Chords for The Fishing Pole Song by Ruth Wallis on 1953 Wallis Original 78.
Tempo:
203 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [G]
[D] [G] Reddy [D] the [G] fisherman's son, [C] he's got all the [G] girls on the run.
With [C] his pole in [Bbm] his hand he [G] goes fishing [Gb] on land.
That way [A] he says it's more fun.
[D] Reddy knows how [Bb] the girls [A] feel.
[G] [C] When they see his rod they [G] all reel.
[Am] This fabulous [G] rod [Em] measures over a yard, [Eb] and a [B] thing like that you [G] can't conceal.
[Am] [C] Under the moon [G] he hollers harpoon.
That means Reddy [D] is at it [G] again.
In [Gb] some little nook he [Bm] is dropping his hook, [Am] [B] playing the old [Eb] fishing [D] game.
[E] When Reddy goes fishing [G] at night, [C] he carries a great big [A] flashlight.
[C] I know it [Dbm] sounds odd, it's [G] tied onto his rod.
[F] The girls [E] know his sinker [G] by sight.
[D] [G] When Reddy [D] was only [G] a boy, [C] his pole was his [G] only toy.
His [C] dad said you [Bbm] can bend it, [G] and even [D] extend [A] it.
But once it gets [Gm] broken you never can mend it.
Then he had [D] the awfulest [Eb] fright.
[G] He [C] had just put his [G] rod out [A] of sight.
When [C] some [Bbm] dizzy dame [Bm] who was searching for fame, tried to carve [G] her initials one night.
[Am] [Dm] [C] He'll always [G] remember that day in September he almost [D] ran into [G] his fate.
He met a [B] big barracuda just up from Bermuda, [Bm] and she wouldn't let go [Eb] of his [D] bait.
[G] He sure [A] had a narrow [G]
escape.
[C] Took days to get back into [A]
shape.
[C] His rod [Bbm] was all bent, and [G] it had a big dent.
But he [C] soon patched it [A] up with scotch tape.
[A]
[G] On hot [D] nights when he'd go to sleep, [C] his pole out the window [G] he'd keep.
A [C]
strange bird came along singing the woodpecker's song, and [A] started to hammer away loud and strong.
[G] But Reddy [D] slept on.
What [G] a man!
He [C] was dreaming of Dorothy [G] and Fan.
[C] But when he [G] awoke he found out it was no joke.
[A] He still had his pole, but the poor thing was broken.
Yes, [C] broken in two.
Now [G] there's nothing he can do.
So Reddy [D] hangs down [G] by the beach.
[Dbm] He's still [B] got a yen, but he's no [Bm] man among men.
[A] He's still got his [D] line, but his [G] pole doesn't reach.
[E] Reddy the [G] fisherman's son.
[C] His fishing [Am] is over [Em] and done.
[A] You'll find him [G] with Grandpa down in the square.
[A] Both of them cryin' their [Gm] eyes out down there.
[C] They have one thing [B] in common.
[Em] Shouldn't happen to [Cm] you.
[D] [G] Grandpa's pole [C] [G]
doesn't [D] reach.
[G] Too.
[Eb] [D] [G] [N]
[D] [G] Reddy [D] the [G] fisherman's son, [C] he's got all the [G] girls on the run.
With [C] his pole in [Bbm] his hand he [G] goes fishing [Gb] on land.
That way [A] he says it's more fun.
[D] Reddy knows how [Bb] the girls [A] feel.
[G] [C] When they see his rod they [G] all reel.
[Am] This fabulous [G] rod [Em] measures over a yard, [Eb] and a [B] thing like that you [G] can't conceal.
[Am] [C] Under the moon [G] he hollers harpoon.
That means Reddy [D] is at it [G] again.
In [Gb] some little nook he [Bm] is dropping his hook, [Am] [B] playing the old [Eb] fishing [D] game.
[E] When Reddy goes fishing [G] at night, [C] he carries a great big [A] flashlight.
[C] I know it [Dbm] sounds odd, it's [G] tied onto his rod.
[F] The girls [E] know his sinker [G] by sight.
[D] [G] When Reddy [D] was only [G] a boy, [C] his pole was his [G] only toy.
His [C] dad said you [Bbm] can bend it, [G] and even [D] extend [A] it.
