Gone Fishing

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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The whole place looks like a tackle box
D
More rods and reels than a Bass Pro Shop
      G
Night crawlers in the drawer, in the fridge, in the kitchen
G
Magnet on the door says, "Gone Fishing"
D
Eight-pound bass on a driftwood mount
D
He hung it in the shop, she moved it in the house
       G
On the living room wall 'cause it takes her back when
G
They took that trip to Toledo Bend
          A
There was still a chill in the morning air
A
Sometimes her mind floats back there
 
 
[Chorus]
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When it's 5AM and he ain't in bed
          A                         Bm
He's just racin' the rain 'fore the sky breaks red
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She don't smell coffee or hear the floor creak
          A                        Bm
Must have kissed her head and just let her sleep
         G                       D
'Til she sees that Tracker right where he left it
A                      Bm
Tarped outside and she comes to her senses
   G                        D
It don't last long, but for one sweet minute
A                             D         G
He ain't gone, he's just gone fishing
 
 
[Verse 2]
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First date was on a farm pond catchin' brim
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He'd take 'em off soon as she'd reel one in
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He knew right then it wasn't catch and release
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They went together like hushpuppies and hot grease
     A
When she drifts off, that's where she goes
A
Only time she don't feel alone
 
 
[Chorus]
             G          D
Is when it's 5AM and he ain't in bed
         A                         Bm
He's just racin' the rain 'fore the sky breaks red
    G                     D
She don't smell coffee or hear the floor creak
          A                        Bm
Must have kissed her head and just let her sleep
         G                       D
'Til she sees that Tracker right where he left it
A                      Bm
Tarped outside and she comes to her senses
   G                        D
It don't last long, but for one sweet minute
A         G
He ain't gone, he's just gone fishing
 
 
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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Well, she knows she'll see him again like it says in that good book
   Em7                                  A
If heaven's got a lake or a river bend, she'll know right where to look
 
 
[Chorus]
          G          D
When it's 5AM and he ain't in bed
         A                         Bm
He'll be wetting the line with his dad again
   G                     D
Or backing a boat down a ramp of gold
            A                    Bm
Taking some St. Jude angels to a honey hole
             G                       D
So, when she sees that Tracker right where he left it
    A                           Bm
She smiles 'cause she knows somewhere in Heaven
     G              D
He's got one on and lovin' every minute
A                         D
He ain't gone, he's just gone fishing
 
 
[Outro]
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