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Basement Bar by Kevin Atwater

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Open D

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Key: D

Intro:

 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|------------1----3------------1----3-|
D |-4\2p0-----0----0--4\2p0-----0----0--|
A |--------0h2--2/4----------0h2--2/4---|
D |-------------------------------------|
 
Verse 1:
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|------------1----3------------1----3-|
D |-4\2p0-----0----0--4\2p0-----0----0--|
A |--------0h2--2/4----------0h2--2/4---|
D |-------------------------------------|
 
Even the light knows how to catch your eye in

D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|------------1----3--3-5-3------------|
D |-4\2p0-----0----0---4-5-4------------|
A |--------0h2--2/4---------------------|
D |------------------------0------------|
 
this basement bar without trying.
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|------------1----3-3-3---------------|
D |-4\2p0-----0----0-0-0-0--------------|
A |--------0h2--2/4---------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
 
Shattered a glass
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|------------1----3-3-3---------------|
D |-4\2p0-----0----0-0-0-0--------------|
A |--------0h2--2/4---------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
 
into my hand.
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|------------1----3-3-3---------------|
D |-4\2p0-----0----0-0-0-0--------------|
A |--------0h2--2/4---------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
 
Bled on your shirt
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-3-5-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------------|
D |-4-5-4-4--4-4-4-4--------------------|
A |----------0-0-0-0--------------------|
D |-------0--0-0-0-0--------------------|
 
to make your care last. (repeat strumming 4x - total 16)
 
Chorus:
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
D |-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
 
Dragged you to this spot. I
 
D |----------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------|
F#|-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
D |-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
 
heard it gets gay after 1. If
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
D |-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
 
you’re gonna dance, I
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-3-3-5-5-3-3-1-1-3-3-1-1-0-----------|
D |-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-0-----------|
A |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-----------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
 
want you to want me to ask you.
 
Bridge:
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
 
…Cause baby,
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-3-5-1-3-0---------------------------|
D |-4-5-2-4-0---------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-2---------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
 
I dont wanna watch you dance.
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-3-5-1-3-0---------------------------|
D |-4-5-2-4-0---------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-2---------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
 
I dont wanna watch you dance.
 
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|-3-5-1-3-0---------------------------|
D |-4-5-2-4-5---------------------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
D |-0-0-0-0-5---------------------------|
 
I dont wanna watch you dance.
 
 
 
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| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
 
 
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Basement Bar Tab Info

Published: July 29, 2026

Last Updated: July 29, 2026

Tuning: Open D