What Was I Thinkin Chords by Dierks Bentley
Tempo:
82.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Eb
Db
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[Db]
Becky [Eb] [Bb] was
[F] a beauty from South [Db] Alabama.
Her daddy had a heart like a nine-pound [Eb] hammer.
Think he even did a little time in the [Bb] slammer.
What was I thinking?
[F] She snuck out one night and
met me by the [Db] front gate.
Her daddy came out waving that 12 [Eb]-gauge.
We tore out the drive,
peppered my [Bb] tailgate.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay, but that crossed
my mind a little too late.
Cause I was [Bb] thinking that a little white tank top [F] sitting right there
in the [Bb] middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [C] long kiss man just gotta get going with the [Bb] night, my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] [Bb]
but what [F] was I thinking?
[Db]
What [Eb] was I thinking?
[Bb]
[F] By the county line, the cops were nipping on [Db] our heels.
Pulled off the road and kicked it in
[Eb] four wheels.
Shut off the lights and tore through [Bb] cornfield.
What was I [Eb] thinking?
[F] Out the other side, she was hollering [Db] faster.
Took the dirt road, had the radio [Eb] blast and
did donkey talk for a little close [Bb] stance.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay,
but that crossed my mind a little too [F] late.
Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting
right there in the middle by me.
I was thinking my long kiss man just gotta get [Eb] going with the night,
my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] [Bb]
but [F] what was I thinking?
[G]
[F] [G]
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
[C] [F] In the mountain of a man with a born
to kill [Db] tattoo, tried to [G] cut in.
I knocked out his [Bbm] front tooth.
He ran [Gm] outside, hood sliding
like Bo Duke.
What was I thinking?
[F] I finally got her home at a half past [Db] two later.
Daddy's in a
lawn chair sitting on [Eb] the driveway.
Put it in pocket.
He started [Bb] my way.
What was I thinking?
[Eb] Oh, what was I thinking?
[Db] Oh, what was I thinking?
That you [C] gave a come and get me grin.
And like a
we were gone again.
[F] Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting right [C] there in the
middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [Bb] long kiss man just [F] gotta get going with the night, my dear.
[C] I know how I was feeling.
Yeah, I know what I was feeling.
[Eb] [Bb]
What was I [F] thinking?
[C] [Db]
What [Bb] was I thinking?
[Db]
Becky [Eb] [Bb] was
[F] a beauty from South [Db] Alabama.
Her daddy had a heart like a nine-pound [Eb] hammer.
Think he even did a little time in the [Bb] slammer.
What was I thinking?
[F] She snuck out one night and
met me by the [Db] front gate.
Her daddy came out waving that 12 [Eb]-gauge.
We tore out the drive,
peppered my [Bb] tailgate.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay, but that crossed
my mind a little too late.
Cause I was [Bb] thinking that a little white tank top [F] sitting right there
in the [Bb] middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [C] long kiss man just gotta get going with the [Bb] night, my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] [Bb]
but what [F] was I thinking?
[Db]
What [Eb] was I thinking?
[Bb]
[F] By the county line, the cops were nipping on [Db] our heels.
Pulled off the road and kicked it in
[Eb] four wheels.
Shut off the lights and tore through [Bb] cornfield.
What was I [Eb] thinking?
[F] Out the other side, she was hollering [Db] faster.
Took the dirt road, had the radio [Eb] blast and
did donkey talk for a little close [Bb] stance.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay,
but that crossed my mind a little too [F] late.
Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting
right there in the middle by me.
I was thinking my long kiss man just gotta get [Eb] going with the night,
my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] [Bb]
but [F] what was I thinking?
[G]
[F] [G]
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
[C] [F] In the mountain of a man with a born
to kill [Db] tattoo, tried to [G] cut in.
I knocked out his [Bbm] front tooth.
He ran [Gm] outside, hood sliding
like Bo Duke.
What was I thinking?
[F] I finally got her home at a half past [Db] two later.
Daddy's in a
lawn chair sitting on [Eb] the driveway.
Put it in pocket.
He started [Bb] my way.
What was I thinking?
[Eb] Oh, what was I thinking?
[Db] Oh, what was I thinking?
That you [C] gave a come and get me grin.
And like a
we were gone again.
[F] Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting right [C] there in the
middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [Bb] long kiss man just [F] gotta get going with the night, my dear.
[C] I know how I was feeling.
Yeah, I know what I was feeling.
[Eb] [Bb]
What was I [F] thinking?
[C] [Db]
What [Bb] was I thinking?
