Top Of The Bottom
John Wesley Harding
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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
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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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