What was I thinking Chords

KeyF Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays606

What was I thinking by Dierks Bentley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords E, C, D, A, B, G and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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IntroE C D-A 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 thinkin'  
   
Verse 2  
E  
She snuck out one night and met me by the front gate,  
    C  
Her daddy came out a wavin' that twelve guage,  
   D  
we tore out of the drive, he peppered my tailgate,  
A  
What was I thinkin'  
  
Bridge  
B  
Oh I knew there'd be hell to pay,  
B  
But that crossed my mind a little too late,  
  
            E                D            A  
Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,  
G             E             D         A  
Sittin' right there in the middle by me,  
      E                D            
I was thinkin' '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 feelin'   
                       E - C - D-A - D-A  
But, what was I thinkin'  
  
  
Verse 3  
  
By the county line, the cop's were nippin' on my heels  
Pulled off the road, kicked it in four-wheel  
Shut off the lights, tore through a corn field  
What was I thinkin'  
  
Verse 4  
>From the other side, she was hollerin' "faster"  
Took a dirt road, had the radio blastin'  
Hit the honky tonk for a little close dancin'  
What was I thinkin'  
  
Bridge  
Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay  
But, that crossed my mind a little too late  
  
  
Chorus  
Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top  
Sittin' right there in the middle by me  
I was thinkin' 'bout a long kiss   
Man I gotta get  
Goin' where the night might lead  
I know what I was feelin'  
But, what was I thinkin  
  
Lead Chords   F# - A - E - F# - C - D - E  
  
Verse 5  
When a mountain of a man with a 'Born To Kill' tattoo  
Tried to cut in, I knocked out his front tooth  
Ran outside, hood-slidin' like Bo Duke  
What was I thinkin'  
  
Verse 6  
Finally got her home at half past two  
Her daddy, in a lawn chair, sittin' on the driveway  
Put it in park, and he started my way  
What was I thinkin'  
  
G  
Oh...what was I thinkin'  
C  
What was I thinkin'  
                D            D       D      
Then she gave a come-and-get-me grin  
D                               B  
Like a bullet, we were gone again   
   
            E                D            A  
Cause I was thinkin' 'bout a little white tank top,  
G             E             D         A  
Sittin' right there in the middle by me,  
      E                D            
I was thinkin' '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 feelin'   
                       E - C - D-A - D-A  
But, what was I thinkin'  
  
Ending Chords    E   C   D-A   D-A  
    	

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