Dsus4 Am7 Em

Am7 G D Dsus4 Am7 Em9

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