Bass Boat
Recorded by Zach Bryan
Album: The Great American Bar Scene (2024)
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(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
My (Am)old man (G)bought a big (C)bass boat (F)
When I (Am)think of that (G)summer of (C)hope I (F)choke
Cause (Am)even if we (G)didnft catch a (C)little bit of (F)something
Wefd (Am)park that (G)boat by the (C)bluff at the (F)days inn
I got a (Am)need to find (G)trouble when (C)things are al-(F)right
I (Am)pine for (G)pain in the (C)morning (F)light
And (Am)even with my (G)baby sitting (C)next to (F)me
Ifm a (Am)self sab-(G)otaging sui-(C)cide machine (Am)
(Chorus)
And youfre (Am)going, (G)going, (C)going
Til the (C)Lord calls you home in
Your (G)work boots and your worn cover-(F)alls
And youfll (Am)show them, (G)show them, (C)show them
With your (C)high collateral loan on
That (G)home where your children play with dolls (F)
(Instrumental)
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(Verse 2)
Cause I was (Am)raised by a (G)woman who was (C)hardly im-(F)pressed
And I (Am)carry that (G)s**t real (C)deep in my (F) chest
Cause (Am)I ainft ever been (G)one for (C)cheap ex-(F)cuses
And a-(Am)pologies have (G)always been a (C)little late or (F)useless
But if you (Am)give me four (G)minutes and a (C)little ebit of (F)time
Ifll (Am)make them old (G)days an old (C)friend of mine (F)
And I can (Am)talk to (G)God and I can (C)pray all (F) day
But you (Am)canft heal (G)something that you (C)never raised (F)
(Chorus)
And youfre (Am)going, (G)going, (C)going
On (C)Thanksgiving day when youfre (G)sneaking off to drink some alcohol (F)
And youfll (Am)show them, (G)show them, (C)show them
While youfre (C)kissing all the knees of (G)every scrape and every bloody fall (F)
(Instrumental)
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(Outro.)
My (Am)old man (G)bought a big (C)bass boat (F)
When I (Am)think of that (G)summer of (C)hope I (F) choke
Cause (Am)even if we (G)didnft catch a (C)little bit of (F)something
Wefd (Am)park that (G)boat by the (C)bluff at the (F)days end - - - - -
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