Chords for Merle Haggard - The Bottle Let Me Down (Live)
Tempo:
134.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] He wrote.
Yeah, this is one called the bottle let me down.
It goes like [A] this.
[E] [A]
[D]
Each night I leave the bar room when it's sober not feeling any pain at closing [A] time
but tonight your memory found me much too sober.
I couldn't drink enough to keep you [D] off my mind.
Tonight the bottle let me down [Dm] [D]
and let your memory [A] come around.
The one true friend I thought I found.
Tonight the bottle [D] let me down.
[A]
[D] [Dm] [D]
I've always had a bottle I could turn to
and lately I've been turning [A] every day but the wine don't take effect the way it used to
and I'm hurting in an old familiar [D] way.
Tonight the bottle let me down and let your memory
[A] come around.
The one true friend I thought I found.
Tonight the bottle [D] let me down.
[A] Tonight the bottle [D] let me [A] down.
[D]
Yeah, this is one called the bottle let me down.
It goes like [A] this.
[E] [A]
[D]
Each night I leave the bar room when it's sober not feeling any pain at closing [A] time
but tonight your memory found me much too sober.
I couldn't drink enough to keep you [D] off my mind.
Tonight the bottle let me down [Dm] [D]
and let your memory [A] come around.
The one true friend I thought I found.
Tonight the bottle [D] let me down.
[A]
[D] [Dm] [D]
I've always had a bottle I could turn to
and lately I've been turning [A] every day but the wine don't take effect the way it used to
and I'm hurting in an old familiar [D] way.
Tonight the bottle let me down and let your memory
[A] come around.
The one true friend I thought I found.
Tonight the bottle [D] let me down.
[A] Tonight the bottle [D] let me [A] down.
[D]
Key:
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Dm
D
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Dm
[E] He wrote.
Yeah, this is one called the bottle let me down.
It goes like [A] this.
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Each night I leave the bar room when it's sober _ _ _ _ not feeling any pain at closing [A] time _ _ _ _ _
but tonight your memory found me much too sober. _ _ _ _
I couldn't drink enough to keep you [D] off my _ mind. _ _ _
_ Tonight _ the bottle _ let me down [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
and let your memory [A] come around. _ _ _
The one true friend I thought I found. _ _ _ _ _
Tonight _ the bottle [D] let me down. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
I've always had a bottle I could turn _ to _ _
and lately I've been turning _ [A] every day _ _ _ _ but the wine don't take effect the way it used to
_ and _ I'm hurting _ in an old familiar [D] _ _ _ way. _ _ _
Tonight _ the bottle _ let me down _ _ _ _ and let your memory
[A] come around. _ _ _ _
The one true friend I thought I found. _ _ _ _ _
Tonight _ _ the bottle [D] let me down. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Tonight _ _ the bottle [D] let me [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, this is one called the bottle let me down.
It goes like [A] this.
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Each night I leave the bar room when it's sober _ _ _ _ not feeling any pain at closing [A] time _ _ _ _ _
but tonight your memory found me much too sober. _ _ _ _
I couldn't drink enough to keep you [D] off my _ mind. _ _ _
_ Tonight _ the bottle _ let me down [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
and let your memory [A] come around. _ _ _
The one true friend I thought I found. _ _ _ _ _
Tonight _ the bottle [D] let me down. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _
I've always had a bottle I could turn _ to _ _
and lately I've been turning _ [A] every day _ _ _ _ but the wine don't take effect the way it used to
_ and _ I'm hurting _ in an old familiar [D] _ _ _ way. _ _ _
Tonight _ the bottle _ let me down _ _ _ _ and let your memory
[A] come around. _ _ _ _
The one true friend I thought I found. _ _ _ _ _
Tonight _ _ the bottle [D] let me down. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Tonight _ _ the bottle [D] let me [A] down.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _