Bottomless Lake Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

G C C C G G G D D D G G

  G (twice))

 HGere's the story of a man and his family

 ADnd a big trip that tGhey took

I heard all about it in a restaurant

 ADnd I read it in a history book

 TChey rented a car at tGhe Erie Canal

 BCut the car didn't have no brake

 SGaid ma to pa my God this car

 IDs gonna fall into the bottGomless lake

(guitar: repeat intro)

Well mama turned to daddy with a pale face

She said I've done something horribly wrong

The water's still runnin' in the bathtub

And I think I left the kitchen light on

Then I heard a crash, the car went splash

The compass rolled around and around

Oh, for heaven's sake we fell in a lake

And I think we're all gonna drown

Chorus

 WGe are faDlling down

 DGown to the bottom of a hole in the ground

Smoke 'em if you got 'em

 IC'm so scared, I can haGrdly breathe

 ID may never see my sweetheGart again

(guitar: repeat intro)

There was plenty of food in the back seat

And the windows were rolled up tight

So we all nibbled on a chicken leg

And told stories way through the night

Pa told one that he told before

And the baby got a bellyache

Said ma to pa, my God this car

Is falling down the bottomless lake

Chorus

(guitar: repeat intro)

Papa played the music on the radio

Mama rocked the baby to sleep

He said he would'a taken the other road

But he didn't think the lake was that deep

If the ferry'd been there at the end of the pier

We'd be half way to Uncle Jake's

Instead of lookin' at fish out the window, I wish

We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake

(repeat) Instead of lookin' at fish out the window, I wish

We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake

Chorus

(guitar: repeat intro twice)

So if you're ever goin' on a big trip

Ya better be careful out there

Start everything on your good foot

Wear clean underwear

Take along a bible in the back seat

Read of david and of solomon

Coz if you make a mistake in the bottomless lake

You may never see your sweetheart again

If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake

You may never see your sweetheart again

(repeat) If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake

You may never see your sweethearts again