Key:
F
Bb
Eb
Db
C
F
Bb
Eb
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Becky [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] was _ _
_ [F] a beauty from South [Db] Alabama.
Her daddy had a heart like a nine-pound [Eb] hammer.
Think he even did a little time in the [Bb] slammer.
What was I thinking?
[F] She snuck out one night and
met me by the [Db] front gate.
Her daddy came out waving that 12 [Eb]-gauge.
We tore out the drive,
peppered my [Bb] tailgate.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay, but that crossed
my mind a little too late.
Cause I was [Bb] thinking that a little white tank top [F] sitting right there
in the [Bb] middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [C] long kiss man just gotta get going with the [Bb] night, my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
but what [F] was I thinking?
_ _ [Db] _ _
What [Eb] was I thinking?
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] By the county line, the cops were nipping on [Db] our heels.
Pulled off the road and kicked it in
[Eb] four wheels.
Shut off the lights and tore through [Bb] cornfield.
What was I [Eb] thinking?
[F] Out the other side, she was hollering [Db] faster.
Took the dirt road, had the radio [Eb] blast and
did donkey talk for a little close [Bb] stance.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay,
but that crossed my mind a little too [F] late.
Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting
right there in the middle by me.
I was thinking my long kiss man just gotta get [Eb] going with the night,
my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
but [F] what was I thinking?
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] In the mountain of a man with a born
to kill [Db] tattoo, tried to [G] cut in.
I knocked out his [Bbm] front tooth.
He ran [Gm] outside, hood sliding
like Bo Duke.
What was I thinking?
[F] I finally got her home at a half past [Db] two later.
Daddy's in a
lawn chair sitting on [Eb] the driveway.
Put it in pocket.
He started [Bb] my way.
What was I thinking?
[Eb] Oh, what was I thinking?
[Db] Oh, what was I thinking?
That you [C] gave a come and get me grin.
And like a
we were gone again.
[F] Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting right [C] there in the
middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [Bb] long kiss man just [F] gotta get going with the night, my dear.
[C] I know how I was feeling.
Yeah, I know what I was feeling.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
What was I [F] thinking?
_ _ [C] _ [Db] _
What [Bb] was I thinking? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Becky [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] was _ _
_ [F] a beauty from South [Db] Alabama.
Her daddy had a heart like a nine-pound [Eb] hammer.
Think he even did a little time in the [Bb] slammer.
What was I thinking?
[F] She snuck out one night and
met me by the [Db] front gate.
Her daddy came out waving that 12 [Eb]-gauge.
We tore out the drive,
peppered my [Bb] tailgate.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay, but that crossed
my mind a little too late.
Cause I was [Bb] thinking that a little white tank top [F] sitting right there
in the [Bb] middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [C] long kiss man just gotta get going with the [Bb] night, my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
but what [F] was I thinking?
_ _ [Db] _ _
What [Eb] was I thinking?
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] By the county line, the cops were nipping on [Db] our heels.
Pulled off the road and kicked it in
[Eb] four wheels.
Shut off the lights and tore through [Bb] cornfield.
What was I [Eb] thinking?
[F] Out the other side, she was hollering [Db] faster.
Took the dirt road, had the radio [Eb] blast and
did donkey talk for a little close [Bb] stance.
What was I thinking?
[C] Oh, I knew there'd be hell to pay,
but that crossed my mind a little too [F] late.
Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting
right there in the middle by me.
I was thinking my long kiss man just gotta get [Eb] going with the night,
my dear.
[C] I know what I was feeling, [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
but [F] what was I thinking?
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] In the mountain of a man with a born
to kill [Db] tattoo, tried to [G] cut in.
I knocked out his [Bbm] front tooth.
He ran [Gm] outside, hood sliding
like Bo Duke.
What was I thinking?
[F] I finally got her home at a half past [Db] two later.
Daddy's in a
lawn chair sitting on [Eb] the driveway.
Put it in pocket.
He started [Bb] my way.
What was I thinking?
[Eb] Oh, what was I thinking?
[Db] Oh, what was I thinking?
That you [C] gave a come and get me grin.
And like a
we were gone again.
[F] Cause I was thinking that [Bb] a little white tank top sitting right [C] there in the
middle by me.
[F] I was thinking my [Bb] long kiss man just [F] gotta get going with the night, my dear.
[C] I know how I was feeling.
Yeah, I know what I was feeling.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
What was I [F] thinking?
_ _ [C] _ [Db] _
What [Bb] was I thinking? _ _ _ _ _