Chords for John Prine - "Bottomless Lake" Victoria, BC 10/17

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_ _ [Bb] _ _ Here's the story of a man [Bbm] and his family, _ [F] and a big trip to [Bb] Denver.
_ _ [F] They had [Bbm] heard all about it, _ _ [Cm] and had written in a [F] history book.
_ [Eb] They rented [Fm] a car [Bb] at the Erie Canal, but the car didn't have [Eb] no brakes.
_ Sittin' miles apart, my god, this car was [Cm] gonna fall [F] into the [Bb] bottomless pit.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ But my mama turned to Danny with a pale face, [F] and said,
I've done something horribly [Bb] wrong.
_ The water's still burnin' in the [B] [F] back of the car,
and I think I left the kitchen light on.
_ [Cm] Then I heard a crash, and [Bbm] the car was flat.
The compass rolled [Fm] around and [Eb] around.
_ Oh, for heaven's sake, [F] [Bbm] we fell in the lake,
[F] and I think we're all gonna [Bb] drown.
We [F] are falling down, down to the [Bbm] bottom of a hole in the ground.
Smoke a big gun, [Eb]
I'm so [Bb] scared I can hardly breathe.
I [F] may never see my sweetheart [Bb] again. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] There _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ was plenty of food in the back seat, [F] and the windows was rolled [Bb] up tight.
_ So we all, we were gonna take a [F] break,
and [C] tell stories way [F] through the night.
_ _ [Eb]
Papa [F] warned, Daddy [Bb] told before, and the baby got a _ [Eb] bellyache.
_ [Ab] Sittin' miles [Bb] apart, my god, [F] this car was gonna fall into the [Bb] bottomless pit.
We [F] are falling down, down to the bottom [Bb] of a hole in the ground.
Smoke a [F] big gun, [Ab]
I'm so [Bb] scared I can hardly breathe.
I may [F] never see my sweetheart [Bb] again. _ _ _
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_ _ Well, Papa [F] played the music on the radio, _ and Mama wrapped the baby [Bb] to sleep.
_ He said he would've taken the other road, [F] [Cm] but he didn't think he'd make it [F] without me.
_ _ _ _ _ If [Eb] the ferry had been there [Bb] at the end of the pier, we'd be halfway [F] to Uncle [Eb] Jake's. _
Instead of lippin' and [Fm] [Bbm] fishin' out the window, [F] I wish we'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake.
We are falling down, down to the bottom [Bb] of a hole in the ground.
Smoke a big [F] gun, [Eb] I'm so [Bb] scared I can hardly breathe.
I may [F] never see my sweetheart [Bb] again. _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] I've _
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_ been writing [Fm] story songs for a long time,
[B] so I know [Bb] better than _ to write a story song _ without an ending.
_ _ _ _ _ But if you don't have an ending, _ then you better have a very good moral story. _ _ _ _
_ [F] So _ _ [Bb] _ if _ _ _ _ _ you're ever going on a [F] big trip, you better be careful [Bb] out there.
_ Bust out everything on your good foot, [D] and wear clean [F] underwear.
_ _ _ [Eb] Take a long [F] bath in [Bb] the back seat, greet a David and a Sally,
_ [Eb] _ _ For if you make a [F] mistake [Bb] in the bottomless lake, you [F] may never see your [A] sweetheart [Bb] again.
If [Eb] you should make a mistake in [Bb] the bottomless lake, you may [F] never see your sweetheart [Bb] again.
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