Fish Song Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Tempo:
77.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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" Fish Song "  The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chords
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[Ab] [Fm]
[Gb] [E] [Am]
[G] [E]
[D] [Dm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [G] [Eb]
[Bb] [G]
[C]
[G] [F] [C]
[Am] [C]
[G] [C] Salmon [Am] hop, that's where they [F] go to breed.
[C] Saw me sittin' on this [F] log and thought I'd [C] like to breed.
[F] The [C] night was cloudy, [F] but the moon he [C] bound it whole.
[F] Said that [C] he felt that for [Am] me, cause I had no [G] place to go.
[Dm] Why aren't you at the harvest [C] ball with some sweet young gal?
[Am] He just sit like a bump on a [G] log, tall as he's your pal.
[C] Well I told him I wasn't no fine, [Am] lived here [F] all alone.
[C] But many [G] people have often tried to [C] catch and take me home.
They never caught [F] me.
[C] [F]
[C] [Am]
[G] [C] But then I was a [Am]-hidin', all this [F] log my [C] home.
But the fish and the [G] moon and the sweet young [F] gal all want me [C] for their own.
[F] The [C] night was cloudy, [F] but the moon he [C] bound it whole.
[F] Said that he [C] felt that for [Am] me, cause I had no [G] place to go.
[Dm] So I met that [D] girl at the harvest [C] ball, she took me to her room.
[Am] While I slept in children's [F] dreams, the fish ran [C] away with the moon.
[F] The fish ran [C] away with the moon.
[F] The fish ran [C] away with the moon.
[F] Na [C] na na na na na na na [F] [C] na na na na na na na [F] na na [C] na na [F] na na na na na na [C] na na [F]
[F] [C] na [C]
[F] na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na [F] [C] na
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[F] [Cm] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[Ab]
[Gb] [N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fish Song chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, F and C in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 79 BPM and then match the original tempo of 159 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Salmon [Am] hop, that's where they [F] go to breed.
[C] Saw me sittin' on this [F] log and thought I'd [C] like to breed.
_ _ [F] The [C] night was cloudy, [F] but the moon he [C] bound it whole.
[F] Said that [C] he felt that for [Am] me, cause I had no [G] place to go. _ _
[Dm] Why aren't you at the harvest [C] ball with some sweet young gal?
[Am] He just sit like a bump on a [G] log, tall as he's your pal.
[C] Well I told him I wasn't no fine, [Am] lived here [F] all alone.
[C] But many [G] people have often tried to [C] catch and take me home.
They never caught [F] me.
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] But then I was a [Am]-hidin', all this [F] log my [C] home.
But the fish and the [G] moon and the sweet young [F] gal all want me [C] for their own.
_ _ [F] The [C] night was cloudy, [F] but the moon he [C] bound it whole.
[F] Said that he [C] felt that for [Am] me, cause I had no [G] place to go. _
[Dm] So I met that [D] girl at the harvest [C] ball, she took me to her room.
[Am] While I slept in children's [F] dreams, the fish ran [C] away with the moon.
[F] The fish ran [C] away with the moon.
[F] The fish ran [C] away with the moon.
[F] Na [C] na na na na na na na [F] [C] na na na na na na na [F] na na _ [C] na na [F] na na na na na na [C] na na [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ na [C] _ _ _
[F] na na na na _ na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na [F] _ [C] na
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_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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