They Thought I Was Asleep chords by Paul Kelly

Chords with lyrics

C majorC
We were driving back from the country one night
                     G+G    A minorAm
Mum and Dad up front and the rest of us snug and tight
C majorC
My kid brother grizzled for a little minute
                   G+G     A minorAm
Til my big sister told he?d better quit it or die


FF
It had been a long day in the countryside
DmDm
Playing with the cousins on my mother’s side
C majorC                                    G+G    A minorAm
The sound of the radio closed our eyes drifting across the seat then I fell asleep
C majorC                                 G+G    A minorAm
I don’t know what woke me up, maybe a country song or a big truck passing by
C majorC
But I could hear Momma and Papa talking
               G+G    A minorAm
Papa said something and Momma began to cry
FF                   DmDm
No more words than just soft sobs and then my head began to throb
C majorC                        G+G
I just lay there playing dog breathing slow and deep
           A minorAm  FF G+G           A minorAm
They thought I was asleep,  They thought that I was asleep

HARMONICA
C majorC  G+G A minorAm x 2
FF  G+G A minorAm x 2

C majorC
Well it seemed like forever til the sobbing stopped
                    G+G    A minorAm
Then they talked for a little just too soft to hear
     C majorC
And Daddy kept looking at the side of her face
                  G+G      A minorAm
One hand on the wheel and one hand stroking her hair
FF
The headlights shinin’ from the other way
         DmDm
Showed tears on the cheeks on Daddy’s face
C majorC
I prayed for Jesus to send his grace
   G+G                  A minorAm
And all our souls to keep back then I believed
FF    G+G     A minorAm
They thought I was asleep
FF   G+G        A minorAm
The night was dark and deep
FF     G+G    C majorC
How I wish I was asleep.

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