Matt Nathanson - Bottom Of The Sea

this is a pretty simple way of playing his song .
video can be found on youtube –

vote 5 stars please!

capo on 2nd fret

chords are as follows ( not too sure about the names ) :

G Dsus4 Dsus3 Bm D Em7 G/A C#m E A [ ch ] B#m [ /Ch ]
E – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 4 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – ]
B – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 5 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 4 – – – ]
G – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 6 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 4 – – – ]
D – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 6 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – ]
A – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 4 – – – 3 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – ]
E – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 4 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – ]

the G/a chord is weird i know , but i saw him play it on a video . he uses his baby
finger to play it .

intro riff ( you can figure out the rhythm because i’m too lazy to write it up ) is as follows :

D G ( play for a bit )
E – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 5 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – ]
B – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – ]
G – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – ]
D – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – ]
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]

lyrics/Chords :

* play intro *

( verse 1 )
G
yeah come on down

Dsus4 Dsus3
to the bottom of the sea

G
yeah come on down

Dsus4 Dsus3
there’s room right next to me .

Bm G
i’m tired of getting even let’s get odd , odd , baby

Dsus4 Dsus3 D
and live life at the bottom of the sea .

* play intro again *

( verse 2 )
G
too many cars ( boop )

Dsus4 Dsus3
drinking too much gasoline

G
there’s no good news

Dsus4 Dsus3
on the tv screen

Bm G
there’s a hole up in the sky , so come on baby dive

Dsus4 Dsus3 D
and live life at the bottom of the sea

( chorus )
G Dsus4 Bm Dsus3
tried my best to be someone else , someone else

G Dsus4 Em7
tried my best to be someone else instead but

G Dsus4 Bm Dsus3
tried my best to be someone else , someone else

G Dsus4 G/A
and now there’s nothing left . . .

G
. . . but me

* play intro riff *

( bridge )
C#m E A E
if the morning light ever calls you backwards

C#m E A
if the surface begs you on

C#m E A E
if the morning light ever calls you backwards

A [ ch ] B#m [ /Ch ]
don’t be gone too long

A [ ch ] B#m [ /Ch ]
don’t leave me here all alone

( alone . . . )

* play intro riff *

( verse 3 )
G
yeah come on down

Dsus4 Dsus3
to the bottom of the sea

G
oh come on down

Dsus4 Dsus3
yeah there’s room right next to me

Bm G
i’m tired of getting even let’s get odd , odd , baby

Dsus4 Dsus3 D
and live life at the bottom of the sea .

* go straight to chorus *

( chorus )
G Dsus4 Bm Dsus3
tried my best to be someone else , someone else

G Dsus4 Em7
tried my best to be someone else instead but

G Dsus4 Bm Dsus3
tried my best to be someone else , someone else

G Dsus4 G/A
and now there’s nothing left . . .

G Dsus4 Dsus3 Em7
yeah now there’s nothing left . . .

G D ( let note ring )
. . . but me

enjoy!