The Bottle Wins Again Acoustic chords by Ben Harper

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Listen for walk ups and walk downs between chords.

Intro:
D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G+G

Verse 1:
D MajorD
Sometimes I make choices
Cadd9Cadd9        G+G     G+G
Sometimes they make me
     D MajorD        Cadd9Cadd9
Lonesome distance between here
          G+G        G+G
And where you think I should be

Chorus:
    E minorEm          C majorC
Someday we may look back and laugh
G+G          D MajorD
At all that could've been
    G+G          C majorC
Someday we may look back and laugh
G+G          C majorC
At all that could've been
  G+G      D MajorD      G+G     G+G
But tonight, the bottle wins again

G+G  Cadd9Cadd9 G+G  Cadd9Cadd9

Verse 2:
D MajorD
Broken hearts and broken dreams
Cadd9Cadd9          G+G     G+G
Turns out they weigh the same
    D MajorD       Cadd9Cadd9
Passed down through generations
        G+G     G+G
Like the family name

Chorus:
  E minorEm           C majorC
There's a gilded coat of arms
       G+G     Cadd9Cadd9
For those who heal from within
  G+G      D MajorD      G+G     G+G
But tonight, the bottle wins again
   D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9  G+G    G+G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G+G      D MajorD      G+G     G+G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again
   D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9     G+G    G+G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again, wins again
  G+G      D MajorD      G+G    G+G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again

Verse 3:
D MajorD          Cadd9Cadd9
So meet me in an hour
         G+G     G+G
We'll have just one or two
  D MajorD     Cadd9Cadd9
You pretend to listen
          G+G     G+G
I'll act like I can hear you

Chorus:
 E minorEm          C majorC
I know you'll always be there
 G+G        C majorC
Ain't that a true friend
G+G      D MajorD      G+G    G+G
Tonight the bottle wins again
   D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9  G+G     G+G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G+G      D MajorD      G+G    G+G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again
   D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9  G+G     G+G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G+G      D MajorD      G+G    G+G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again
   D MajorD    Cadd9Cadd9  G+G     G+G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G+G      D MajorD      G+G    G+G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again

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