But once it gets [Gm] broken you never can mend it.
Then he had [D] the awfulest [Eb] fright.
[G] He [C] had just put his [G] rod out [A] of sight.
When [C] some [Bbm] dizzy dame [Bm] who was searching for fame, tried to carve [G] her initials one night.
[Am] [Dm] [C] He'll always [G] remember that day in September he almost [D] ran into [G] his fate.
He met a [B] big barracuda just up from Bermuda, [Bm] and she wouldn't let go [Eb] of his [D] bait.
[G] He sure [A] had a narrow [G]
escape.
[C] Took days to get back into [A]
shape.
[C] His rod [Bbm] was all bent, and [G] it had a big dent.
But he [C] soon patched it [A] up with scotch tape.
[A]
[G] On hot [D] nights when he'd go to sleep, [C] his pole out the window [G] he'd keep.
A [C]
strange bird came along singing the woodpecker's song, and [A] started to hammer away loud and strong.
[G] But Reddy [D] slept on.
What [G] a man!
He [C] was dreaming of Dorothy [G] and Fan.
[C] But when he [G] awoke he found out it was no joke.
[A] He still had his pole, but the poor thing was broken.
Yes, [C] broken in two.
Now [G] there's nothing he can do.
So Reddy [D] hangs down [G] by the beach.
[Dbm] He's still [B] got a yen, but he's no [Bm] man among men.
[A] He's still got his [D] line, but his [G] pole doesn't reach.
[E] Reddy the [G] fisherman's son.
[C] His fishing [Am] is over [Em] and done.
[A] You'll find him [G] with Grandpa down in the square.
[A] Both of them cryin' their [Gm] eyes out down there.
[C] They have one thing [B] in common.
[Em] Shouldn't happen to [Cm] you.
[D] [G] Grandpa's pole [C] [G]
doesn't [D] reach.
[G] Too.
[Eb] [D] [G] [N]
Key:
G
C
D
A
Am
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ Reddy [D] the _ _ [G] fisherman's son, _ [C] he's got all the [G] girls on the run.
_ With [C] his pole in [Bbm] his hand he [G] goes fishing [Gb] on land.
That way [A] he says it's more fun.
_ _ [D] _ _ Reddy knows how [Bb] the girls [A] feel.
[G] _ _ [C] When they see his rod they [G] all reel.
_ _ [Am] This fabulous [G] rod [Em] measures over a yard, [Eb] and a [B] thing like that you [G] can't conceal. _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] Under the moon [G] he hollers _ harpoon.
That means Reddy [D] is at it [G] again. _
_ In [Gb] some little nook he [Bm] is dropping his hook, _ [Am] _ [B] playing the old [Eb] fishing _ [D] game.
_ [E] When Reddy goes fishing [G] at night, _ _ [C] he carries a great big [A] flashlight. _
_ _ [C] I know it [Dbm] sounds odd, it's [G] tied onto his rod.
[F] The girls [E] know his sinker [G] by sight. _
[D] _ _ [G] When Reddy [D] was only [G] a boy, _ _ [C] his pole was his [G] only toy.
_ His [C] dad said you [Bbm] can bend it, [G] and even [D] extend [A] it.
But once it gets [Gm] broken you never can mend it.
Then he had [D] the awfulest [Eb] fright.
_ [G] He [C] had just put his [G] rod out [A] of sight.
_ _ When [C] some [Bbm] dizzy dame [Bm] who was searching for fame, tried to carve [G] her _ initials one night.
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] [C] He'll always _ [G] remember that day in September he almost [D] ran into [G] his fate.
_ _ He met a [B] big _ barracuda just up from Bermuda, [Bm] and she wouldn't let go [Eb] of his [D] bait.
_ [G] He sure [A] had a narrow _ [G]
escape.
_ _ [C] Took days to get back into [A]
shape.
_ _ _ [C] His rod [Bbm] was all bent, and [G] it had a big dent.
But he [C] soon patched it [A] up with scotch tape.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ On hot [D] nights when he'd go to sleep, _ _ [C] his pole out the window [G] he'd keep.
_ A [C]
strange bird came along singing the _ woodpecker's song, and [A] started to hammer _ away loud and strong.
[G] But Reddy [D] slept on.
