Eric Clapton - Bell Bottom Blues
Submitted By: Sir P
EMail: asshat@tabberstemple.com


found this in one of my really old project folders, that i found on the net and edited 
to its better tho duno how good 
it still is.. was younger,anyway its better than nothing and it aint here so..
sirp
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sir p
Guitar 1, rhythm:
     F              F         G
E------------------------------------------------I
B----1--------------1---------3------------------I
G----2--------------2---------4------------------I
D----3--------------3---------5------------------I
A----3--------------3---------5------------------I
E----1--------------1---------3------------------I

Guitar 2, Lead 1:
E--13----------------------10--------------------I
B-----13-------11---------------11vib------------I
G------------------12^full-----------------------I
D------------------------------------------------I
A------------------------------------------------I
E------------------------------------------------I

Guitar 3, Lead 2:
E--13-13-------11--------------------------------I
B--13-13-------11----------13--------------------I
G------------------12^full&release(12)----(12)--I  

 Intro:  
[N.C.] C E/B Am C/G 
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v 
-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------- 
-----------|----1--------|-------------|-------------|------------- 
-----------|-------0-----|-------1-----|-------2-----|------------- 
-------0---|h2--------2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|-------2----- 
-2--h3-----|-------------|-2-----------|-0-----------|----3-----3-- 
-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3----------- 
 
Riff 1:
F G F C G 
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v 
-------------|--------------|-13----------------10----|--------- 
-------------|--------------|---1311---------------12-|--------- 
-------------|---------4----|---------10b12-----------|--------- 
-------3-----|-------5---5⁄-|-------------------------|--------- 
----3-----3--|s5--5---------|-------------------------|--------- 
-1-----------|--------------|-------------------------|--------- 
[--3--] 
 
Verse 1: 
C E/B Am C/G 
Bell Bottom Blues, you made me cry 
F G F C G [Riff 1] 
I don't wanna lose this feeling 
C E/B Am C/G 
If I could choose a place to die 
F G 
It would be in your arms 
 
Chorus: 
A E/G# F#m D E 
Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you 
A E/G# F#m 
Do you wanna hear me beg you to take me back 
D E 
I'd gladly do it, because 
A Amaj7/C# A7 D E 
(I don't want to fade away) Give me one more day, please 
A Amaj7/C# A7 D E 
(I don't want to fade away) In your heart I wanna stay 
 
F C G [Riff 1] 
 
Verse 2: 
It's all wrong, but it's all right 
The way that you treat me, baby ...mmmm 
Once I was strong, but I lost the fight 
You won't find a better loser 
 
[repeat chorus] 
[guitar solo over verse chords] 
[repeat chorus] 
 
Verse 3: 
Bell Bottom Blues, don't say goodbye 
We're surely gonna meet again 
And if we do, dontcha be surprised 
If you find me with another lover ...oh! 
 
[repeat chorus, repeating last two lines two extra times; end cold 
on G of Riff 1] 

 C Am7/B  Am7  Am7/G
Bell Bottom Blues you made me cry 
F  G  F  C  G
I don't wanna lose this feeling 
C  Am7/C  Am7  Am7/G
And if I could choose a place to die 
F  G  F  C  G
It would be in your arms

Chorus:
A/E  G#mM7  F#m  D  E
Do you wanna see me crawl across the floor to you [ D ] [ E ] 
A/E  G#mM7  F#m
Do you wanna see me beg you to take me back, 
D  E
I dare to do it because 
A  AM7  A7  D  E
I don't want to fade away, give me one more day please 
A  AM7  A7  D  E
I don't want to fade away, in your heart I long to stay 

F - C - G
 
It's all wrong, but it's all right 
The way that you treat me baby 
Once I was strong, but I lost the fight 
You won't find a better loser 

Chorus
Solo on verse

Chorus:
Bell Bottom Blues don't say good-bye 
We're surely gonna meet again 
And if we do, don't be surprised 
If you find me with another lover 
 
Chorus / repeat last 2 lines