Bottomless Lake
John PrineVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(twice))
Here's the story of a man and his family
And a big trip that they took
I heard all about it in a restaurant
And I read it in a history book
They rented a car at the Erie Canal
But the car didn't have no brake
Said ma to pa my God this car
Is gonna fall into the bottomless lake
(guitar: repeat intro)
Well mama turned to daddy with a pale face
She said I've done something horribly wrong
The water's still runnin' in the bathtub
And I think I left the kitchen light on
Then I heard a crash, the car went splash
The compass rolled around and around
Oh, for heaven's sake we fell in a lake
And I think we're all gonna drown
We are falling down
Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
I'm so scared, I can hardly breathe
I may never see my sweetheart again
(guitar: repeat intro)
There was plenty of food in the back seat
And the windows were rolled up tight
So we all nibbled on a chicken leg
And told stories way through the night
Pa told one that he told before
And the baby got a bellyache
Said ma to pa, my God this car
Is falling down the bottomless lake
(guitar: repeat intro)
Papa played the music on the radio
Mama rocked the baby to sleep
He said he would'a taken the other road
But he didn't think the lake was that deep
If the ferry'd been there at the end of the pier
We'd be half way to Uncle Jake's
Instead of lookin' at fish out the window, I wish
We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake
(repeat) Instead of lookin' at fish out the window, I wish
We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake
(guitar: repeat intro twice)
So if you're ever goin' on a big trip
Ya better be careful out there
Start everything on your good foot
Wear clean underwear
Take along a bible in the back seat
Coz if you make a mistake in the bottomless lake
You may never see your sweetheart again
If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake
You may never see your sweetheart again
(repeat) If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake
You may never see your sweethearts again
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Readable chord sheet for Bottomless Lake by John Prine
[G] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [D] [D] [D] [G] [G] [G] (twice)) H[G]ere's the story of a man and his family A[D]nd a big trip that t[G]hey took I heard all about it in a restaurant A[D]nd I read it in a history book T[C]hey rented a car at t[G]he Erie Canal B[C]ut the car didn't have no brake S[G]aid ma to pa my God this car I[D]s gonna fall into the bott[G]omless lake (guitar: repeat intro) Well mama turned to daddy with a pale face She said I've done something horribly wrong The water's still runnin' in the bathtub And I think I left the kitchen light on Then I heard a crash, the car went splash The compass rolled around and around Oh, for heaven's sake we fell in a lake And I think we're all gonna drown W[G]e are fa[D]lling down D[G]own to the bottom of a hole in the ground Smoke 'em if you got 'em I[C]'m so scared, I can ha[G]rdly breathe I[D] may never see my sweethe[G]art again (guitar: repeat intro) There was plenty of food in the back seat And the windows were rolled up tight So we all nibbled on a chicken leg And told stories way through the night Pa told one that he told before And the baby got a bellyache Said ma to pa, my God this car Is falling down the bottomless lake (guitar: repeat intro) Papa played the music on the radio Mama rocked the baby to sleep He said he would'a taken the other road But he didn't think the lake was that deep If the ferry'd been there at the end of the pier We'd be half way to Uncle Jake's Instead of lookin' at fish out the window, I wish We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake (repeat) Instead of lookin' at fish out the window, I wish We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake (guitar: repeat intro twice) So if you're ever goin' on a big trip Ya better be careful out there Start everything on your good foot Wear clean underwear Take along a bible in the back seat Coz if you make a mistake in the bottomless lake You may never see your sweetheart again If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake You may never see your sweetheart again (repeat) If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake You may never see your sweethearts again