What [G] a man!
_ He [C] was dreaming of Dorothy [G] and Fan. _ _ _
[C] But when he [G] awoke he found out it was no joke.
[A] He still had his pole, but the poor thing was broken.
Yes, [C] broken in two.
Now [G] there's nothing he can do.
So Reddy [D] hangs down [G] by the beach. _ _ _
[Dbm] He's still [B] got a yen, but he's no [Bm] man among men.
[A] He's still got his [D] line, but his [G] pole doesn't reach.
_ [E] Reddy the _ [G] fisherman's son. _
_ [C] His fishing [Am] is over [Em] and done. _
[A] _ You'll find him [G] with Grandpa down in the square.
[A] Both of them cryin' their [Gm] eyes out down there.
[C] They have one thing [B] in common.
[Em] Shouldn't happen to [Cm] _ you. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Grandpa's pole [C] _ _ _ [G]
doesn't [D] _ _ reach. _
[G] Too.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ Reddy [D] the _ _ [G] fisherman's son, _ [C] he's got all the [G] girls on the run.
_ With [C] his pole in [Bbm] his hand he [G] goes fishing [Gb] on land.
That way [A] he says it's more fun.
_ _ [D] _ _ Reddy knows how [Bb] the girls [A] feel.
[G] _ _ [C] When they see his rod they [G] all reel.
_ _ [Am] This fabulous [G] rod [Em] measures over a yard, [Eb] and a [B] thing like that you [G] can't conceal. _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] Under the moon [G] he hollers _ harpoon.
That means Reddy [D] is at it [G] again. _
_ In [Gb] some little nook he [Bm] is dropping his hook, _ [Am] _ [B] playing the old [Eb] fishing _ [D] game.
_ [E] When Reddy goes fishing [G] at night, _ _ [C] he carries a great big [A] flashlight. _
_ _ [C] I know it [Dbm] sounds odd, it's [G] tied onto his rod.
[F] The girls [E] know his sinker [G] by sight. _
[D] _ _ [G] When Reddy [D] was only [G] a boy, _ _ [C] his pole was his [G] only toy.
_ His [C] dad said you [Bbm] can bend it, [G] and even [D] extend [A] it.
But once it gets [Gm] broken you never can mend it.
Then he had [D] the awfulest [Eb] fright.
_ [G] He [C] had just put his [G] rod out [A] of sight.
_ _ When [C] some [Bbm] dizzy dame [Bm] who was searching for fame, tried to carve [G] her _ initials one night.
_ [Am] _ _ [Dm] [C] He'll always _ [G] remember that day in September he almost [D] ran into [G] his fate.
_ _ He met a [B] big _ barracuda just up from Bermuda, [Bm] and she wouldn't let go [Eb] of his [D] bait.
_ [G] He sure [A] had a narrow _ [G]
escape.
_ _ [C] Took days to get back into [A]
shape.
_ _ _ [C] His rod [Bbm] was all bent, and [G] it had a big dent.
But he [C] soon patched it [A] up with scotch tape.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ On hot [D] nights when he'd go to sleep, _ _ [C] his pole out the window [G] he'd keep.
_ A [C]
strange bird came along singing the _ woodpecker's song, and [A] started to hammer _ away loud and strong.
[G] But Reddy [D] slept on.
What [G] a man!
_ He [C] was dreaming of Dorothy [G] and Fan. _ _ _
[C] But when he [G] awoke he found out it was no joke.
[A] He still had his pole, but the poor thing was broken.
Yes, [C] broken in two.
Now [G] there's nothing he can do.
So Reddy [D] hangs down [G] by the beach. _ _ _
[Dbm] He's still [B] got a yen, but he's no [Bm] man among men.
[A] He's still got his [D] line, but his [G] pole doesn't reach.
_ [E] Reddy the _ [G] fisherman's son. _
_ [C] His fishing [Am] is over [Em] and done. _
[A] _ You'll find him [G] with Grandpa down in the square.
[A] Both of them cryin' their [Gm] eyes out down there.
[C] They have one thing [B] in common.
[Em] Shouldn't happen to [Cm] _ you. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] Grandpa's pole [C] _ _ _ [G]
doesn't [D] _ _ reach. _
[G] Too.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [N] _