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Version 1
            Dierks Bentley – What Was I Thinkin
(Capo 1st Fret)
[Intro]
(relative to Capo)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-4/5-5-5-7-8-7-5---4/5-5-5-7-8-7-5---4/5-5-5-|
G|-----------------7-----------------7---------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------5/7-5----------------------|
B|-3----------------------8-5---5--------------|
G|---4p2---2------------------7----------------|
D|-------5---5-2-2-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Note= [D#9+/5+] = x21022
Intro Chords - E - C - D-A - D-A
               the "D' during the verse could also
                be played as  "D11"=  554010
[Verse]
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 gauge,
   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,
[Chorus]
            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 just 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]
E
By the county line, the cop's were nippin' on our 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 thinkin'
[Verse 4]
E
Out the 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 dancin'
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
[Chorus]
            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 just gotta get
E               D            A
Goin' where the night might lead
B                        D - D - A - A
I know what I was feelin'
But, what was I thinkin
(lead chords 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 thinkin'
[Verse 6]
E
Finally got her home at half past too late,
    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 thinkin'
[Bridge 2]
G
Oh...what was I thinkin'
C
What was I thinkin'
               D#9+/5+   D#9+/5+  D#9+/5+    
Then she gave a come-and-get-me grin
D#9+/5+                       D#9+/5+
And like a bullet, we were gone again 
Em7#5
[Chorus]
            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 just gotta get,
E               D            A
Goin' where the night might lead,
B
I know what I was feelin' 
                               D - D - A - A
Yeah, I know what I was feelin'
                       E - C - D-A - D-A
But, what was I thinkin'
(Ending chords are E - C - D-A - D-A)
[Outtro]
What was I thinkin'?
Oh, I know what I was feelin'.
But what was I thinkin'?
I guess I was thinkin' 'bout that tank top.
 
 
***D#9+/5+ = x21022*** 
        
                