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What Was I Thinkin'

Dierks Bentley
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Becky  was the beauty from south Alabama,
 Her daddy  had a heart like a nine pound hammer,
 I think  he even did a little time in the slammer,
What  was I thinkin'
 She snuck  out one night and met me by the front gate,
 Her daddy  came out a wavin' that twelve guage,
 we tore  out of the drive, he peppered my tailgate,
What  was I thinkin'
 Oh I knew  there'd be hell to pay,
 But that  crossed my mind a little too late,
 Cause I was thinkin'  'bout a little  white tank  top,
Sittin'  right there  in the middle  by me,
 I was thinkin'  'bout a long  kiss,
Man  I just gotta get,
Goin'  where the night  might lead,
I  know what I was feelin'
 But, what was I thinkin'
  (~Same progrresion as before i didnt have tim to put them all in~)
 By the county line, the cop's were nippin' on our heels
 Pulled off the road, kicked it in four-wheel
 Shut off the lights, tore through a corn field
 What was I thinkin'
 Out the the other side, she was hollerin' "faster"
 Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'
 Hit the honky tonk for a little close dancin'
 What was I thinkin'
 Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay
 But, that crossed my mind a little too late
 Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top
 Sittin' right there in the middle by me
 I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss
 Man I just gotta get
 Goin' where the night might lead
 I know what I was feelin'
 But, what was I thinkin
 break chords )
 When a mountain of a man with a 'Born To Kill' tattoo
 Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth
 Ran outside, hood-slidin' like Bo Duke
 What was I thinkin'
 Finally got her home at half past too late,
 Her daddy, in a lawn chair, sittin' on the driveway
 Put it in park, and he started my way
 What was I thinkin'
Oh...what  was I thinkin'
What  was I thinkin'
  D9/5 D#9/5 D#9/5
 Then she gave a come-and-get-me grin
 D9/5 D#9/5
 Like a bullet, we were gone again
 Cause I was thinkin'  'bout a little  white tank  top,
Sittin'  right there  in the middle  by me,
 I was thinkin'  'bout a long  kiss,
Man  I just gotta get,
Goin'  where the night  might lead,
I  know what I was feelin'
 But, what was I thinkin'

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Readable chord sheet for What Was I Thinkin' by Dierks Bentley

[E]Becky was the beauty from south Alabama,
Her [C]daddy had a heart like a nine pound hammer,
I t[D]hink he even did a little time in the slammer,
[A]What was I thinkin'

She s[E]nuck out one night and met me by the front gate,
Her [C]daddy came out a wavin' that twelve guage,
we [D]tore out of the drive, he peppered my tailgate,
[A]What was I thinkin'

Oh I [B]knew there'd be hell to pay,
But [B]that crossed my mind a little too late,

Cause I was [E]thinkin' 'bout a [D]little white [A]tank top,
[G]Sittin' right [E]there in the m[D]iddle by m[A]e,
I was [E]thinkin' 'bout a [D]long kiss,
[A]Man I just gotta g[G]et,
[E]Goin' where the [D]night might l[A]ead,
[B]I know what I was feelin'[D]    [D]        [A]            [A]
But, what was I thinkin[E]'   [C]       [D]         [A]             [D]               [A]

 (~Same progrresion as before i didnt have tim to put them all in~)

By the county line, the cop's were nippin' on our heels
Pulled off the road, kicked it in four-wheel
Shut off the lights, tore through a corn field
What was I thinkin'

Out the the other side, she was hollerin' "faster"
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'
Hit the honky tonk for a little close dancin'
What was I thinkin'

Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay
But, that crossed my mind a little too late

Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top
Sittin' right there in the middle by me
I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss
Man I just gotta get
Goin' where the night might lead
I know what I was feelin'
But, what was I thinkin

break chords [F#]  [A]  [E]  [F#]  [C]  [D]  [E])

When a mountain of a man with a 'Born To Kill' tattoo
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth
Ran outside, hood-slidin' like Bo Duke
What was I thinkin'

Finally got her home at half past too late,
Her daddy, in a lawn chair, sittin' on the driveway
Put it in park, and he started my way
What was I thinkin'

[G]Oh...what was I thinkin'
[C]What was I thinkin'
               D
Then she gave a come-and-get-me grin
D
Like a bullet, we were gone again

Cause I was [E]thinkin' 'bout a [D]little white [A]tank top,
[G]Sittin' right [E]there in the m[D]iddle by m[A]e,
I was [E]thinkin' 'bout a [D]long kiss,
[A]Man I just gotta [G]get,
[E]Goin' where the [D]night might l[A]ead,
[B]I know what I was feelin'[D]   [D]      [A]         [A]
But, what was I thinkin[E]'  [C]     [D]       [A]         [D]           [A]

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