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Lesson In A Bottle

Blackberry Smoke

RockMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×
F#mDiagram coming soon
D××
E

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo II 
 
Intro: A 
 
Verse I: 
 
          A                                  F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle that never gets learned 
              D                              E 
Sweep out the ashes of the bridges that I've burned 
A                                               F#m     
white lines and wild times, passed out cold and left behind 
         D                 E       A  
Then I'm right back in the saddle again 
 
 
 
          A                                    F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle, bartender pour a shot  
            D                          E 
I'll have a whiskey, I believe it's my turn 
          A                                   F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle bartender pour a shot  
            D             E          A 
I'll have a whiskey cause I'll never learn 
 
 
Verse II: 
 
     A                                   F#m 
Blue lights and fist fights one too many out all nights 
               D                           E 
Like a freight train that's done run outta track 
A                                                  F#m 
I've been a winner and a loser, sloppy drunk and a drug abuser 
         D                          E            A 
If I get through this, Lord I swear I'll cut way back 
 
 
 
          A                                    F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle, bartender pour a shot  
            D                          E 
I'll have a whiskey, I believe it's my turn 
          A                                   F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle bartender pour a shot  
            D             E          A 
I'll have a whiskey cause I'll never learn 
 
 
Bridge: 
      E                   D           A 
I'm a long, long way from where I was goin' 
     E                          D              A          
It's been a long, long time, my scars are sure showin' 
    E                              
But school's in session bring the liquor 
 
 
 
 
          A                                    F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle, bartender pour a shot  
            D                          E 
I'll have a whiskey, I believe it's my turn 
          A                                   F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle bartender pour a shot  
            D             E          A 
I'll have a whiskey cause I'll never learn 
 
 
 
 
          A                                    F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle, bartender pour a shot  
            D                          E 
I'll have a whiskey, I believe it's my turn 
          A                                   F#m 
There's a lesson in a bottle bartender pour a shot  
            D             E          A 
I'll have a whiskey cause I'll never learn 
          
 

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Chord set

A · F#m · D · E

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.