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:

Play this Lick and end. E| ---------------------| B| -12------------------| G| -11b--9--------------| D| --------11b--9-------| A| ----------------7-7--| E| ---------------------|

Vince Gill - Real mean bottle