Chords for Fishin' Blues

Tempo:
152.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fishin' Blues chords
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[D]
[D]
[A] [D]
Bet you going fishing all of the time, baby [A] going [D] fishing too.
Bet your life, your sweet [E] wife, catch more fish [A] than you.
[D] Many fish bites if you got good bait, [G] here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby [A] going fishing [D] too.
I went on down fishing, old baby grabbed me a pole and line.
Threw my pole on and caught a nine pound catfish.
[E] Now you know I brought him home [Am] for supper time.
[D] Proving many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G]
Here's a little tip that [D] I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby [A] going [D] fishing too.
Baby brother about to run me out of my mind, say can I go [A] fishing [D] with you?
I took him on down to the fishing hole.
[E] Now what do you [B] think [A] that he did do?
[D] Pulled a big fish out the bottom of the [G] pond.
Now he laughed and jumped cause [D] he was real gone.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
[G] I'm a going [D] fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too.
Put him in the pot baby, put him in the pan.
Honey cook him till he nice and brown.
Make my batch of buttermilk, cold cakes, mama [E] and Judy and Pam.
[C] [A]
[D] Now I'm singing many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] Here's a little tip that [D] I would like to relate.
Many fish bites if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too.
Play the blues.
[A]
[E]
[D]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [D]
Bet you going fishing all of the time, baby going fishing too.
Bet your life, your sweet wife, [E] she gonna catch more fish [Am] than [A] you.
[D] Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G]
Oh, here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] I'm a going fishing, mama's going [D] fishing, and the baby [A] going fishing [D] too.
[Bm]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn Taj Mahal - Fishin Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, A, D, G and D. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 81 BPM before aiming for the song's 162 BPM. Given the song's key of D Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Bet you going fishing all of the time, baby [A] going [D] fishing too. _ _
Bet your life, your sweet [E] wife, catch more fish [A] than you. _ _
[D] Many fish bites if you got good bait, [G] _ here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby [A] going fishing [D] too. _
I went on down _ _ fishing, old baby grabbed me a pole and line.
Threw my pole on and caught a nine pound catfish.
[E] Now you know I brought him home [Am] for supper time.
[D] Proving many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G]
Here's a little tip that [D] I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait. _
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby [A] going [D] fishing too.
_ _ Baby brother about to run me out of my mind, say can I go [A] fishing [D] with you?
_ I took him on down to the fishing hole.
[E] Now what do you [B] think [A] that he did do?
[D] Pulled a big _ fish out the bottom of the [G] pond.
Now he laughed and jumped cause [D] he was real gone.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
[G] I'm a going [D] fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too.
_ _ Put him in the pot baby, put him in the pan.
Honey cook him till he nice and brown.
_ Make my batch of buttermilk, cold cakes, mama [E] and Judy and Pam.
[C] _ [A] _ _
[D] Now I'm singing many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] Here's a little tip that [D] I would like to relate.
Many fish bites if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too.
Play the blues. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ Bet you going fishing all of the time, baby going fishing too. _
_ Bet your life, your sweet wife, [E] she gonna catch more fish [Am] than [A] you. _ _
[D] Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G]
Oh, here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] I'm a going fishing, mama's going [D] fishing, and the baby [A] going fishing [D] too. _ _ _ _ _
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