NOFX – Bottles To The Ground (Guitar)

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Chords

This is based on the official tab but arranged for solo performance. I had to get creative naming the chords I use in the verse. They're not even real chords, but it was the best way to keep the droning sound alive with one acoustic guitar. Feel free to play with these until you get the sound you want. E5/G x 7 9 0 x x C x 3 2 0 1 0 -or- x 3 5 5 5 3 [You can use either open or Eb5/G x 6 8 0 x x G 3 2 0 0 3 3 -or- 3 5 5 4 3 3 barre chords; both sound good. I D5/G x 5 7 0 x x F x x 3 2 1 1 -or- 1 3 3 2 1 1 use open chords but use what you C#5/G x 4 6 0 x x Am x 0 2 2 1 0 -or- 5 7 7 5 5 5 like best. Makes no difference.] C5/G x 3 5 0 x x D x x 0 2 3 2 -or- x 5 7 7 7 5 C3+5 x 3 2 0 x x At the end of the verses, the C3+5 is really just the lowest three strings of the open C chord. As you play through the last line, segue into the full C chord the same way you would build from a palm-mute when you're plugged in. The parts that are tabbed aren't anything official, either (but they're based on the official tab). They're adaptations I like to use for fun. Modify them to suit your tastes.
[Intro]
   Em              x2 Am7             x2                                Am7
e|-----------------||-----------------||                             ||-----------------|-----------------||
B|-----0-0-----0-0-||-----1-1-----1-1-||   [ Play this whole thing ] ||-----------------|-----------------||
G|-----0-0-----0-0-||-----0-0-----0-0-||   [      4-ish times      ] ||-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-||
D|-2-2-----2-2-----||-2-2-----2-2-----||   [ Last time finish with ] ||-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-||
A|-----------------||-----------------||   [        alt end        ] ||-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-||
E|-----------------||-----------------||                             ||-----------------|-----------------||
[Verse 1]
    E5/G               Eb5/G
You know it, when it's over

          D5/G              C#5/G
Doors are closing, feel the sober

           C5/G
Staring at you
C3+5 C You better take, one last good look [Chorus]
G        F              C              G
One more round and it's bottles to the ground

G               F             C          G
Smashing of the glass, What a supersonic sound

    G              F    C                 G
You gotta pull the plug when it's time to die

Am7         C
Wo-ho-ho-ho-bottles to the ground

[Fill]
   Em              x2 Am7             x2                                Am7
e|-----------------||-----------------||                             ||-----------------|-----------------||
B|-----0-0-----0-0-||-----1-1-----1-1-||   [ Play this whole thing ] ||-----------------|-----------------||
G|-----0-0-----0-0-||-----0-0-----0-0-||   [      4-ish times      ] ||-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-||
D|-2-2-----2-2-----||-2-2-----2-2-----||   [ Last time finish with ] ||-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-||
A|-----------------||-----------------||   [        alt end        ] ||-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-||
E|-----------------||-----------------||                             ||-----------------|-----------------||
[Verse 2]
         E5/G             Eb5/G
Theres a suitcase, on the sidewalk

          D5/G         C#5/G
There's a record, in a milkcrate

          C5/G
She'll be staying
C3+5 C You'll be throwing wiskey over one lip [Chorus]
G        F               C             G
One more round then it's bottle to the ground

G               F          C              G
Smashing of the glass a perfect imperfect sound

    G             F     C                 G
You gotta pay the Piper when the rats are gone

Am          C
Wo-ho-ho-ho-bottles to the ground
[Outro]
G
One more round then it's bottle to the ground

Am
One more round then it's bottles to the ground

C
One more round then it's bottles to the ground

         G
One more round then it's bottles to the ground

Am
One more round then it's bottles to the ground

C
One more round then it's bottles to the ground

F        C                              Dm
One more round then it's bottles to the ground (x4)

F        Am              G              C
One more round then it's bottles to the ground (x3)

F        Am              G              C
One more round then it's bottles to the ground