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Chris Stapleton – The Bottom Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G   D   G   D

[Verse 1]
Bm
 Love is a mystery
D
 It's a tricky thing
Bm
 It's more than a word
D
 More than a ring
Em
 When the right
       Bm
thing turns to wrong
Em            Bm
 Turns into a lonesome song
Em             Bm
 And everybody knows
                     A
 how it goes when it does

[Chorus]
    G
The bottle holds the whiskey
G
The whiskey holds the man
    D
The man holds the bottle
when it's all that's left
        G
And the left hand lights
what the right hand holds
    D
The smoke can't hide
what the heart regrets
           G
'Cause the heart
 holds the memory

        A
And the memory
holds thе past
        Bm
And the past
 holds the woman
       G
At the bottom of thе glass
                     D
So I don't have a problem
                     A
If I don't see the bottom

[Solo]
G   D

[Verse 2]
Bm
 I played it all over
D
 Over in my mind
Bm
 I'm lookin'
for the reasons
D
 I just can't find
Em                Bm
 Wish I knew what I
could blame
Em                Bm
 Without a moment I
could name
Em              Bm
 I don't have a thing
          A
 that I recall

[Chorus]
    G
The bottle holds the whiskey
G
The whiskey holds the man
    D
The man holds the bottle
 when it's all that's left
        G
And the left hand lights
 what the right hand holds
    D
The smoke can't hide
what the heart regrets
           G
'Cause the heart holds
 the memory
        A
And the memory
holds thе past
        Bm
And the past
holds the woman
       G
At the bottom
of thе glass
                     D
So I don't have a problem
If I don't see
       A
the bottom

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[Solo]
G   D   G   D

[Chorus]
           G
'Cause the heart
holds the memory
        A
And the memory
 holds the past
        Bm
And the past
holds the woman
       G
At the bottom of the glass
                     D
So I don't have a problem
                     A
If I don't see the bottom
        G
Oh, the hurt's holdin' me
    A
And I'm holdin' on
     Bm
To a hundred-proof truth
      G
And a hope that's long gone
                     D
So I don't have a problem
                     A
If I don't see the bottom

[Outro]
G   D   G   D

How to play The Bottom: key, chords and progression

These are The Bottom chords by Chris Stapleton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Bottom by Chris Stapleton keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 5 chords: G, D, Bm, Em and A.

The backbone of the song is A – G – D – G (V – IV – I – IV in D major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

The Bottom chords: questions

What key is The Bottom in?

The Bottom by Chris Stapleton is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in The Bottom?

The Bottom uses 5 chords: G, D, Bm, Em, A.

What is the chord progression of The Bottom?

The main progression is A – G – D – G (V – IV – I – IV).

Is The Bottom easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, Am, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

How to play The Bottom: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

The Bottom chords: questions

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