Dierks Bentley – What Was I Thinkin (Guitar)

Capo 1
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Chords

[Intro] (relative to Capo)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-4/5-5-5-7-8-7-5---4/5-5-5-7-8-7-5---4/5-5-5-|
G|-----------------7-----------------7---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|------------------5/7-5----------------------|
B|-3----------------------8-5---5--------------|
G|---4p2---2------------------7----------------|
D|-------5---5-2-2-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Note [D#9+/5+] = x21022 Intro chords - E - C - D A - D A The D during the verse could also be played as Dadd4add9/A = 554030 [Verse]
E
Becky was the beauty from south Alabama,

    C
Her daddy had a heart like a nine pound hammer,

   D
I think he even did a little time in the slammer,

A
What was I thinkin'
[Verse 2]
E
She snuck out one night and met me by the front gate,

    C
Her daddy came out a wavin' that twelve gauge,

   D
we tore out of the drive, he peppered my tailgate,

A
What was I thinkin'
[Bridge]
B
Oh I knew there'd be hell to pay,

B
But that crossed my mind a little too late,
[Chorus]
            E                D            A
Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,

G             E             D         A
Sittin' right there in the middle by me,

      E                D
I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,

A                 G
Man I just gotta get,

E               D            A
Goin' where the night might lead,

B                        D - D - A - A
I know what I was feelin' 

                       E - C - D A - D A
But, what was I thinkin'
[Verse 3]
E
By the county line, the cop's were nippin' on our heels

    C
Pulled off the road, kicked it in four-wheel

   D
Shut off the lights, tore through a corn field

A
What was I thinkin'
[Verse 4]
E
Out the the other side, she was hollerin' "faster"

    C
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'

   D
Hit the honky tonk for a little close dancin'

A
What was I thinkin'
[Bridge]
B
Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay

B
But, that crossed my mind a little too late
[Chorus]
            E                D            A
Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top

G             E             D         A
Sittin' right there in the middle by me

      E                D
I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss

A                 G
Man I just gotta get

E               D            A
Goin' where the night might lead

B                        D - D - A - A
I know what I was feelin'
But, what was I thinkin' (Lead chords F# - A - E - F# - C - D - E) [Verse 5]
E
When a mountain of a man with a 'Born To Kill' tattoo

    C
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth

   D
Ran outside, hood-slidin' like Bo Duke

A
What was I thinkin'
[Verse 6]
E
Finally got her home at half past too late,

    C
Her daddy, in a lawn chair, sittin' on the driveway

   D
Put it in park, and he started my way

A
What was I thinkin'
[Bridge 2]
G
Oh... what was I thinkin'

C
What was I thinkin'
D#9+/5+ D#9+/5+ D#9+/5+ Then she gave a come-and-get-me grin D#9+/5+ D#9+/5+ And like a bullet, we were gone again Em7#5 [Chorus]
            E                D            A
Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,

G             E             D         A
Sittin' right there in the middle by me,

      E                D
I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss,

A                G
Man I just gotta get,

E               D            A
Goin' where the night might lead,

B
I know what I was feelin' 

                               D - D - A - A
Yeah, I know what I was feelin'

                       E - C - D A - D A
But, what was I thinkin'
(Ending chords are E - C - D A - D A) [Outro] What was I thinkin'? Oh, I know what I was feelin'. But what was I thinkin'? I guess I was thinkin' 'bout that tank top. ***D#9+/5+ = x21022***