The Wishin Boot

Softly.. (G,C Sometimes.. the storm clouds seem dark.. feels like there's no hope But trust us.. there's somethin out there.. watchin over you All you gotta do, is BELIEVE G D When I was 16, our farm burned down Em C my daddy took to drinkin, all over town G D I raised my brothers in the old motel Em C Went from livin in Heaven, to starvin in hellllll D G And then one day I heard a knock at the door Em C D I opened it up, and saw a boot on the flooooooooor!! G It was the wishin boooooot D The wishin boooooot Em C The little black boot that makes your dreams come truuue! G It was the wishin boooooot, D It was full of foooood, Em D C When you're in need.. just belieeeeeve, G In the wishin boot.... G D When I was young, no one taught me wrong from right, Em C Started stealin trucks by-day, and hookin by niiiight, G D Goin nowhere fast, in a one-horse town, Em C Shot a john in Amarillo, and they took me dooOOooown... D G I was in jail facin 20 to life, Em Til the warden said there's a visitor here C D Who wants to say hiiiiiIIIIIII!! G It was the wishin booooooot! D The wishin booooooot! Em C It paid my bail and bought me a new suuuuit.. G D Cuz that boot could see... see the good in meeee Em D C Next day-by dawn, it was goooooone... G The wishin booooot.... G D I was workin in the barn, with my old dog Jake, Em C When the wishin boot appeared, and I thought, this is a mistake G D I walked up to the boot to say, everything's alright, Em C Then the boot pulled out a knife, and threatened my liiiife. D G This was not the wishin boot - it was a fake. Em C D And suddenly my good ole dog began to change shaaaape! G It was the wishin boooot! D The real wishin booooot! Em C The whole dang time the dog had been the boooot. G D The wishin boooooot! Beautiful and truuuuue! Em C D You're so much more than a booooooooot! G You're the wishin boot... BRIDGE: (Key Change to Em?) - Same chords but different progression Em C D The wishin boot is a boot and it's there when you need it!! Em C D Don't ask what it knows what it knows but just take what it gives youuuu! D C D And neverrr let it gooooo OOOOOOO!! CHORUS: (Back to key of G G It's the wishin boooooot!! D Just believe it's truuuuue! Em C It's hope in the form of a little ole' dirty boooot. G The wishin booooot! D The boot is youuuuuu! Em D C Tell all your friends 'bout the boooot.... G The wishin boot.. OUTRO: Play/speak softly G The wishin boot.. The wishin boot..