{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2109571,"song":"The Bottomless Lake","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2109571-the-bottomless-lake-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2109571?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":44,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHere's the story of a man and his family[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a big trip that they took[/tab]\r\n\r\nWell, I heard all about in a restaurant\r\n[tab]      [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I read it in a history book[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey rented a car at the Erie Canal[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the car didn't have no brake[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid Ma to Pa \"My God this car\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Is gonna fall into the Bottomless Lake\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, Mama turned to Daddy with a pale face[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid \"I've done something horribly wrong\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub\"\r\n[tab]      [ch]A7[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I think I left the kitchen light on\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen I heard a crash the car when splash[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the compass rolled around and around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, for Heaven's Sake! We fell in a lake[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I think we're all gonna drown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are falling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDown to the bottom of a hole in the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\nSmoke 'em if you got 'em\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm so scared I can hardly breathe[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI may never see my sweetheart again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was plenty of food in the backseat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the windows were rolled up tight[/tab]\r\n\r\nSo we all nibbled on a chicken leg\r\n[tab]     [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTold stories 'way thru' the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, Pa told one that he told before[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the baby got a bellyache[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid Ma to Pa \"My God this car\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"Falling down a Bottomless Lake\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are falling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDown to the bottom of a hole in the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\nSmoke 'em if you got 'em\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm so scared I can hardly breathe[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI may never see my sweetheart again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPoppa played the music on the radio[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMama rocked the baby to sleep[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe said he would've taken the other road\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he didn't think the lake was that deep[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, if the ferry been there at the end of the pier[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'd be half way to Uncle Jake's[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nInstead of looking at fish out the window I wish[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe'd hit the bottom of the Bottomless Lake[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Stead of looking at fish out the window I wish[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe'd hit the bottom of the Bottomless Lake[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe are falling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDown to the bottom of a hole in the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\nSmoke 'em if you got 'em\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm so scared I can hardly breathe[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI may never see my sweetheart again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo if you're ever goin' on a big trip[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYa better be careful out there[/tab]\r\n\r\nStart everything on your good foot\r\n[tab]    [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd wear clean underwear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTake along a Bible in the backseat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRead of David and of Solomon[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor if you make a mistake in the Bottomless Lake[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou may never see your sweetheart again[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you should make a mistake in the Bottomless Lake[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou may never see your sweetheart again[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you should make a mistake in the Bottomless Lake[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou may never see your sweetheart again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC G D G\nC G D G\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\nWell, I heard all about in a restaurant\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC G D G\n\n\n\n\n\"Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\nSmoke 'em if you got 'em\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC G D G\n\n\n\n\nSo we all nibbled on a chicken leg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\nSmoke 'em if you got 'em\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC G D G\nC G D G\n\n\n\n\nHe said he would've taken the other road\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\nSmoke 'em if you got 'em\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC G D G\nC G D G\n\n\n\n\nStart everything on your good foot\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC G D G\nC G D G D G","chords":["C","G","D","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}