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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

(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