Chords for 70's !!!!!!OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC SOUL!!!!!!!

Tempo:
118.4 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

E

Em

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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70's !!!!!!OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC SOUL!!!!!!! chords
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1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4
[Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[E] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[G] [Dm]
[E] [Dm]
[E] [Dm]
[E] [Dm] When [G] you drink one bottle
[Dm]
[Am] And don't you think [Gm] it's a crime
[F] When time [Em] after time after [E] time
People in a bottle
[Dm] There's people living [E] in a bottle
[Dm] Listen to [G] me
She asked if the sugar was [Dm] fine
Oh she's finally drinking [E] wine
In a bottle
[Dm] She told me
[G] An old man committed a [Dm] crime
He's doing time now
She's [Em] drinking in a bottle
[Dm] I seen her
[Em] Out there on the avenue
[Dm] All by herself
She sure need help [G] from the bottle
[Dm] I seen her
[E] The man tried to help her
[Dm] She cussed him out
And he hit him in the neck
[E] In the bottle
[Dm] They turned to me
They [Am] asked me Girl now
Don't you think it's [Gm] a crime
[F]
No way
And time [Em] after time after time
People [E] in a bottle
[Dm] There's people [Em] showing up in the bottle
[Dm] Give another good example
[G]
You see that gent in a [Dm] regal suit
That ain't nothing damn near
[Em] Blowing his c*** to the bottle
[Dm] He was a [G] doctor
Helping young [Dm] girls along
If they wasn't too [E] fine
Gonna have problems
[Dm] I'm [E] fighting this
Offenders of the dollar [Dm] Ego
Said what you doing man
That ain't [Em] legal
Now he's in the bottle
[Dm]
[E] And now we watch him Every day
[Dm] He's trying to take the business
Away [E] from the bottle
[Dm] He turned to me He said Now
[Am] Don't you think it's [Gm] a crime No [F] way
And time [Em] after time after time
Friends of [E] mine
In the bottle
[Dm] There's people showing up [E] in the bottle
[Dm] Come on
Hit it in the neck one time Step
[Em] One
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [A]
[Dm]
[A] [Dm] [Am] Uh uh
[Gm]
[F] [Em] [Dm]
[E] [Dm]
[A] [Em] [Dm] Take a little [E] seat
You ever come and look at me
[Dm] You know where I'm bound to [E] be
In the bottle
[Dm] Turn around
[E] Look around on any [Dm] corner
If you see somebody
[Em] Looking like a goner
It's gonna [Dm] be me
Sing the [A] song
A dollar a night
A bottle of [Dm] wine
A dollar a night
Get a bottle of [G] wine
A dollar a night
Get a bottle of [Dm] wine
A dollar a night
Get a bottle of [E] wine
In the bottle
[Dm] All that I'm [E] concerned about
Is the bottle
[Dm] It kept telling me
Is [E] that out of the bottle
[D] Is that all I want
Is that all I [E] want
Is that all I want
Is that all I [Dm] want
Since I'm sleeping on the [E] bottom of the bottle
[Dm] Ah ah ah ah ah [E] ah ah [Dm] Ah Ah
[E] [Dm] Ah
[E] [Dm]
[A] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
[Dm]
[E] [Dm] Ah Ah Ah
[A] Ah
[Dm] Ah Ah Ah
[A] [Dm]
[A] [Dm] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah [G] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
Key:  
Dm
2311
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
E
2311
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson - The Bottle chords, with this master sequence: G, Dm, E, Dm and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 59 BPM and then match the original tempo of 118 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ When [G] you drink one bottle
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] And don't you think [Gm] it's a crime
[F] When _ time [Em] after time after [E] time
People in a bottle
_ _ [Dm] There's people living [E] in a bottle
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Listen to [G] me
She asked if the sugar was [Dm] fine
Oh she's finally drinking [E] wine
In a bottle
_ _ [Dm] _ She told me
[G] An old man committed a [Dm] crime
He's doing time now
She's [Em] drinking in a bottle
_ _ [Dm] _ I seen her
[Em] Out there on the avenue
[Dm] All by herself
She sure need help [G] from the bottle
_ _ [Dm] _ I seen her
[E] The man tried to help her
[Dm] She cussed him out
And he hit him in the neck
[E] In the bottle
_ [Dm] They turned to me
They [Am] asked me Girl now
Don't you think it's [Gm] a crime
_ [F]
No way
And time [Em] after time after time
People [E] in a bottle
_ _ [Dm] There's people [Em] showing up in the bottle
_ _ _ [Dm] Give another good example
[G]
You see that gent in a [Dm] regal suit
That ain't nothing damn near
[Em] Blowing his c*** to the bottle
_ _ [Dm] _ He was a [G] doctor
Helping young [Dm] girls along
If they wasn't too [E] fine
Gonna have problems
_ [Dm] _ I'm [E] fighting this
Offenders of the dollar [Dm] Ego
Said what you doing man
That ain't [Em] legal
Now he's in the bottle
[Dm] _ _ _
[E] And now we watch him Every day
[Dm] He's trying to take the business
Away [E] from the bottle
_ [Dm] He turned to me He said Now
[Am] _ Don't you think it's [Gm] a crime No [F] way
_ And time [Em] after time after time
Friends of [E] mine
In the bottle
_ _ [Dm] There's people showing up [E] in the bottle
_ [Dm] Come on
Hit it in the neck one time Step _
[Em] One
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] Uh uh
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] Take a little [E] seat
You ever come and look at me
[Dm] You know where I'm bound to [E] be
In the bottle
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Turn around
[E] Look around on any [Dm] corner
If you see somebody
[Em] Looking like a goner
It's gonna [Dm] be me
Sing the [A] song
A dollar a night
A bottle of [Dm] wine
A dollar a night
Get a bottle of [G] wine
A dollar a night
Get a bottle of [Dm] wine
A dollar a night
Get a bottle of [E] wine
In the bottle
_ _ [Dm] All that I'm [E] concerned about
Is the bottle
_ _ [Dm] It kept telling me
Is [E] that out of the bottle
_ [D] Is that all I want
Is that all I [E] want
Is that all I want
Is that all I [Dm] want
Since I'm sleeping on the [E] bottom of the bottle
[Dm] Ah ah ah ah ah [E] _ ah ah _ [Dm] Ah Ah _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Ah _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] Ah Ah Ah _
[A] _ Ah
_ [Dm] _ Ah Ah Ah
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah [G] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Messages album.

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