Intro: C   C7 C  x4

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

The fieldhand hit the switch and stumbled,   Outside the big engine roared and rumbled
The stolen horse spooked and tumbled,   She didn't speak for a week, Just kinda mumbled

C C7 C  x2

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

Solo: C  G  C  F  C  G  C

C C7 C  x2

Ankle deep in love,   ankle deep in love

He was caught up in a lie he half believed,   Found her hiding high in the family tree
Washed his hands and put her cross his knee,   She said daddy "you been a mother to me"

C C7 C  x2

ankle deep in love, ankle deep in love
ankle deep in love, ankle deep in love

C C7 C  x2