The Bottomless Lake chords by John Prine

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

3
Capo 3

Intro:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

Verse

G+G
Here's the story of a man and his family
    D MajorD          G+G
And a b ig trip that they to ok
Well, I heard all about in a restaurant
    A augmentedA           D MajorD
And I r ead it in a history bo ok
    C majorC          G+G
They r ented a car at the E MajorE rie Canal
               C majorC
But the car didn't have no br ake
          G+G
Said Ma to Pa "My G+G od this car"
      D MajorD             G+G
"Is gonna f all into the Bottomless L ake"

Instrumental: C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

G+G
Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face
       D MajorD             G+G
Said "I've d one something horribly wr ong"
"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub"
     A augmentedA              D MajorD
And I th ink I left the kitchen light on"
     C majorC         G+G
Then I he ard a crash the c ar when splash
                   C majorC
And the compass rolled around and ar ound
              G+G
Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We f ell in a lake
     D MajorD           G+G
And I th ink we're all gonna dr own


     D MajorD
We are fa lling down
             G+G
Down to the bottom of a h ole in the ground
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
  C majorC          G+G
I' m so scared I can ha rdly breathe
    D MajorD             G+G
I may n ever see my sweatheart ag ain
C majorC              G+G D MajorD G+G
Play once after first verse

Instrumental: C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

G+G
There was plenty of food in the backseat
      D MajorD            G+G
And the wi ndows were rolled up ti ght
So we all nibbled on a chicken leg
    A augmentedA           D MajorD
Told st ories 'way thru' the n ight
  C majorC             G+G
We ll, Pa told one that he t old before
             C majorC
And the baby got a bellya che
          G+G
Said Ma to Pa "My G+G od this car"
      D MajorD         G+G
"Falling d own a Bottomless L ake" (Repeat Chorus)

G+G
Poppa played the music on the radio
 D MajorD             G+G
M ama rocked the baby to sl eep
He said he would've taken the other road
     A augmentedA               D MajorD
But he di dn't think the lake was that d eep
        C majorC           G+G
Well, if the f erry been there at the end of the pier
               C majorC
We'd be half way to Uncle Ja ke's
                   G+G
Instead of looking at fish out the w indow I wish
        D MajorD            G+G
We'd hit the bo ttom of the Bottomless L ake
       C majorC            G+G
'Stead of lo oking at fish out the wi ndow I wish
        D MajorD             G+G
We'd hit the b ottom of the Bottomless L ake (Repeat Chorus)

G+G
So if you're ever goin' on a big trip
   D MajorD           G+G
Ya be tter be careful out th ere
Start everything on you good foot
  A augmentedA      D MajorD
And wear clean u nderwear
 C majorC              G+G
T ake along a Bible in the ba ckseat
            C majorC
Read of David and Solo mon
                       G+G
For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless L ake
      D MajorD             G+G
You may ne ver see your sweetheart ag ain
     C majorC               G+G
If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake
      D MajorD             G+G
You may ne ver see your sweetheart a gain
     C majorC               G+G
If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake
     D MajorD              G+G
You may n ever see your sweetheart ag ain

Outro
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G