Intro:   
Quick  Single strokes   
 C C C Csus4 C C(Open D String) C  (x4)   

verse 1:   

C                                   G                     C   
Well they raised, that horse, to be a jumper   
              F                                          C   
He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper   
       F                                       Am   
His preacher was a Louisiana drummer   
             G                                         C   
Took all winter;   to get through the summer   


verse 2:   

C                      G                           C   
The fieldhand, hit the switch and stumbled   
        F                                              C   
Outside, the big engine roared and rumbled   
        F                                          Am   
The sto-len horse spooked, and tumbled   
                    G                                         C   
She didn't speak, for a week, just kinda mumbled   

 C C C Csus4 C Csus C (x2)   


[Refrão]
Am                        Em   Am                       G   
      ankle deep, in love,       ankle deep, in love   

Instrumental:   

C  G  C  F  C  G   
C C C Csus4 C C(Open D String) C (x2)   


[Refrão]
Am                        Em   Am                       G   
      ankle deep, in love,       ankle deep, in love   

verse 3:   

             C                      G               C   
He was caught up, in a lie, he half believed   
                 F                                      C   
Found her hid-ing high in the family tree   
                    F                                             Am   
Washed his hands, and put her cross his knee   
                G                                                   C   
She said daddy;  "you been a mother to me"   

C C C Csus4 C C(Open D String) C (x2)   



[Refrão]
Am                        Em   Am                       G   
      ankle deep, in love,       ankle deep, in love   

Am                        Em   Am                       G   
      ankle deep, in love,       ankle deep, in love   

C C C Csus4 C C(Open D String) C (x2)    
                                                       with a hard stop