The Bottom Line Chords by Rick Astley

Tempo:
87.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

Dm

Gm

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Bottom Line chords
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[Gm] [C] [Dm]
[Gm] [C] [Dm]
[Gm] [C] [Dm] [C]
[F] [Gm] [C] [Dm]
[Gm] When we [C] were out dancing [Dm] all the night,
[Bb] you almost [C] got me into [Dm] another fight.
[G] [Gm] You always [C] walked through, you [Dm] got the [G] touch, baby,
to [Bb] make all [C] the other guys want [Dm] me so much.
[F] But if you ever [C] do that to me, [F] just [C] one more time,
[F] I swear to [C] you that I will [Gm] blow, baby, that's the bottom [Bb] line.
[C] Bottom [Dm] line.
[Am] The [Bb] bottom [C] line.
[Dm] [Gm]
If you really [C] loved me [Dm] like you say,
Loved me [Gm] like you say,
wouldn't [C] keep on hurting [Dm] me this way.
[F] Ooh.
[Gm] You always [C] turned away when I [Dm] called your name.
[G] Called your [Gm] name.
Now, baby, [C] things just ain't [Dm] the same.
[F] So if you ever [C] do that to me, [Dm] just [C] one more time,
[F] I swear to [C] you that I will blow, baby, [Gm] that's the bottom line.
[C]
[Dm] [G] [Gm] Bottom [C] line.
[F] You got [D] to believe it's [G] over.
[D] You got to believe it's [G] true.
[D] You got to [G] believe it's over and we'll lose.
[D] [F] You got to believe it's over.
You got to believe it's true.
You got to believe it's over and we'll [C] lose.
[Am] [D] [G]
[Am] [D] [Em] Ooh.
[C] Bottom line.
[D] [Em]
That's the [C] bottom line.
[D] [Em] Bottom line.
[A]
[Em] All [Gm] [C] that you have [Dm] ever done for me.
All [Fm] you've [G] ever done for me.
You show [C] me just how rotten life [Dm] can be.
Just how [C] rotten.
How very, very [Bb] rotten.
But [C] this has taught me one thing [F] that's for sure.
[G] [Dm] Yeah.
[Gm] I'll never [Dm] let [C] that girl back through [Dm] my door.
[F] And if you ever does [C] that to me, [Dm] just one [C] more time,
[F] I swear to you [C] that I will blow, baby, [G] that's the [Bb] bottom line.
[C] Bottom line.
[Dm]
[Gm] Bottom line.
[C] [Dm]
[Gm] Bottom line.
[C] Bottom [Dm]
[Gm] line.
[C] [Dm]
The [Gm] bottom line.
[C] [Dm]
Bottom [Bb] [C] line.
[G] [Dm]
[Gm] You [C] got to believe [Dm] it's over.
You got to believe it's true.
The [Gm] bottom line.
[C] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] [F] [Bb] [G] [Dm]
[Fm] [Gm] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Em]
[F] [Gm] [D] [C]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G]
[F] [Gm]
[C] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm] [Gm] [Am] [Gm]
[C] [Dm] [G] I'd like to thank you all for coming this [Dm] evening.
[Am] [Gm] [Am] All you people, all you people out there, you're [E] all beautiful.
[Am] I want to [Ab] thank each and every [G] one of you home with [Ab] me tonight.
[Gm] [Cm] [F] [G]
[F]
Key:  
C
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Dm
2311
Gm
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G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
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To learn Rick Astley - The Bottom Line chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Dm, C, Dm, Gm, C, Dm and G. Set your pace at 43 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 87. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] When we [C] were out dancing [Dm] all the night, _
_ [Bb] you almost [C] got me into [Dm] another fight. _
[G] _ [Gm] You always [C] walked through, you [Dm] got the [G] touch, baby,
to [Bb] make all [C] the other guys want [Dm] me so much.
[F] But if you ever [C] do that to me, [F] just [C] one more time,
[F] I swear to [C] you that I will [Gm] blow, baby, that's the bottom [Bb] line.
[C] Bottom [Dm] line.
_ [Am] The [Bb] bottom [C] line.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm]
If you really [C] loved me [Dm] like you say,
Loved me [Gm] like you say,
wouldn't [C] keep on hurting [Dm] me this way.
[F] Ooh.
[Gm] You always [C] turned away when I [Dm] called your name.
[G] Called your [Gm] name.
Now, baby, [C] things just ain't [Dm] the same.
_ [F] So if you ever [C] do that to me, [Dm] just [C] one more time,
[F] I swear to [C] you that I will blow, baby, [Gm] that's the bottom line.
[C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] Bottom [C] line.
_ [F] _ _ You got [D] to believe it's [G] over.
[D] You got to believe it's [G] true.
[D] You got to [G] believe it's over and we'll lose.
[D] _ [F] You got to believe it's over.
You got to believe it's true.
You got to believe it's over and we'll [C] lose. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ Ooh.
[C] Bottom line.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _
That's the [C] bottom line.
[D] _ [Em] Bottom line.
[A] _
[Em] All _ [Gm] [C] that you have [Dm] ever done for me.
All [Fm] you've [G] ever done for me.
You show [C] me just how rotten life [Dm] can be.
Just how [C] rotten.
How very, very [Bb] rotten.
But [C] this has taught me one thing [F] that's for sure.
[G] [Dm] Yeah.
[Gm] I'll never [Dm] let [C] that girl back through [Dm] my door.
_ [F] And if you ever does [C] that to me, [Dm] just one [C] more time,
[F] I swear to you [C] that I will blow, baby, [G] that's the [Bb] bottom line.
[C] Bottom line.
[Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] Bottom line.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Gm] Bottom line.
_ [C] Bottom [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] line.
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
The [Gm] bottom line.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
Bottom [Bb] _ _ [C] line.
[G] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] You [C] got to believe [Dm] it's over.
You got to believe it's true.
The [Gm] bottom line.
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] I'd like to thank you all for coming this [Dm] evening.
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] All you people, all you people out there, you're [E] all beautiful.
_ [Am] I want to [Ab] thank each and every [G] one of you home with [Ab] me tonight.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _

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