Bottoming Out Chords by Lou Reed

Tempo:
130.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Bm

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lou Reed - Bottoming Out chords
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[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[A] I'm cruising fast on a motorcycle down [F#] this winding country road.
[Bm]
And I catch the gravel at the foot of the hill [E] where last week I fell off.
[A] There's still some oil by the old elm tree and [F#m] a dead squirrel that I hit.
But [Bm] if I hadn't left, I would have struck you dead, so [E] I took a right instead.
[A] Bottoming out, [F#m] bottoming out, [Bm] bottoming out, [E] bottoming out.
[A] My doctor says she hopes I know [F#m] how lucky I can be.
[Bm] After all, it wasn't my blood mixed [E] in the dirt that night.
[A] But this violent rage that turns in work [F#] cannot be helped by drink.
[Bm] And we must really examine this, and I [E] say I need another drink.
[A] Bottoming out, [F#m] bottoming out, [Bm] bottoming out, [A] bottoming [E] out.
I'm
[A] tearing down Route 80.
[F#m] The sun's on my right side.
[Bm] I'm drunk, but my vision's good, and I [E] think of my childhood.
[A] And on the left-hand shadows I see [F#] something that makes me [F#m] laugh.
[Bm] I aim that pipe at that flat on [E] hold beyond that underpass.
Bottoming [A] out, [F#] bottoming out, bottoming [Bm] out, [E] bottoming out.
[A] Bottoming out, [F#m] bottoming out, [F#]
[Bm] bottoming out, bottoming out.
[G] [E]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[A] Whoa.
[F#m]
[Bm]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To learn Lou Reed - Bottoming Out chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - A, F#m, Bm, E, A and F#. For best results, commence at 65 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 131. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] I'm cruising fast on a motorcycle down [F#] this winding country road.
_ [Bm]
And I catch the gravel at the foot of the hill [E] where last week I fell off. _
[A] There's still some oil by the old elm tree and [F#m] a dead squirrel that I hit.
But [Bm] if I hadn't left, I would have struck you dead, so [E] I took a right instead. _
[A] Bottoming out, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] bottoming out, _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] bottoming out, _ _ _ _ [E] bottoming out. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] My doctor says she hopes I know _ [F#m] how lucky I can be. _
[Bm] _ After all, it wasn't my blood mixed [E] in the dirt that night. _ _ _
[A] But this violent rage that turns in work [F#] cannot be helped by drink. _ _
[Bm] And we must really examine this, and I [E] say I need another drink. _
[A] Bottoming out, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] bottoming out, _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] bottoming out, _ _ _ _ [A] bottoming [E] out.
I'm _ _ _ _
[A] _ tearing down Route 80. _ _
[F#m] The sun's on my right side. _
[Bm] I'm drunk, but my vision's good, and I [E] think of my childhood. _ _
[A] And on the left-hand shadows I see [F#] something that makes me [F#m] laugh. _
[Bm] I aim that pipe at that flat on [E] hold beyond that _ underpass.
Bottoming [A] out, _ _ _ _ _ [F#] bottoming out, _ _ _ _ _ bottoming [Bm] out, _ _ _ _ [E] bottoming out. _ _ _ _
[A] Bottoming out, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] bottoming out, _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] bottoming out, bottoming out. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Whoa. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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