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Intro: C G D G C G D G Verse G Here's the story of a man and his family D G And a b ig trip that they to ok Well, I heard all about in a restaurant A D And I r ead it in a history bo ok C G They r ented a car at the E rie Canal C But the car didn't have no br ake G Said Ma to Pa 'My G od this car' D G 'Is gonna f all into the Bottomless L ake' Instrumental: C G D G G Well, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face D G Said 'I've d one something horribly wr ong' 'Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub' A D And I th ink I left the kitchen light on' C G Then I he ard a crash the c ar when splash C And the compass rolled around and ar ound G Oh, for Heaven's Sake! We f ell in a lake D G And I th ink we're all gonna dr own D We are fa lling down G Down to the bottom of a h ole in the ground Smoke 'em if you got 'em C G I' m so scared I can ha rdly breathe D G I may n ever see my sweatheart ag ain C G D G Play once after first verse Instrumental: C G D G G There was plenty of food in the backseat D G And the wi ndows were rolled up ti ght So we all nibbled on a chicken leg A D Told st ories 'way thru' the n ight C G We ll, Pa told one that he t old before C And the baby got a bellya che G Said Ma to Pa 'My G od this car' D G 'Falling d own a Bottomless L ake' (Repeat Chorus) G Poppa played the music on the radio D G M ama rocked the baby to sl eep He said he would've taken the other road A D But he di dn't think the lake was that d eep C G Well, if the f erry been there at the end of the pier C We'd be half way to Uncle Ja ke's G Instead of looking at fish out the w indow I wish D G We'd hit the bo ttom of the Bottomless L ake C G 'Stead of lo oking at fish out the wi ndow I wish D G We'd hit the b ottom of the Bottomless L ake (Repeat Chorus) G So if you're ever goin' on a big trip D G Ya be tter be careful out th ere Start everything on you good foot A D And wear clean u nderwear C G T ake along a Bible in the ba ckseat C Read of David and Solo mon G For if you make a mistake in the Bottomless L ake D G You may ne ver see your sweetheart ag ain C G If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake D G You may ne ver see your sweetheart a gain C G If you sh ould make a mistake in the Bot tomless Lake D G You may n ever see your sweetheart ag ain Outro C G D G C G D G D G
D We are fa lling down G Down to the bottom of a h ole in the ground Smoke 'em if you got 'em C G I' m so scared I can ha rdly breathe D G I may n ever see my sweatheart ag ain C G D G Play once after first verse
Written by John Prine
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