Paul Kelly

They Thought I Was Asleep

Paul Kelly

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They Thought I Was Asleep

Written by Paul Kelly

	  		
C 
We were driving back from the country one night 
                                         G        Am 
Mum and Dad up front and the rest of us snug and tight 
C 
My kid brother grizzled for a little minute 
                                     G          Am 
‘Til my big sister told he’d better quit it or die 
F 
It had been a long day in the countryside 
Dm 
Playing’ with the cousins on my mother’s side 
C                                                                       G       Am 
The sound of the radio closed our eyes drifting across the seat then I fell asleep 
C                                                                 G       Am 
I don’t know what woke me up, maybe a country song or a big truck passing by 
C 
But I could hear Momma and Papa talking 
                              G        Am 
Papa said something and Momma began to cry 
F                                      Dm 
No more words than just soft sobs and then my head began to throb 
C                                               G 
I just lay there playing dog breathing slow and deep 
                     Am    F  G                      Am 
They thought I was asleep,   They thought that I was asleep 

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C   G  Am (x2) 
F   G  Am (x2) 

C 
Well it seemed like forever til the sobbing stopped 
                                       G       Am 
Then they talked for a little just too soft to hear 
         C 
And Daddy kept looking at the side of her face 
                                   G            Am 
One hand on the wheel and one hand stroking her hair 
F 
The headlights shinin’ from the other way 
                 Dm 
Showed tears on the cheeks on Daddy’s face 
C 
I prayed for Jesus to send his grace 
      G                                   Am 
And all our souls to keep – back then I believed 
F        G          Am 
They thought I was asleep 
F      G               Am 
The night was dark and deep 
F         G       C 
How I wish I was asleep 
		  

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