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Top Of The Bottom by John Wesley Harding
Top Of The Bottom
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
This little riff appears twice after each chorus. It's based on an open G
followed by an open D.
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B|-----3----------------3----|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
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[Verse 1]
I started
G
Playing guitar by the town memorial
Em
All my songs were singing editorials
C D
And when I'd done, the sermon on the mount
N.C.
I counted my change and put it in my bank account
[Verse 2]
G
I didn't want to work at the local abbatoir
Em
So I left home, expanded my repertoire
C
I did some gigs, No one booed
D
I got free beer and I drank it with gratitude
[Chorus]
C D G
Once I started I couldn't stop
G G/F# Em Em/D
That's how I got from
C D
The bottom to the top
G D G D
[Verse 3]
G
A businessman with a very young dolly bird
Em
Talked through the set, liked what he thought he heard
C D
Dropped some names he claimed to represent
N.C.
And asked me if I had any management
[Verse 4]
G
Well two weeks later, I'm signing on the dotted line
Em
Offered some drugs, at first I declined
C
Lots of parties where the spread's incredible
D
But don't get close 'cause the food's inedible
[Chorus]
C D G
And I became a spinning top
G G/F# Em Em/D
That's how I got from
C D G
The bottom to the top of the bottom
G D G D
[Verse 5]
G
I got a sweet deal and I moved to America
Em
I fell in love with an heiress called Erica
C D
Started out smart, soon got silly
N.C.
I partied by the pool and then arrest for necrophilia
[Verse 6]
G
News travels fast like electricity
Em
A bad mug shot, it's good publicity
C
I laid low for a month or two
D
And spent my dough building a recording studio
[Chorus]
C D G
And that's when it all went pop
G G/F# Em Em/D
That's how I got from
C D G
The bottom to the top of the bottom
G D G D
[Verse 7]
G
The label and Payola got me in the charts
Em
My new management had me by the private parts
C
I went on strike, took the initiative
D
Forgetting that I didn't have a single thing to bargain with
[Verse 8]
G
I lost my nerve, my fall was glorious
Em
The lawsuit was eternal and laborious
C
My new material was only fair to middling
D
Rome was burning and I did some fiddling
[Chorus]
C D G
And finally, I was dropped
G G/F# Em Em/D
That's how I got back from
C D G
The bottom to the top of the bottom
[Verse 9]
G
On the way down people tend to leave you where you fall
Em
I tried to stand up but I didn't have the wherewithal
C
I nearly died in a cab one day
D
So I swapped my bourbon for a bottle full of Perrier
[Verse 10]
G
There were rumors about my sexuality
Em
The video star, killed by reality
C
Next thing I know I'm on my knees
D
Begging the camera, "Will you vote me off the island please?"
[Chorus]
C D G
But the world forgives a flop
G G/F# Em Em/D
That's how I got back from
C D G
The bottom to the top of the bottom
[solo]
G Em C D
G Em C D
[Verse 11]
G
Oh well all that exposure and the phone starts to ring again
Em
I experienced the strange urge to sing again
C
Well not long ago I was a boy with a dream
D
I reacquaint myself with a razor and some shaving cream
[Verse 12]
G
Look at me I'm ripe for rediscovery
Em
All I need is Mary to mother me
C
On the tenth green I was way over par
D
My partner offered me a tour in Jesus Christ, Superstar
[Chorus]
C D G
And that's when the penny dropped
G G/F# Em Em/D
That's how I got back back from
C D G
The bottom to the top of the bottom
[Verse 13]
G
Well we toured all over the states of America
Em
I got a picture of my son from Erica
C
My parents wrote, "Since you disappeared,
D
Hard to believe but it's just been one year,"
[Verse 14]
G
Now it's back to ale and cakes again
Em
I wonder if I'll make the same mistakes again
C
I hope that you've enjoyed this tutorial
D
There's another busker who was playing the memorial
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm getting bored of talking shop
G G/F# Em Em/D
That's how I got back from
C D G
The bottom to the top of the bottom
D G
To the top of the bottom
D G
To the top of the bottom
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