Bottle Take Effect Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Bottle Take Effect
written and recorded by Jim Reeves
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Well I'm sitting
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
here a glass so
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
near filled
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
with my one concern
Oh bottle you've
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
done led me to the
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
point of no
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
return
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
You took a
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
way my happy
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
days my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
life's a total wreck
You took the only
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
things I owned so
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
bottle take
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
effect
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Take effect and take away these
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
blues that drive me wild
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
Take effect make me forget these
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
troubles for a
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
while
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
Then just lead me
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
to those
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
lights of blue on the
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
corner of regret
In some barroom I'll
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
lose my gloom so
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
bottle take
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
effect
You took
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
away my
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
fortune while I
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
drank away my pride
Humiliations
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
my misfortune and there's
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
no place left to
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
hide
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
The best pla
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ce is the
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
gutter there
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
I won't need respect
Cause when in Rome you'll do
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
as the Romans do oh
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
bottle take
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
effect
Repeat #2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Bottle Take Effect?
- The song Bottle Take Effect was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
