C F Am F I was fishing last Friday on a lake in Mississippi in the humid summer heat C F Am F on a boat with my best friend Cletus who was sleeping in the back seat C F Am F well the bites were slow and we were running low on chips and Gatorade F it had been a long hard day C F Am felt a tug on the line and I didn't pay attention it was spinning way to F fast C F Am F before I knew it I was staring at a ten pound shiny bass C F Am F when I tried to pull the fish inside I pulled a muscle in my upper thigh F C I was so scared I threw my rod up in the air F Cletus take the reel D take it from my hand Am C cause I can't do it on my own F D I'm letting go and I need your help bad Am C and if you don't my fish is gone C F Am F C F F oh Cletus take the reel F oh I'm letting go D and I need your help bad Am C and if you don't my fish is gone Am C on this boat I'm on F Am Cletus take the reel F C F oh take it take it from me Am F Am - F Oh whaaaa ooooh......

Tim Hawkins - Cletus take the reel