Bottom Of The Barrel
Amos Lee
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Tom : G
Dsus2/F# = 200230
D/C# = x4x232
D/B = (2x)
D/A = (2x)
G/F# = 220003
[Intro]
G Dsus2/F# Em7 Cadd9 D
[Verse 1]
G
I keep on laughing to keep from crying
Cadd9 G
I keep on dreaming to keep from dying
D
I keep on trying
Cadd9
Ain’t gonna stop
[Chorus]
G Dsus2/F# Em7 Cadd9
Get right down to the bottom of the barrel
D G
you float back on top
[Verse 2]
G
We all know someone who’s always hurtin’
Cadd9 G
The sun is shining they draw the curtain
D
One thing for certain
Cadd9
The pain ain’t gonna stop
[Chorus]
G Dsus2/F# Em7 Cadd9
You get right down to the bottom of the barrel
D G
And then you float back on top
[Bridge]
C9 D G C D G
'cause I know the grass is always greener in someone else’s yard
G G/F# Em7 A D D/C# D/B D/A D D/C# D/B
And the world is so much meaner when your heart is hard
[Verse 3]
G
I go out walking in any season
Cadd9 G
It could be rainin’ it could be freezin’
D
I don’t need no reason
Cadd9
It’s just so pleasing I can’t stop
[Chorus 2x]
G Dsus2/F# Em7 Cadd9
You get right down to the bottom of the barrel
D G
And then you float back on top
G G/B D/A G
oh yeah, oh baby, come on
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