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β« Intro:
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β« Verse 1:
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Curly headed babies running wild in the yard
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Catching fireflies while the day goes dark
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Dogs on the front porch dreaming bout a rabbit
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Halfway working through a six-pack habit
A
Porch swing kissing on the love of my life
D N.D .
Wishing just once, I could take tonight and
β« Chorus:
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Bottle it up
D
Put it away
D
Bottle it up
D
For a rainy day
D
Bottle it up
D
For when the clouds roll in
D
I'll be sipping this summer on ice again
A
It tastes so sweet and it feels so good
D
I know I can't but buddy if I could
D
I'd bottle it up
D
Yeah I'd bottle it up
β« Verse 2:
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Old farm truck kicking driveway dust
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Mama n them all waving at us
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Didn't mean to bother just passing on by
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Got a bucket full of chicken and a pecan pie
A
Nothing going on gonna make the front page
D
Just a country's boys dream getting better with age
D
We oughta
β« Chorus:
D
Bottle it up
D
Put it away
D
Bottle it up
D
For a rainy day
D
Bottle it up
D
For when the clouds roll in
D
I'll be sipping this summer on ice again
A
Ya tastes so sweet and it feels so good
D
I know I can't but buddy if I could
D
I'd bottle it up
D
Yeah I'd bottle it up
Guitar β« Solo:
D D D A D D
β« Bridge:
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Life ain't no big riddle
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Just Jesus and the devil and the people in the middle
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Time just keeps on ticking
N.D .
Every now and then take a blessing you're given and
β« Chorus:
D
Bottle it up
D
Put it away
D
Bottle it up
D
For a rainy day
D
Bottle it up
D
For when the clouds roll in
D
I'll be sipping this summer on ice again
A
Ya tastes so sweet and it feels so good
D
I know I can't but buddy if I could
D
I'd bottle it up
D
Yeah I'd bottle it up
β« Outro:
A
I'd pull it off the shelf blow off the dust
D N.D .
I'd be a billionaire if I could sell this stuff
D
Bottle it up
D
Yeah bottle it up
D
We oughta bottle it up
D
Yeah bottle it up
N.D .
Bottle it up
Song History
Published: July 21, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025