Chords for JOHN PRINE - Fish And Whistle
Tempo:
83.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] I've been thinking lately about the people I meet, the cow wash on the [D] corner and the
hole in the [G] street, the way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet, and I'm [D] wondering if
I'm [G] gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [Gm] you, we'll forgive
each other till we both turn blue, then we'll whistle and [G] go fishing in the heavens.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] I was in the army but I never took a chance, used to punch my [D] knuckles on a monkey ranch,
[G] I go to town and [C] grant, give [G] the girls a pinch, but I [D] don't think they ever even [G] noticed me.
Father forgive [C] us for [G] what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till [C] we both turn blue, then [G] we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we get through [G] we'll make a big wish [A] that we never have to do [D] this again,
again, again.
[G] On my very first job I said thank you and please, it made me scrub a [D] parking
lot down on my [G] knees, then I got [C] fired for [G] being scared of bees, they [D] only give me [G] fifty
cents an hour.
Father forgive [C] us [G] for what we must do, [G] you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive you, [G] we'll forgive
each other [C] till we both turn blue, [G] then we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we [G] get through [D] we'll make a big wish that [A] we never have to do [D] this again,
again, again.
[Em] Oh, [F#] [G] father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till we [C] both turn [G] blue, then we'll whistle and go [G] fishing in the heavens, we'll
whistle and [D] go fishing in [G] the heavens, we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [Dm] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[N] [G]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] I've been thinking lately about the people I meet, the cow wash on the [D] corner and the
hole in the [G] street, the way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet, and I'm [D] wondering if
I'm [G] gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [Gm] you, we'll forgive
each other till we both turn blue, then we'll whistle and [G] go fishing in the heavens.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] I was in the army but I never took a chance, used to punch my [D] knuckles on a monkey ranch,
[G] I go to town and [C] grant, give [G] the girls a pinch, but I [D] don't think they ever even [G] noticed me.
Father forgive [C] us for [G] what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till [C] we both turn blue, then [G] we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we get through [G] we'll make a big wish [A] that we never have to do [D] this again,
again, again.
[G] On my very first job I said thank you and please, it made me scrub a [D] parking
lot down on my [G] knees, then I got [C] fired for [G] being scared of bees, they [D] only give me [G] fifty
cents an hour.
Father forgive [C] us [G] for what we must do, [G] you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive you, [G] we'll forgive
each other [C] till we both turn blue, [G] then we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we [G] get through [D] we'll make a big wish that [A] we never have to do [D] this again,
again, again.
[Em] Oh, [F#] [G] father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till we [C] both turn [G] blue, then we'll whistle and go [G] fishing in the heavens, we'll
whistle and [D] go fishing in [G] the heavens, we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [Dm] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[N] [G]
Key:
G
D
C
A
Gm
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [G] _ I've been thinking lately about the people I meet, the cow wash on the [D] corner and the
hole in the [G] street, the way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet, and I'm [D] wondering if
I'm [G] gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [Gm] you, we'll forgive
each other till we both turn blue, then we'll whistle and [G] go fishing in the heavens.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ I was in the army but I never took a chance, used to punch my [D] knuckles on a monkey ranch,
[G] I go to town and [C] grant, give [G] the girls a pinch, but I [D] don't think they ever even [G] noticed me.
Father forgive [C] us for [G] what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till [C] we both turn blue, then [G] we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we get through [G] we'll make a big wish [A] that we never have to do [D] this again,
again, _ again.
_ [G] On my very first job I said thank you and please, it made me scrub a [D] parking
lot down on my [G] knees, then I got [C] fired for [G] being scared of bees, they [D] only give me [G] fifty
cents an hour.
Father forgive [C] us [G] for what we must do, [G] you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive you, [G] we'll forgive
each other [C] till we both turn blue, [G] then we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we [G] get through [D] we'll make a big wish that [A] we never have to do [D] this again,
again, _ again.
[Em] Oh, [F#] [G] father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till we [C] both turn [G] blue, then we'll whistle and go [G] fishing in the heavens, we'll
whistle and [D] go fishing in [G] the heavens, we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [G] _ I've been thinking lately about the people I meet, the cow wash on the [D] corner and the
hole in the [G] street, the way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet, and I'm [D] wondering if
I'm [G] gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [Gm] you, we'll forgive
each other till we both turn blue, then we'll whistle and [G] go fishing in the heavens.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ I was in the army but I never took a chance, used to punch my [D] knuckles on a monkey ranch,
[G] I go to town and [C] grant, give [G] the girls a pinch, but I [D] don't think they ever even [G] noticed me.
Father forgive [C] us for [G] what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till [C] we both turn blue, then [G] we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
[D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we get through [G] we'll make a big wish [A] that we never have to do [D] this again,
again, _ again.
_ [G] On my very first job I said thank you and please, it made me scrub a [D] parking
lot down on my [G] knees, then I got [C] fired for [G] being scared of bees, they [D] only give me [G] fifty
cents an hour.
Father forgive [C] us [G] for what we must do, [G] you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive you, [G] we'll forgive
each other [C] till we both turn blue, [G] then we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] A fish and a whistle, a whistle and a pinch, [G] you need to have a thing that's a sitter on
your dish, [C] when we [G] get through [D] we'll make a big wish that [A] we never have to do [D] this again,
again, _ again.
[Em] Oh, [F#] [G] father forgive us for what we must do, you forgive [D] us, we'll forgive [G] you, we'll forgive
each other till we [C] both turn [G] blue, then we'll whistle and go [G] fishing in the heavens, we'll
whistle and [D] go fishing in [G] the heavens, we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _