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Cletus Take The Reel

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I wDas fishing last Friday on a lAake in Mississippi in the Bmhumid summer heAat 
Don a boat with my beAst friend Cletus who was sBmleeping in the baAck seat 
well the bDites were slow and we were rAunning low on cBmhips and GatAorade 
it had been a Glong hard day 
felt a tDug on the line and I diAdn't pay attention it was spBminning way to  
fAast 
beDfore I knAew it I was staring at a tBmen pound shiny baAss 
when I trDied to pull the fAish inside I pulled a muBmscle in my upper thAigh 
I was sGo scared I threw my rDod up in the air 
Cletus take the rAeel 
take it from my hEand 
cause I can't do it Bmon my Down 
I'm letting gAo and I need your help bEad 
and if you don't my fBmish is gDone 
oh Cletus take the Dreel A  Bm  A  D  A  G  
oh I'm letting Ago 
and I need your help bEad 
and if you don't my fBmish is gDone 
on this bBmoat I'm Don 
Cletus take the rAeel Bm  
Aoh take it tDake it from Ame
  Bm        A   Bm-  A  
Oh  whaaaa ooooh......

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Cletus Take The Reel

by Tim Hawkins

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D A Bm A

I was fishing last Friday on a lake in Mississippi in the humid summer heat

D A Bm A

on a boat with my best friend Cletus who was sleeping in the back seat

D A Bm A

well the bites were slow and we were running low on chips and Gatorade

it had been a long hard day

D A Bm

felt a tug on the line and I didn't pay attention it was spinning way to

fast

D A Bm A

before I knew it I was staring at a ten pound shiny bass

D A Bm A

when I tried to pull the fish inside I pulled a muscle in my upper thigh

G D

I was so scared I threw my rod up in the air

Cletus take the reel

take it from my hand

Bm D

cause I can't do it on my own

A E

I'm letting go and I need your help bad

Bm D

and if you don't my fish is gone

D A Bm A D A G

oh Cletus take the reel

oh I'm letting go

and I need your help bad

Bm D

and if you don't my fish is gone

Bm D

on this boat I'm on

A Bm

Cletus take the reel

A D A

oh take it take it from me

Bm A Bm A

Oh whaaaa ooooh......

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