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Briston Maroney – Bottle Rocket Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro/Chorus]
G5   B5   E5   B5   C5   Eb5
G5   B5   E5   B5   C5   Eb5

[Verse 1]
N.C.
Well, what were the odds?
N.C.
I never wished to
be something I'm not
N.C.
Seems I forgot
N.C.
The closed door isn't always locked

[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
And all my life, waiting
for a little spark
N.C.
All my time,
circling around the dark
N.C.
It's a pretty good place to start

[Chorus]
G    B   E    B     C
Come  to find I'm the one
     Eb5     G    B    E  B C Eb5
that will decide my life
         C    Eb5
It just takes a little
 G    B  E  B  C  Eb5
time
       C    Eb5     G  B  E  B
It's a bottle rocket
       C    Eb5       G  B  E  B
It's a bottle rocket

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[Verse 2]
N.C.
Turn back to the shelf
N.C
Reading every letter
I wish I wrote myself
N.C.
So get in the car
N.C
All this talk,
it only gеts you so far

[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
And all my life,
waiting for a little spark
N.C.
I decidе, circling around the dark
N.C.
It's a pretty good place to start

[Chorus]
G    B   E    B     C
Come  to find I'm the one
     Eb5     G    B    E  B C Eb5
that will decide my life
         C    Eb5
It just takes a little
 G    B  E  B  C  Eb5
time
       C    Eb5     G  B  E  B
It's a bottle rocket
       C    Eb5       G  B  E  B
It's a bottle rocket

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[Bridge]
N.C.
Stop yourself from starting this over
N.C.
Stop yourself from starting
C        G         D
Stop yourself from starting this over
C     G       D
Only stop yourself

[Chorus]
G    B   E    B     C
Come  to find I'm the one
     Eb5     G    B    E  B C Eb5
that will decide my life
         C    Eb5
It just takes a little
 G    B  E  B  C  Eb5
time
       C    Eb5     G  B  E  B
It's a bottle rocket
       C    Eb5       G  B  E  B
It's a bottle rocket
       C    Eb5      G  B  E  B
It's a bottle rocket
       C      Eb5
It's a bottle rocket

How to play Bottle Rocket: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Bottle Rocket by Briston Maroney on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Bottle Rocket by Briston Maroney is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 10 chords in all: G5, B5, E5, C5, Eb5, G, B, E, C and D.

Listen for G – B – E – B (I – III – VI – III in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – mi. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: B5, Eb5 and B are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.