Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
C Cmaj7 C
F Fmaj7 F
[Verse]
C
When it comes to hitchin' the boat up
Cmaj7 C
Backin' down the ramp in my old truck
F Fmaj7
To find a bunch of logs, to catch a bunch of hogs
F C
Yeah, I wrote the book, yeah, I wrote the book
C
If you wanna learn to throw a curve right
Catch a clean up lookin' on a third strike
F Fmaj7
Talk a little smack while he's walkin' back
F
Yeah, I wrote the book
[Chorus]
C
But there's one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
C
One that says don't cuss and don't fight
F Fmaj7
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
F C
But damn if I don't do it every Friday night
C
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
C F
Ain't gettin' read enough to keep me on a straight line
I'm a Jack of all trades, but man I gotta say
C C
That's one book I didn't write
[Verse]
C
I met a good girl, she had her life straight
She said she loved that I was good at everything
F
One day she left me in a cloud of dust
'Cause I never was too good at pickin' up
[Chorus]
C
The one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
C
One that says don't cuss and don't fight
F
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
C
But damn if I don't do it every Friday night
C
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
C F
Ain't gettin' read enough to keep me on a straight line
I'm a Jack of all trades, but man I gotta say
C
That's one book I didn't write
[Instrumental]
C C F F
[Break]
C
Yeah, the good Lord knows I need it
Fmaj7 F
I didn't write it, but I probably oughta read it
[Chorus]
C
The one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
C
One that says don't cuss and don't fight
F
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
C
But damn if I don't do it every Friday night
C
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
C F
Ain't gettin' read enough to keep me on a straight line
I'm a Jack of all trades, but man I gotta say
C C
That's one book I didn't write
[Outro]
Fmaj7 F
That's one book I didn't write
C
That is one book I didn't write
When it comes to
Hitchin' the boat up
Backin' down the ramp
In my old truck
To find a bunch of logs
To catch a bunch of hogs
Yeah, I wrote the book
Yeah, I wrote the book
If you wanna learn
To throw a curve right
To catch a clean up
Lookin' on a third strike
Talk a little smack
While he's walkin' back
Yeah, I wrote the book
But there's one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
One that says don't cuss and don't fight
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
But, damn, if I don't do it every Friday night
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
Ain't gettin' read enough to keep me on a straight line
I'm a Jack of all trades
But man I gotta say
That's one book I didn't write
I met a good girl
She had her life straight
She said she loved that I was good at everythin'
One day she left me in a cloud of dust
'Cause I never was too good at pickin' up
The one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
One that says don't cuss and don't fight
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
But, damn, if I don't do it every Friday night
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
Ain't gettin' read enough to keep me on a straight line
I'm a jack of all trades
But man I gotta say
That's one book I didn't write
Yeah the good Lord knows I need it
I didn't write it but I probably oughta read it
The one that lays by the lamp on the nightstand
One that says don't cuss and don't fight
Or let the bottle turn you into a different man
But, damn, if I don't do it every Friday night
Those get you into Heaven letters in red
Ain't gettin' read enough to keep me on a straight line
I'm a jack of all trades
But man I gotta say
That's one book I didn't write
That's one book I didn't write
That's one book I didn't write
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