The Bottle Wins Again Acoustic chords by Ben Harper

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Listen for walk ups and walk downs between chords.

Intro:
D Cadd9 G G

Verse 1:
D
Sometimes I make choices
Cadd9        G     G
Sometimes they make me
     D        Cadd9
Lonesome distance between here
          G        G
And where you think I should be

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

G  Cadd9 G  Cadd9

Verse 2:
D
Broken hearts and broken dreams
Cadd9          G     G
Turns out they weigh the same
    D       Cadd9
Passed down through generations
        G     G
Like the family name

Chorus:
  Em           C
There's a gilded coat of arms
       G     Cadd9
For those who heal from within
  G      D      G     G
But tonight, the bottle wins again
   D    Cadd9  G    G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G      D      G     G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again
   D    Cadd9     G    G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again, wins again
  G      D      G    G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again

Verse 3:
D          Cadd9
So meet me in an hour
         G     G
We'll have just one or two
  D     Cadd9
You pretend to listen
          G     G
I'll act like I can hear you

Chorus:
 Em          C
I know you'll always be there
 G        C
Ain't that a true friend
G      D      G    G
Tonight the bottle wins again
   D    Cadd9  G     G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G      D      G    G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again
   D    Cadd9  G     G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G      D      G    G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again
   D    Cadd9  G     G
Wins agaaaaain, wins again
  G      D      G    G
Yes tonight, the bottle wins again