Down On The Bottom Chords by The New Basement Tapes

Tempo:
74.075 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

Em

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Down On The Bottom chords
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[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] Down on the bottom, [Bb] down to the [C] last drop it cut
[F] [C] Down [F] on the [C] bottom, [F] [C] no [F] place to go [C] but up
[F] [C] Always [F] been in [C] trouble, [F] [C] nearly [F] all my [C] life
[F] [C] Always [F] been in [C] trouble, [F] [C] stuck [F] spooling stripes
[C] [F] [C] Go
[Am] find me [Em] my bluebird, flying [Dm] so high up [G] above
Go
[Am] find me [Em] my bluebird, go find [Dm] me somebody [G] to love
[F] Down on the bottom, [C] [F] [C] down [F] to the last drop it [C] cut
[F] [C]
[F] Down on the bottom, [C] [F] [C] no place to go but [F] up
[C]
[F] Always been in trouble, [C] [F] [C]
[F] nearly all my life
[C] [F] [C]
[Dm] Always been in [F] trouble, [C] [F] [C]
[F] stuck spooling stripes
[C] [F] [C] Go [G]
[Am] find me [Em] my bluebird, flying [Dm] so high up [G] above
[Am] Go find me [Em] my bluebird, go find [Dm] me somebody [G] to love
[F] Down on [C] [F] the bottom, [C] down [F] to the last drop it [C] cut
[F] [C]
[F] Down on the [C] [F] [C] bottom, no [F] place to [C] go but [F] [C] up
Down [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [Am]
[B] [C] [F] [C] [Am]
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] to the [F] last drop it [C] cut
[F] [C]
[F] Down on [C] [F] [C] the bottom, no [F] place to go [C] but up
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [Em] [C]
[F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To learn The New Basement Tapes - Down On The Bottom chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, F and C of chords. Start with a comfortable 37 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 74. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] [C] Down on the bottom, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] down to the [C] last drop it cut
_ [F] [C] Down _ [F] on the [C] bottom, _ _ [F] _ _ [C] no [F] place to go [C] but up
[F] _ _ [C] Always [F] been in [C] trouble, _ _ [F] _ [C] _ nearly [F] all my [C] life
_ [F] _ _ [C] Always [F] been in [C] trouble, _ _ [F] _ _ [C] stuck [F] spooling stripes
[C] _ _ [F] _ [C] Go _
[Am] _ find me [Em] my bluebird, flying [Dm] so high up [G] above
Go _
[Am] _ find me [Em] my bluebird, go find [Dm] me somebody [G] to love _
[F] Down on the bottom, [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] down [F] to the last drop it [C] cut
[F] _ _ [C] _
[F] Down on the bottom, [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] no place to go but [F] up
_ [C] _
[F] Always been in trouble, [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] nearly all my life
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] Always been in [F] trouble, [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] stuck spooling stripes
[C] _ _ [F] _ [C] Go [G] _
[Am] _ _ find me [Em] my bluebird, flying [Dm] so high up [G] above _ _ _
[Am] Go find me [Em] my bluebird, go find [Dm] me somebody [G] to love _
[F] Down on [C] _ _ [F] the bottom, [C] down [F] to the last drop it [C] cut
[F] _ _ [C] _
[F] Down on the [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] bottom, no [F] place to [C] go but _ [F] _ [C] up
Down [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] to the [F] last drop it [C] cut
[F] _ _ [C] _
[F] Down on [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] the bottom, no [F] place to go [C] but up
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _

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This song is part of Lost On The River album.

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