The Five Pound Bass

(Live) The Five Pound Bass By Robert Earl Keen KEY OF "G" INTRO : INSTRUMENTALLY G - G - G - D- G - C -G -DG VERSE ONE G Up this morning...before the sun D Fixed me some coffee and a honey bun G C Jumped in my pickup...and gave her the gas G D7 G I'm goin' out to catch a five pound bass VERSE TWO G Down by the lake side...just off the ramp D All them people sleeping in their fishin' camp G C Some out in the pup tents...some out on the grass G D7 G They all be dreaming 'bout that five pound bass CHORUS C G The early birdie always gets his worm. C G Me I always get my wish C G When you're talking 'bout that five pound bass son C D The early wormy gets the fish VERSE THREE Jumped in my john boat...I stow my gear I fire up and when I'm in the clear I sail across that water...as smooth as glass Get ready here I come... you five pound bass INSTRUMENRTAL OVER VERSE VERSE FOUR I find a perfect spot...in some old dead trees Back in a canyon where you can't feel no breeze I tie my lure...I make my cast It's breakfast time...you five pound bass VERSE FIVE G That old sun is rising...that water is clear D G(stop) I watch my lure as it's flyin' through the air (Talking Part) G C I see a ripple...aaah...I hear a splash G D D7 G Lord have mercy,..It's a five pound...bass REPEAT INTRO (4X) Spoken: over intro phrase Son....that's a five pound Aw it looks like a toster....aaah..son ! Note: end of song is just jammin' over the intro...have fun