Down In The Bottom Chords by John Mellencamp

Tempo:
109 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Am

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp - Down In The Bottom chords
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[Am] [F#] [A]
[D] [Am]
Yeah.
[D] [A]
Meet me at the bottom, bring me them [A] rawny [D] shoes.
[A]
Hey, you can [D] meet me at the [Am] bottom, bring me [D] them rawny shoes.
[A]
[A] I'll be coming out the window, [D] I got no time [F#] to [Am] lose.
[A]
[F#] [Am]
[B] [D]
[C] [A]
[D]
[C] [A]
You see [D] me streaking by, yeah, I cannot be [A] late.
You [D] see me streaking by, please don't let me be [A] late.
[E] I'm moving, moving, [Am] cause my life is at [A] stake.
[D]
[C] [A]
[D]
Somebody told me, her old man don't [A] shoot no blanks.
[D]
Somebody told me, her old man [A] won't be shooting no blanks.
[Em] Don't want to be bleeding all over those old riverbanks.
Yeah.
[D] [A]
[D]
[C] [D] [C] [A]
[E]
[D] I [C] [A]
[D]
hope you see me when I come streaking [A] by.
I [D] hope you see me when I come streaking by.
[E]
Bad old [Am] man, and I'm too young to [A] die.
[E] Bad old [D] man, and I'm too young to [A] die.
[D] She got that [E] mean old man, and I'm [F#] too young to die.
[Am] [A]
[G#]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
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To start learning John Mellencamp - Down In The Bottom chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, C, A, D, A, Am and A. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
Yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Meet me at the bottom, bring me them [A] rawny [D] shoes.
_ [A] _ _
Hey, you can [D] meet me at the [Am] bottom, bring me [D] them rawny shoes.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[A] I'll be coming out the window, [D] I got no time [F#] to [Am] lose.
_ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You see [D] me streaking by, yeah, I cannot be [A] late. _ _
_ _ You _ [D] see me streaking by, please don't let me be [A] late.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I'm moving, moving, [Am] cause my life is at [A] stake.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Somebody told me, her old man don't [A] shoot no blanks.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Somebody told me, her old man [A] won't be shooting no _ blanks. _ _ _
[Em] Don't want to be bleeding all over those old _ riverbanks.
_ _ Yeah.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] I _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
hope you see me when I come streaking [A] by.
_ _ _ _ _ I _ [D] hope you see me when I come _ streaking by.
_ _ _ _ [E]
Bad old _ [Am] man, and I'm too young to [A] die.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Bad old [D] man, and I'm too young to [A] die. _
_ _ _ [D] She got that [E] mean old man, and I'm [F#] too young to die.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Willie Dixon.

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