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Send "Bottom" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Author/Artist: Tool
Title: Bottom
Album: Undertow
Transcribed by: Adam Skipps
Email: s5247@aol.com


Tuning: Drop D DADGBE

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
A|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
D|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3-0-3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|


E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----|
D|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0--2h3-----3--|--0--|
A|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0--2h3-----3--|--0--|
D|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3-0-3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0--2h3-----3--|--0--|


E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|                        
G|--------------------------------------|
D|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX--------o|
A|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX-3-(3)--o|
D|---0--2-3-XXXXXXXXX-0--2-3-XX----3----| Repeat 4 times


E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX--------o|
A|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX-3-(3)--o|
D|---0--2-3-XXXXXXXXX-0--2-3-XX----3----| Repeat 4 times
     Pm.............................


Riff 1:
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
A|--0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
D|--0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3-0-3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|

Riff 2:
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
A|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
D|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3-0-3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|



E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX--------o|
A|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX-3-(3)--o|
D|---0--2-3-XXXXXXXXX-0--2-3-XX----3----| Repeat 4 times
     Pm.............................


E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX--------o|
A|o---------XXXXXXXXX--------XX-3-(3)--o|
D|---0--2-3-XXXXXXXXX-0--2-3-XX----3----| Repeat 4 times
                         Ah        Ah


E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--0--2h3---3-2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
A|--0--2h3---3-2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|
D|--0--2h3-0-3-2-0-2h3-0-3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|


E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0--2h3-----3--|
A|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0-2h3---3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3---3p2-0--2h3-----3--|
D|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0-2h3-0-3p2-0--|--5---0--2h3-0-3p2-0--2h3-----3--|


E|----------------------------------|------|
B|----------------------------------|------|
G|----------------------------------|------|
D|o--3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3----|--0--o|
A|o--3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3----|--0--o|
D|---3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3----|--0---| Repeat 8 times


E|----------------------|----------------------=-------|
B|----------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------10h12b13----12--|
A|------3---------------|-----3------------------------|
D|--3-------0------(0)--|-3-------0--------------------|


Interlude: (After 2nd time)
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------3---------------|
D|--3-------0------(0)--| Repeat 12 times


G|----------------------|------5--|
D|----------0------(0)--|--3---5--|
A|------3---0------(0)--|--3---3--|
D|--3-------0------(0)--|--3------|


G|---------------------------------|
D|o--3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3--o|
A|o--3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3--o|
D|---3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3---| Repeat 8 times



G|------------------------------------|
D|o----------------------------------o|
A|o----------------------------------o|
D|---0----0--3~---0--5~---0--3~---0---| Repeat 4 times
     Ah............................


G|----------------------------------
D|o--3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3--o|
A|o--3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3--o|
D|---3/10---0----5h6-5----0----3---| Repeat 4 times


E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|o----------------------------------o|
A|o----------------------------------o|
D|---0----0--3~---0--5~---0--3~---0---| Repeat 4 times
     Ah............................


E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|o--0----0--3----0--5----0--3----0--|--0----0--3----0--5----0--1----0--o|
A|o--0----0--3----0--5----0--3----0--|--0----0--3----0--5----0--1----0--o|
D|---0----0--3----0--5----0--3----0--|--0----0--3----0--5----0--1----0---| 
                                                           Repeat 4 times

E|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--1----0--1----0--1----0--1----0--|--1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-1--|
A|--1----0--1----0--1----0--1----0--|--1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-1--|
D|--1----0--1----0--1----0--1----0--|--1-1-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-1--|


Riff 1

Riff 2

E|---------------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--5-----(5)--0-----(0)--|
A|---------------------------------|--5-----(5)--0-----(0)--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--ect.--|--5-----(5)--0-----(0)--|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Alex Lead Player	#1 by Alex Russo at Jul 27, 1975 at 9:56 AM EST
	and what a true statement.....shit adds up at the bottom. What happens when u don't clean ur pool? SHIT ADDS UP AT THE BOTTOM!!!! What happens when u never flush ur toilet for months? SHIT ADDS UP AT THE BOTTOM!!! What happens when ppl go on roller coaster rides with a lot of loops in them? SHIT ADDS UP AT THE BOTTOM!!! Seems like this song can be used in many different situations.

No Picture lindsey Average	#2 by lindsey Rogogo at Jan 8, 1979 at 6:05 PM EST
	I’ve grown to know you (because) you would tangle within myself and you held my head straight to face you I twisted my wits to try and get away But you got my eyes and I’ve got your genes and I’ve got your skin and I voice your screams A (?) falling from a dark ridge and I can't find the bottom I (?) and gnashing my teeth I flail and still I can't find the bottom (Someone) there someone can tell me that it isn’t what it seems Son you've got my eyes and son you'll voice my screams I’m shameless now, I’m nameless now, I’m no one now, I’m nothing now Then my soul must be iron, cause my fear is naked I'm naked and fearless. And my fear is naked i have a bootleg with these lyrics any thoughts?

No Picture Pasquale Average	#3 by Pasquale at Mar 16, 1995 at 9:19 PM EST
	Well I've got no choice but to write the Rollins words in myself, "If I let you, you would make me destroy myself. In order to survive you, I must first survive myself. I can sink no further and I cannot forgive you. There's no choice but to cofront you, to engage you, to erase you. I've gone to great lengths to expand my threshhold of pain. I will use my mistakes against you. There's no other choice. Shameless now, Nameless now, Nothing now, Noone now. Then my soul must be iron, cause my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless. And my fear is Nakeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed" There you have it. Why are you people discussing a version of the song that was only released in Australia.

No Picture Vezy Professional	#4 by Vezy at Jan 23, 2004 at 8:20 PM EST
	I love this song. It puts me in my place, at the bottom.

No Picture Ŧøn¥ Average	#5 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Mar 22, 2004 at 4:09 PM EST
	Wow, great song but these lyrics are so inaccurate. Anyway, I feel like this song alot of times. When I`ve just totally bottomed out. Life sucks...

No Picture IvZ Average	#6 by IvZ at Nov 19, 2006 at 8:39 AM EST
	What? where can i find this bootleg?