Chords for Chris Knight "Becky's Bible"
Tempo:
143.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Dm
C
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [Fm] [F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] Left a beer bottle, [Bbm] ran along my [Bb] pistol, [Dm] on the seat of my Chevy [Bb] pickup truck.
[F] And I'm taking these gravel roads, [Bb] as fast as my truck goes.
[Dm] I'm running like [C] a scared white [Bb] tailed buff.
It [F] was an all night card game, [Bb] with Earl Ray Bobby,
[Dm] some old boy they worked with from [Bb] a dire.
[F] That boy didn't like me, [Bb] then he said I was cheating.
[Dm] Gunshots [C] rang out on the [Bb] midnight air.
I don't want to see [C] the daylight, [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [F] she's waiting up for me.
I'm gonna hide out in the bottom, [Bb] where I hunted deer and turkey.
[Dm] I know that swamp like the back of [Bb] my hand.
Hell,
[F] I was born and raised here, [Bb] just wanted to be a good old boy.
[Dm] I never thought [C] I'd ever be a [Bb] wanted man.
[F] But soon they're gonna catch me.
[Bb] Ain't no way around that, [Dm] cause I don't know any other [Bb] place to hide.
[F] I wonder if Becky's [Bb] Bible's still in the clubhouse,
[Dm] cause I'm sure [C] gonna need it if that [Bb] boy dies.
I don't want to see [C] the daylight, [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting [F] up for me.
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] Sometime tomorrow morning, [Bb] when I ought to be fishing,
[Dm] they'll probably be hauling [Bb] me in.
[F] I'll be sitting in the jailhouse, [Bb] no need to be wishing
[Dm] I'll ever get [C] to fish the Green River [Bb] again.
I'll be praying for [C] some daylight, [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me.
[Bb] I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me.
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] Left a beer bottle, [Bbm] ran along my [Bb] pistol, [Dm] on the seat of my Chevy [Bb] pickup truck.
[F] And I'm taking these gravel roads, [Bb] as fast as my truck goes.
[Dm] I'm running like [C] a scared white [Bb] tailed buff.
It [F] was an all night card game, [Bb] with Earl Ray Bobby,
[Dm] some old boy they worked with from [Bb] a dire.
[F] That boy didn't like me, [Bb] then he said I was cheating.
[Dm] Gunshots [C] rang out on the [Bb] midnight air.
I don't want to see [C] the daylight, [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [F] she's waiting up for me.
I'm gonna hide out in the bottom, [Bb] where I hunted deer and turkey.
[Dm] I know that swamp like the back of [Bb] my hand.
Hell,
[F] I was born and raised here, [Bb] just wanted to be a good old boy.
[Dm] I never thought [C] I'd ever be a [Bb] wanted man.
[F] But soon they're gonna catch me.
[Bb] Ain't no way around that, [Dm] cause I don't know any other [Bb] place to hide.
[F] I wonder if Becky's [Bb] Bible's still in the clubhouse,
[Dm] cause I'm sure [C] gonna need it if that [Bb] boy dies.
I don't want to see [C] the daylight, [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting [F] up for me.
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] Sometime tomorrow morning, [Bb] when I ought to be fishing,
[Dm] they'll probably be hauling [Bb] me in.
[F] I'll be sitting in the jailhouse, [Bb] no need to be wishing
[Dm] I'll ever get [C] to fish the Green River [Bb] again.
I'll be praying for [C] some daylight, [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me.
[Bb] I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me.
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
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[F]
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Key:
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Left a beer bottle, _ _ [Bbm] _ ran along my [Bb] pistol, _ [Dm] on the seat of my Chevy _ [Bb] pickup truck. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ And I'm taking these gravel roads, [Bb] _ as fast as my truck goes.
[Dm] I'm running like [C] a scared white [Bb] tailed buff.
It _ _ _ [F] was an all night card game, _ [Bb] with Earl Ray Bobby,
_ _ [Dm] some old boy they worked with from [Bb] a dire. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ That boy didn't like me, _ [Bb] _ then he said I was cheating.
_ [Dm] _ _ Gunshots [C] rang out on the [Bb] midnight air. _ _
_ _ I don't want to see [C] the daylight, _ [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [F] she's waiting up for me. _ _
_ _ I'm gonna hide out in the bottom, _ [Bb] where I hunted deer and turkey.
_ _ [Dm] I know that swamp like the back of [Bb] my hand.
Hell, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ I was born and raised here, [Bb] just wanted to be a good old boy.
[Dm] I never thought [C] I'd ever be a [Bb] wanted man. _
_ _ _ _ [F] But soon they're gonna catch me.
_ [Bb] _ Ain't no way around that, _ [Dm] _ cause I don't know any other [Bb] place to hide. _
_ _ _ [F] I wonder if Becky's _ _ [Bb] Bible's _ still in the _ clubhouse,
[Dm] cause I'm sure [C] gonna need it if that [Bb] boy dies. _ _
_ _ I don't want to see [C] the daylight, _ [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting [F] up for me. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Sometime tomorrow morning, _ _ [Bb] when I ought to be fishing,
_ [Dm] they'll probably be _ hauling [Bb] me in. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ I'll be sitting in the jailhouse, _ [Bb] _ no need to be wishing
_ [Dm] I'll ever get [C] to fish the Green River [Bb] again. _ _
_ _ I'll be praying for [C] some daylight, _ [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me. _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Left a beer bottle, _ _ [Bbm] _ ran along my [Bb] pistol, _ [Dm] on the seat of my Chevy _ [Bb] pickup truck. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ And I'm taking these gravel roads, [Bb] _ as fast as my truck goes.
[Dm] I'm running like [C] a scared white [Bb] tailed buff.
It _ _ _ [F] was an all night card game, _ [Bb] with Earl Ray Bobby,
_ _ [Dm] some old boy they worked with from [Bb] a dire. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ That boy didn't like me, _ [Bb] _ then he said I was cheating.
_ [Dm] _ _ Gunshots [C] rang out on the [Bb] midnight air. _ _
_ _ I don't want to see [C] the daylight, _ [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [F] she's waiting up for me. _ _
_ _ I'm gonna hide out in the bottom, _ [Bb] where I hunted deer and turkey.
_ _ [Dm] I know that swamp like the back of [Bb] my hand.
Hell, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ I was born and raised here, [Bb] just wanted to be a good old boy.
[Dm] I never thought [C] I'd ever be a [Bb] wanted man. _
_ _ _ _ [F] But soon they're gonna catch me.
_ [Bb] _ Ain't no way around that, _ [Dm] _ cause I don't know any other [Bb] place to hide. _
_ _ _ [F] I wonder if Becky's _ _ [Bb] Bible's _ still in the _ clubhouse,
[Dm] cause I'm sure [C] gonna need it if that [Bb] boy dies. _ _
_ _ I don't want to see [C] the daylight, _ [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting [F] up for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Sometime tomorrow morning, _ _ [Bb] when I ought to be fishing,
_ [Dm] they'll probably be _ hauling [Bb] me in. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ I'll be sitting in the jailhouse, _ [Bb] _ no need to be wishing
_ [Dm] I'll ever get [C] to fish the Green River [Bb] again. _ _
_ _ I'll be praying for [C] some daylight, _ [F] but my Becky's [Bb] alone tonight.
I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me. _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ I wonder if [C] she's waiting up [F] for me. _ _
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