John Prine - The Bottomless Lake guitar chord

John Prine........The Bottomless Lake

Intro (Capo on 3rd Fret):

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(G)Here's the story of a man and his family

And a b(D)ig trip that they to(G)ok

Well, I heard all about in a restaurant

And I r(A)ead it in a history bo(D)ok

They r(C)ented a car at the E(G)rie Canal

But the car didn't have no br(C)ake

Said Ma to Pa "My G(G)od this car"

"Is gonna f(D)all into the Bottomless L(G)ake"

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(G)Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face

Said "I've d(D)one something horribly wr(G)ong"

"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub"

And I th(A)ink I left the kitchen light (D)on"

Then I he(C)ard a crash the c(G)ar when splash

And the compass rolled around and ar(C)ound

Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We f(G)ell in a lake

And I th(D)ink we're all gonna dr(G)own

Chorus:

We are fa(D)lling down

Down to the bottom of a h(G)ole in the ground

Smoke 'em if you got 'em

I'(C)m so scared I can ha(G)rdly breathe

I may n(D)ever see my sweatheart ag(G)ain

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(G)There was plenty of food in the backseat

And the wi(D)ndows were rolled up ti(G)ght

So we all nibbled on a chicken leg

Told st(A)ories 'way thru' the n(D)ight

We(C)ll, Pa told one that he t(G)old before

And the baby got a bellya(C)che

Said Ma to Pa "My G(G)od this car"

"Falling d(D)own a Bottomless L(G)ake" (Repeat Chorus)

(G)Poppa played the music on the radio

M(D)ama rocked the baby to sl(G)eep

He said he would've taken the other road

But he di(A)dn't think the lake was that d(D)eep

Well, if the f(C)erry been there at the (G)end of the pier

We'd be half way to Uncle Ja(C)ke's

Instead of looking at fish out the w(G)indow I wish

We'd hit the bo(D)ttom of the Bottomless L(G)ake

'Stead of lo(C)oking at fish out the wi(G)ndow I wish

We'd hit the b(D)ottom of the Bottomless L(G)ake (Repeat Chorus)

(G)So if you're ever goin' on a big trip

Ya be(D)tter be careful out th(G)ere

Start everything on you good foot

And (A)wear clean u(D)nderwear

T(C)ake along a Bible in the ba(G)ckseat

Read of David and Solo(C)mon

For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless L(G)ake

You may ne(D)ver see your sweetheart ag(G)ain

If you sh(C)ould make a mistake in the Bot(G)tomless Lake

You may ne(D)ver see your sweetheart a(G)gain

If you sh(C)ould make a mistake in the Bot(G)tomless Lake

You may n(D)ever see your sweetheart ag(G)ain

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