Talking Fishing Blues Chords by Woody Guthrie

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I went [D] down by the fishing hole [E] and I sat down with my fishing pole.
_ [A] Some grabbed my [D] hook and they got my bait [E] and they jerked me out in the [A] middle of the lake. _ _
_ [D] Some jumped.
_ [A] I got sunk.
_ _ [E] _ Baptized on a [A] credit.
_ _ _ Fishing down on the muddy [D] bank, I felt a pull and I gave a big [A] yank.
I hauled out three old rubber [E] boots and a Ford radiator [A] and a Chevrolet coupe. _
_ _ [E] Handed in for national defense.
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_ _ _ _ Satting in a [Bm] boat with a bucket of beer and [E] I hadn't caught nothing but I didn't much [A] care.
I guess I was [D] pretty well [E] satisfied.
I had my little lady [A] right by my side. _
_ _ [D] Taking it easy. _ _
[E] _ Just to wait.
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[D] The worm had been gone off that [E] hook for a couple of [A] hours. _ _ _ _ _
You go [D] fishing, I'll tell you what to [A] do.
You go sit down by [E] the greasy slough.
[A] Take a piece of [D] string and tie it on your [E] pole and throw it way out in the middle of the [A] hole. _ _
Find you [D] a good shade [E] tree and then just sit down and _ _ go to sleep. _
Forget [A] all about it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Jumped in the [D] river and went down [E] deep.
There was a hundred pound catfish laying there asleep.
[A] _ Jumped on his [D] back and rode in him to town.
_ _ [E] Saddled him up and [A] then to come to town.
_ _ [D] People come a running.
_ _ [E] Looking.
_ Dogs a barking.
Kids a [A] squalling.
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_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ Stagnate [D] water's a stinking [A] thing.
[E] Slick on top and all turn green.
When _ [A] the water [D] goes bad, the fish all run.
[E] I sat all day and [A] not catch one. _ _
[D] Except mud wallopers.
_ [E] Jew guards.
_ _ You [A] little suckers. _ _
I waded [D] out to a sandy [E] barn and caught myself a big alligator gar.
I [A] brung him home and [D] crossed my back. _
[E] His tail was dragging [A] a mile and a half. _ _
[D] Slipping and flopping.
[E] Sold him for a quarter.
_ _ _ Shot crabs. _ _
_ Got in jail.
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Early one [D] morning I took me an [E] ocean to go out a fishing in the middle of the ocean.
_ Throwed out my [D] line.
I caught me a [E] shark.
I didn't get him home till way [A] past dark. _
[D] He was a man eater.
_ [A] _ Tough customer.
_ [E] _ Just wasn't quite tough [A] enough.
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Late [D] last night I had me a [E] dream.
I was out fishing in a whiskey stream.
_ _ _ [A] Baited my [D] hook with applejack.
_ [E] Threw out a drink.
Bring a [A] gallon back.
_ _ _ [D] Done pretty good.
_ [E] Creek run dry. _ _ _
_ I give my fish back to the [A] pioneers.
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