Vince Gill – Real Mean Bottle (Guitar Tab)

Real Mean Bottle by Vince Gill on “Next Big Thing” (Also Covered by Bob Seger and Kid Rock) Performance Note: Vince does it in Eb – so adjust ½ step to play along with the recording on “Next Big Thing”…remember to adjust the lick below too.

Opening Lick
E| ------------------------|
B| -12---------------------|
G| -11b--9-----------------|
D| -------- 11b--9---------|
A| ----------------9--7-7--|
E| ------------------------|

[E] No man ever sounded so lonesome [A] No man ever made you feel such [E] pain [A] Lord, it must have been a real mean [E] bottle That [B] made you sing that [E] way [E] The stories you told about prison [A] About a young man gone [E] astray [A] Lord, it must have been a real mean [E] bottle That [B] made you write the songs that [E] way Chorus: [A] A real mean bottle Poured [E] straight from the Devil It's a miracle you're standin' here [B] today [A] A real mean bottle Made [E] you such a rebel [A] It must have been a real mean [B] bottle Made you sing that [E] way Solo [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] {Essentially over the verse 2X except for the [B]-[E] play major scale} [E] You spent most all your life with strangers [A] With a ramblin' fever in your [E] veins [A] Hag, it must have been a real mean [E] bottle That [B] made you play the blues that [E] way Chorus: [A] A real mean bottle Poured [E] straight from the Devil It's a miracle you're standin' here [B] today [A] A real mean bottle Made [E] you such a rebel [A] It must have been a real mean [B] bottle Made you sing that [E] way

Play this Lick and end.
E| ---------------------|
B| -12------------------|
G| -11b--9--------------|
D| --------11b--9-------|
A| ----------------7-7--|
E| ---------------------|