Chords for Fish and Whistle - John Prine

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_ _ _ _ [A#] I went _ _
_ [N] fishing in Ireland this last _ _ summer,
_ because I never caught an Irish fish.
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[D] And _ _ [E] I still haven't.
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_ _ It _ rained all weekend,
[C#] and it turned into [B] kind of a drinking [D] contest. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ Just before I went [E] to bed, I was [D] winning.
This is Ed socks. _ _ _
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_ _ _ I've _ been thinking [G] lately about the people I [D] meet,
[G] the car [D] wash on the corner [A] and the holy Pope.
[D] The way my ankle's hurt, with [G] the shoes on my [D] feet,
I'm wondering if I'm gonna see _ tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive [A] us, we'll forgive [D] you,
We'll forgive each other til [G] we both fry Blue,
[D] Now we're whistle angle fishin' in heaven _ _ _ _
_ [G] I _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ was in the army but [G] I never dug a trench
Used to bust my [A] knuckles on a monkey ranch
[D] I go to town and drink, [G] give the girls a [D] pinch
I don't think [A] they [D] ever even noticed me
Father forgive us for what we must do
[G] You [D] forgive us, [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other [G] till we both turn blue
[D] Now we're whistle angle fishin' in heaven
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Fishin' whistle, a whistle angle [D] fish
Eat everything that they put on your dish
[G]
When we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
[E] That we never have to do [A] this again _ _ Again _ _ _ Again _
On _ _ [D] my very first job I [G] said thank [D] you and please
They made me scrub a parking lot [A] down on my [D] knees
Then I got fired [G] for being scared of [D] bees
They only gave me 50 cents an hour
_ _ Father forgive us for what we must do
You forgive [A] us, we'll forgive [D] you
We'll forgive each other till [G] we both turn [Dm] blue
Now we're whistle [A] angle [D] fishin' in heaven _ _ _ _
_ [G] Fishin' _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
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whistle, a whistle angle [D] fish
Eat everything that they put on your dish
[G]
When we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
[E] That we never have to do [A] this again _ _ Again _ _ Again _ _
_ _ [D] Oh, father forgive [G] us for what we must do
You forgive [D]
us, we'll forgive you
We'll forgive each other till [G] we both turn blue
[Dm] Now we're whistle [A] angle [D] fishin' in heaven
_ We're whistle angle fishin' in heaven
_ _ We're whistle angle fishin' in heaven _ _ _ _ _
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