Written by Lou Reed
Intro: A F#m Bm E (x2) Verse A I'm cruising fast on a motorcycle F#m down this winding country road Bm And I pass the gravel on the foot of the hill E Where last week I fell off A There's still some oil by the old elm tree F#m And a dead squirrel that I hit Bm But if I hadn't left I would have struck you dead E So I took a ride insteadVerse A My doctor says, she hopes I know F#m How lucky I can be Bm After all, it wasn't my blood E Mixed in the dirt that night A But this violent rage that's turned inward F#m Can not be held by a drink Bm And we must really examine this and I say E "I need another drink."A F#m Bottoming out, bottoming out Bm E Bottoming out, bottoming outVerse A I'm tearing down Route 80 east F#m The sun's on my right side Bm I'm drunk, but my vision's good E And I think of my child bride A And on the left in shadows, I see F#m Something that makes me laugh Bm I aim that bike at the fat pothole E Beyond that underpassA F#m Bottoming out, bottoming out Bm E Bottoming out, bottoming outA F#m Bottoming out, bottoming out Bm E Bottoming out, bottoming out