The Big One Got Away chords by Hank Thompson
Verse 1
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Some
people have ways of telling
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things that couldn't be true.
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I guess I'm one of those jokers
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because I've told a few.
Like the guy that goes out fishing,
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you can always hear him say,
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I got a few bites
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but my luck wasn't right
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and the big one got away.
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Now I like to go out fishin'
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for a different kind of fish,
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you see
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Collectin' beautiful women,
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that's the kind of sport for me
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But I lost my blue ribbon baby,
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like the fisherman
I'm gonna say
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I had her right in my lap,
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but the line must have snapped
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and the big one got away
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I've got a way with women
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I know the right bait to toss
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I know where to cast my lure for sure
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And get my line across
Well I really snagged a rare one
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I wish you could have seen her play
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I came very near to the
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catch of the year,
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but the big one got away
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I knew I hooked a dandy
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when that beauty took
a hold of my line
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Bought a trophy to sit by my fireside,
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just to show the friends of mine
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Well, she took my hook line and sinker,
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but I couldn't reel her in to stay
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I could catch my limit of
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everyday beauties,
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but the big one got away
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But the big one got away
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The Big One Got Away
Hank Thompson
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