Emmylou Harris & Lyle Lovett - Walk Through The Bottomland Chords

Tempo:
91.05 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

C#m

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Emmylou Harris & Lyle Lovett - Walk Through The Bottomland chords
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[N] [F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[B] [C#] [F#]
A New [B] Jersey lady [C#] I knew [F#] long ago, [B] she was a [A#m] lady [C#] I say.
[F#] But she [B] met a cowboy [C#] who rode on [F#] the rodeo,
[B] and he stole [C#] her heart straight [F#] away.
A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#] she loved him [F#] so true,
[B] another love [F#] she never [C#] had.
[F#] But cowboys [B] are lonesome, [F#] and cowboys are blue,
[B] and they make [F#] the ladies so sad.
[B] Sing me [F#] a melody, [B] sing [F#] me a [B] blues,
walk through [F#] the bottom and without no shoes.
[B] The brasses [F#] she's a-runnin' [B] scared, she [F#] heard the [B] news.
Walk [F#] through the bottom and without no [B] shoes.
[F#] A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#m] he loved [F#] her too,
[B] and you know she [F#]
tried to [C#] hold on.
[F#] But the [B] rodeo life [C#] was the life that [F#] he knew,
[B] he had to [C#] keep her [F#] fin along.
She [B] never married, [F#] and she never would,
[B] and all [C#] of the people they'd say.
[F#] A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#] she just ain't [F#] no good,
[B] to follow [C#m] a cowboy [F#] that way.
[B] Sing [F#] me a melody, [B] sing [F#] me a blues,
[B] walk [F#] through the bottom and without no [B] shoes.
The brasses [F#] she's a-runnin' [B] scared, she [F#] heard the [B] news.
Walk [F#] through the bottom [C#] and without [F#] no shoes.
[B] [C#]
[B] The ladies [C#] she'd sing him to [F#] sleep in the night,
[B] and in the [F#] morning [C#] he'd go.
[B] She loved [F#] the darkness and hated the light,
[G#] along with that damn [C#] rodeo.
[F#] A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#] the day that [F#] he died,
[B] she covered him [F#] over [C#] with clay.
[F#] And [B] feelin' the wet, [C#] the night as [F#] she cried,
[B] she heard [C#] the old [F#] cowboy say.
[B] Sing [F#] me a [B] melody, sing [F#] me a [B] blues,
walk through [F#] the bottom [C#] and without no [F#] shoes.
[B] The brasses she's [F#] a-runnin' scared, [B] she heard [F#] the news.
[B] Walk through [F#] the bottom and without no shoes.
[B] Sing me [F#] a melody, [B] sing me [F#] a blues,
[B] walk through [F#] the bottom and without no shoes.
[B] The brasses she's [F#] a-runnin' scared, [B] she heard [F#] the news.
[B] Walk through [F#] the bottom [C#] and [F#] without no shoes.
[B] Won't you walk through [F#] the bottom and [C#] without no shoes.
Key:  
F#
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B
12341112
C#
12341114
C#m
13421114
A#m
13421111
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To learn Lyle Lovett - Walk Through The Bottomland chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C#, F#, B and F#. Start with a comfortable 45 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 91. With F# Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[N] _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
A New [B] Jersey lady [C#] I knew [F#] long ago, [B] she was a [A#m] lady [C#] I say. _
[F#] But she [B] met a cowboy [C#] who rode on [F#] the rodeo,
[B] and he stole [C#] her heart straight [F#] away. _
A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#] she loved him [F#] so true,
[B] another love [F#] she never [C#] had. _ _
[F#] But cowboys [B] are lonesome, [F#] and cowboys are blue,
[B] and they make [F#] the ladies so sad. _
_ [B] Sing me [F#] a melody, [B] sing [F#] me a [B] blues,
walk through [F#] the bottom and without no shoes.
[B] The brasses [F#] she's a-runnin' [B] scared, she [F#] heard the [B] news.
Walk [F#] through the bottom and without no [B] shoes.
_ _ [F#] A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#m] he loved [F#] her too,
[B] and you know she [F#]
tried to [C#] hold on.
_ [F#] But the [B] rodeo life [C#] was the life that [F#] he knew,
[B] he had to [C#] keep her [F#] fin along.
_ She [B] never married, [F#] and she never would,
[B] and all [C#] of the people they'd say.
_ [F#] A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#] she just ain't [F#] no good,
[B] to follow [C#m] a cowboy [F#] that way.
_ _ [B] Sing [F#] me a melody, [B] sing [F#] me a blues,
[B] walk [F#] through the bottom and without no [B] shoes.
The brasses [F#] she's a-runnin' [B] scared, she [F#] heard the [B] news.
Walk [F#] through the bottom [C#] and without [F#] no shoes.
[B] _ _ [C#] _
[B] The ladies [C#] she'd sing him to [F#] sleep in the night,
[B] and in the [F#] morning [C#] he'd go. _ _
[B] She loved [F#] the darkness and hated the light,
[G#] along with that damn [C#] rodeo. _
[F#] A New [B] Jersey lady, [C#] the day that [F#] he died,
[B] she covered him [F#] over [C#] with clay. _ _
[F#] And [B] feelin' the wet, [C#] the night as [F#] she cried,
[B] she heard [C#] the old [F#] cowboy say. _
_ [B] Sing [F#] me a [B] melody, sing [F#] me a [B] blues,
walk through [F#] the bottom [C#] and without no [F#] shoes.
[B] The brasses she's [F#] a-runnin' scared, [B] she heard [F#] the news.
[B] Walk through [F#] the bottom and without no shoes.
[B] Sing me [F#] a melody, [B] sing me [F#] a blues,
[B] walk through [F#] the bottom and without no shoes.
[B] The brasses she's [F#] a-runnin' scared, [B] she heard [F#] the news.
[B] Walk through [F#] the bottom [C#] and [F#] without no shoes.
[B] Won't you walk through [F#] the bottom and _ _ [C#] without no shoes. _ _ _
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Among the compositions on the album Anthology Vol. 1: Cowboy Man, written by Lyle Lovett, this one shines.

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