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Dierks Bentley
What was I thinking?
Tabbed by Ed Montano
Capo 1
Intro E - C - D - A
(Verse 1)
E
Becky was the beauty from south Alabama,
C
Her daddy had a heart like a nine-pound hammer,
D
I think he even did a little time in the slammer,
A
What was I thinking?
(Verse 2)
E
She snuck out one night and met me by the front gate,
C
Her daddy came out a waving' that twelve gauge,
D
We tore out of the drive, he peppered my tailgate,
A
What was I thinking?
(Bridge)
B
Oh I knew there'd be hell to pay,
B
But that crossed my mind a little too late,
(Chorus)
E D A
Cause I was thinking 'bout a little white tank top,
G E D A
Sitting' right there in the middle by me,
E D
I was thinking 'bout a long kiss,
A G
Man I gotta get,
E D A
Goin' where the night might lead,
B D - D - A - A
I know what I was feeling
E - C - D - A
But, what was I thinking
(Verse 3)
E
By the county line, the cop's were nippin' on my heels
C
Pulled off the road, kicked it in four-wheel
D
Shut off the lights, tore through a corn field
A
What was I thinking?
(Verse 4)
E
From the other side, she was hollerin' "faster"
C
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'
D
Hit the honky tonk for a little close dancing'
A
What was I thinking?
(Bridge)
B
Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay
B
But, that crossed my mind a little too late
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(Chorus)
E D A
Cause I was thinking 'bout a little white tank top,
G E D A
Sitting' right there in the middle by me,
E D
I was thinking 'bout a long kiss,
A G
Man I gotta get,
E D A
Goin' where the night might lead,
B D - D - A - A
I know what I was feeling
E - C - D - A
But, what was I thinking
(lead chords E - F# - A - E - F# - C - D - E)
(Verse 5)
E
When a mountain of a man with a 'Born To Kill' tattoo
C
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth
D
Ran outside, hood-slidin' like Bo Duke
A
What was I thinking?
(Verse 6)
E
Finally got her home at half past two
C
Her daddy, in a lawn chair, sittin' on the driveway
D
Put it in park, and he started my way
A
What was I thinking?
G
Oh...what was I thinking
C
What was I thinking?
D D D
Then she gave a come-and-get-me grin
D B
Like a bullet, we were gone again
(Chorus)
E D A
Cause I was thinking 'bout a little white tank top,
G E D A
Sittin' right there in the middle by me,
E D
I was thinking 'bout a long kiss,
A G
Man I gotta get,
E D A
Goin' where the night might lead,
B
I know what I was feeling,
B D - D - A - A
Yeah, I know what I was feeling,
E - C - D - A
But, what was I thinking
E - C - D - A
What was I thinking?
Outro E - C - D - A
