The Bottomless Lake

{title: The Bottomless Lake}
{artist: John Prine}
{key: G}  

{comment: Intro}
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[C] [G] [D] [G]

[G]Here's the story of a man and his family
And a [D]big trip that they [G]took
Well, I heard all about in a restaurant
And I [A]read it in a history [D]book
They [C]rented a car at the [G]Erie Canal
But the car didn't have no [C]brake
Said Ma to Pa "My [G]God this car"
"Is gonna [D]fall into the Bottomless [G]Lake"

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[G]Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face
Said "I've [D]done something horribly [G]wrong"
"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub"
And I [A]think I left the kitchen light [D]on"
Then I [C]heard a crash the [G]car when splash
And the compass rolled around and a[C]round
Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We [G]fell in a lake
And I [D]think we're all gonna [G]drown

{start_of_chorus}
We are [D]falling down
Down to the bottom of a [G]hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
[C]I'm so scared I can [G]hardly breathe
I may [D]never see my sweatheart a[G]gain
{end_of_chorus}

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[G]There was plenty of food in the backseat
And the [D]windows were rolled up [G]tight
So we all nibbled on a chicken leg
Told [A]stories 'way thru' the [D]night
[C]Well, Pa told one that he [G]told before
And the baby got a belly[C]ache
Said Ma to Pa "My [G]God this car"
"Falling [D]down a Bottomless [G]Lake"

{start_of_chorus}
We are [D]falling down
Down to the bottom of a [G]hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
[C]I'm so scared I can [G]hardly breathe
I may [D]never see my sweatheart a[G]gain
{end_of_chorus}

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[C] [G] [D] [G]

[G]Poppa played the music on the radio
[D]Mama rocked the baby to [G]sleep
He said he would've taken the other road
But he [A]didn't think the lake was that [D]deep
Well, if the [C]ferry been there at the [G]end of the pier
We'd be half way to Uncle [C]Jake's
Instead of looking at fish out the [G]window I wish
We'd hit the [D]bottom of the Bottomless [G]Lake
'Stead of [C]looking at fish out the [G]window I wish
We'd hit the [D]bottom of the Bottomless [G]Lake

{start_of_chorus}
We are [D]falling down
Down to the bottom of a [G]hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
[C]I'm so scared I can [G]hardly breathe
I may [D]never see my sweatheart a[G]gain
{end_of_chorus}

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[C] [G] [D] [G]

[G]So if you're ever goin' on a big trip
Ya [D]better be careful out [G]there
Start everything on you good foot
And [A]wear clean [D]underwear
[C]Take along a Bible in the [G]backseat
Read of David and [C]Solomon
For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless [G]Lake
You may [D]never see your sweetheart a[G]gain
If you [C]should make a mistake in the [G]Bottomless Lake
You may [D]never see your sweetheart a[G]gain
If you [C]should make a mistake in the [G]Bottomless Lake
You may [D]never see your sweetheart a[G]gain

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