John Prine – The Bottomless Lake (Guitar)
Capo 3
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
C G D G
C G D G
[Verse]
G Here's the story of a man and his family D G And a big trip that they took
Well, I heard all about in a restaurant
A7 D And I read it in a history book C G They rented a car at the Erie Canal C But the car didn't have no brake G Said Ma to Pa "My God this car" D G "Is gonna fall into the Bottomless Lake"
[Instrumental]
C G D G
G Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face D G Said "I've done something horribly wrong"
"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub"
A7 D And I think I left the kitchen light on" C G Then I heard a crash the car when splash C And the compass rolled around and around G Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We fell in a lake D G And I think we're all gonna drown
[Chorus]
D We are falling down G Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
C G I'm so scared I can hardly breathe D G I may never see my sweetheart again
[Instrumental]
C G D G
G There was plenty of food in the backseat D G And the windows were rolled up tight
So we all nibbled on a chicken leg
A7 D Told stories 'way thru' the night C G Well, Pa told one that he told before C And the baby got a bellyache G Said Ma to Pa "My God this car" D G "Falling down a Bottomless Lake"
[Chorus]
D We are falling down G Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
C G I'm so scared I can hardly breathe D G I may never see my sweetheart again
[Instrumental]
C G D G
C G D G
G Poppa played the music on the radio D G Mama rocked the baby to sleep
He said he would've taken the other road
A7 D But he didn't think the lake was that deep C G Well, if the ferry been there at the end of the pier C We'd be half way to Uncle Jake's G Instead of looking at fish out the window I wish D G We'd hit the bottom of the Bottomless Lake C G 'Stead of looking at fish out the window I wish D G We'd hit the bottom of the Bottomless Lake
[Chorus]
D We are falling down G Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
C G I'm so scared I can hardly breathe D G I may never see my sweetheart again
[Instrumental]
C G D G
C G D G
G So if you're ever goin' on a big trip D G Ya better be careful out there
Start everything on your good foot
A7 D And wear clean underwear C G Take along a Bible in the backseat C Read of David and of Solomon G For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless Lake D G You may never see your sweetheart again C G If you should make a mistake in the Bottomless Lake D G You may never see your sweetheart again C G If you should make a mistake in the Bottomless Lake D G You may never see your sweetheart again
[Outro]
C G D G
C G D G D G