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 | |