Plumbline ‒ Bottletops
time signature: 6/8
Verse 1:
G D C(add9)
Billy is bartering bottletops
G D C
Suzie is selling her soul
G D C G D C
Tied up and twisted and all of my mystics can't steal the grace that I hold
Pre-Chorus 1:
Em7 D C
Such a long way down
Em7 D C
Such a long yeah-ah
Verse 2:
G D C
I wanna go to Miami
G D C
And leave behind my world
G D C G D C
And ignore all the prices of these sacrifices and void all the debts I've incurred
Pre-Chorus 2:
Em7 D C
Cuz it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down to the ground
Chorus 1:
Am D G C
Where can I go tonight
Am D G C
What can I do to show her the least bit of love
Am D G D C
Why do I need to change
Verse 3:
G D G
Well baby sing me a story
G D C
And sooth my mind
G D C G D C
Don't talk of war, the weary, the poor, but speak of this love one more time
G D C
Cuz I'm lavished by loved ones
G D C
And I listen to friends
G D C G D C
My mercy's been spent on the bi-weekly rent of the company I'm comfortable in
Pre-Chorus 3:
Em7 D C
Cuz it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long
Chorus 2:
Am D G C
And where can I go tonight
Am D G C
What can I do to show her the least bit of love
Am D G C
Why do I need a change this time
Am D G C
Isn't there someone who loves more than I
Interlude:
G D C C
Bridge:
G D C
And I try--------
G D C
out on the boulevard
G D C
And tonight--------
G D C
I am not very far
G D C
But I'll talk to you like you're not here
G D C
And I'll say the words that you want to hear
G D C
Cuz it's such a long way down
G D C
Yeah, it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
And it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
And it's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long way down
Em7 D C
It's such a long yeah-ah
G D C
Yeah-e-ah-e-ah
G D C
Yeah-e-ah-e-ah
G D C
Yeah-e-ah-e-ah
G D C
To the ground
G D C
