The G in parentheses is sort of a ghost chord. In the song, 
he doesnt actually go to a G but if you wanted to, you could 
when you play this. 


D5                         ( G5 )      D5   
Ike had a lesson from the Lord up above 
   D5                    A5        D5 
He gave him a beautiful woman to love 
  D5                       ( G5 )  
A place to live, and some land to farm 
D5                 A5        D5  
Two good legs and two good arms 


          D5                    ( G5 )       D5 
Well, the Devil came sneaking around one night 
  D5                          A5       D5 
Decided he would do a little evil to Ike 
D5                  ( G5 )            D5 
Figured he hit old Ike where it'd hurt 
      D5                      A5          D5  
So he filled up all of Ike's wells with dirt 

Pre-Chorus: 
     G5                    D5  
When Ike came out for his morning drink 
         A5                           D5 
He got a dipper full of dirt and his heart did sink 
       G5                            D5           G5  
But he knew it was the Devil, so he said with a grin 
     D5                          A5      D5 
"God blessed me once and He can do it again 
   D5                          A5      D5  
He blessed me once and He can do it again." 

Chorus: 
            G5                       D5 
So when the rain won't come and the crops all fail 
    G5                      D5 
The cows ain't putting any milk in the pail 
      G5                        D5            G5  
Don't sit around waiting for a check in the mail 
     D5                       A5           D5   
Just pick up your shovel and dig another well 
D5                       A5           D5 
Pick up your shovel and dig another well 


Now me and old Ike's got a lot in common 
The Lord blessed me with a beautiful woman 
Gave me a job, Gave me a home 
Gave me a well to call my own 

Pre-chorus 2: 
When I go out for my morning drink, 
And get a dipper full of dirt and my heart does sink 
But I think of old Ike, and I have to grin 
"God blessed me once, and He can do it again, 
He blessed me once, and He can do it again." 

Chorus