Chords for Todd Snider - Fish and Whistle
Tempo:
61.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] Maureen, Maureen, I shot a doctor last night [D] on the airplane.
[F]
He said he wouldn't hurt us, but he made me feel [C] nervous and mean.
Ah, fuck, I thought I knew [D] that.
[Cm] [F] [Cm] I'm [C#] trying to think of a John Prine song I want to play for you, but let me think of one I know for sure then.
Unless you guys can think of one.
I just wanted to play a Prine song and I thought I knew that one by heart.
I [C] feel stupid about it.
What's it?
Oh, I know that.
Good.
[G]
[D] Or, uh, I've been thinking lately about the people I meet.
Watch on the [A] corner in a hole in the street.
[D] The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet.
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other [G] till we both turn blue.
And then we'll [D] whistle and go fishing in heaven.
I was in the army, but I never dug a trench.
Used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench.
I'd go to town and [G] drink, give the girls a pinch.
But [D] I don't think they ever even noticed me.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, and we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they [D] put on your dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [G] gotta do [A] this again.
Again.
Again.
[D] Oh, my very first job, I said, thank you and please.
Made me [Am] scrub a parking lot down on my knees.
And then I [G] got fired for being scared of [D] bees.
They only gave me 50 cents an hour.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
[D] And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [D] fish.
Eat everything that they put on your [G] dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [A] gotta do this again.
Again.
[B] Again.
[D] Oh, Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive [A] us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each [D] other till we both turn blue.
And [Am] then we'll whistle and go fishing in [D] heaven.
[N]
[F]
He said he wouldn't hurt us, but he made me feel [C] nervous and mean.
Ah, fuck, I thought I knew [D] that.
[Cm] [F] [Cm] I'm [C#] trying to think of a John Prine song I want to play for you, but let me think of one I know for sure then.
Unless you guys can think of one.
I just wanted to play a Prine song and I thought I knew that one by heart.
I [C] feel stupid about it.
What's it?
Oh, I know that.
Good.
[G]
[D] Or, uh, I've been thinking lately about the people I meet.
Watch on the [A] corner in a hole in the street.
[D] The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet.
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other [G] till we both turn blue.
And then we'll [D] whistle and go fishing in heaven.
I was in the army, but I never dug a trench.
Used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench.
I'd go to town and [G] drink, give the girls a pinch.
But [D] I don't think they ever even noticed me.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, and we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they [D] put on your dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [G] gotta do [A] this again.
Again.
Again.
[D] Oh, my very first job, I said, thank you and please.
Made me [Am] scrub a parking lot down on my knees.
And then I [G] got fired for being scared of [D] bees.
They only gave me 50 cents an hour.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
[D] And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [D] fish.
Eat everything that they put on your [G] dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [A] gotta do this again.
Again.
[B] Again.
[D] Oh, Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive [A] us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each [D] other till we both turn blue.
And [Am] then we'll whistle and go fishing in [D] heaven.
[N]
Key:
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[Cm] Maureen, Maureen, I shot a doctor last night [D] on the airplane.
[F] _
_ He said he wouldn't hurt us, but he made me feel [C] nervous and mean.
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, fuck, I thought I knew [D] that.
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ I'm [C#] trying to think of a John Prine song I want to play for you, but let me think of one I know for sure then.
Unless you guys can think of one.
I just wanted to play a Prine song and I thought I knew that one by heart.
I [C] feel stupid about it.
What's it?
Oh, I know that.
Good.
[G] _
[D] Or, uh, I've been thinking lately about the people I meet.
Watch on the [A] corner in a hole in the street.
[D] The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet.
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other [G] till we both turn blue.
And then we'll [D] whistle and go fishing in heaven.
I was in the army, but I never dug a trench.
Used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench.
I'd go to town and [G] drink, give the girls a pinch.
But [D] I don't think they ever even noticed me.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, and we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they [D] put on your dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [G] gotta do [A] this again.
_ Again.
Again.
_ [D] Oh, my very first job, I said, thank you and please.
Made me [Am] scrub a parking lot down on my knees.
And then I [G] got fired for being scared of [D] bees.
They only gave me 50 cents an hour.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
[D] And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [D] fish.
Eat everything that they put on your [G] dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [A] gotta do this again.
Again.
[B] Again.
_ [D] Oh, Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive [A] us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each [D] other till we both turn blue.
And [Am] then we'll whistle and go fishing in [D] heaven.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[F] _
_ He said he wouldn't hurt us, but he made me feel [C] nervous and mean.
_ _ _ _ _ Ah, fuck, I thought I knew [D] that.
_ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ I'm [C#] trying to think of a John Prine song I want to play for you, but let me think of one I know for sure then.
Unless you guys can think of one.
I just wanted to play a Prine song and I thought I knew that one by heart.
I [C] feel stupid about it.
What's it?
Oh, I know that.
Good.
[G] _
[D] Or, uh, I've been thinking lately about the people I meet.
Watch on the [A] corner in a hole in the street.
[D] The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet.
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other [G] till we both turn blue.
And then we'll [D] whistle and go fishing in heaven.
I was in the army, but I never dug a trench.
Used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench.
I'd go to town and [G] drink, give the girls a pinch.
But [D] I don't think they ever even noticed me.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, and we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they [D] put on your dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [G] gotta do [A] this again.
_ Again.
Again.
_ [D] Oh, my very first job, I said, thank you and please.
Made me [Am] scrub a parking lot down on my knees.
And then I [G] got fired for being scared of [D] bees.
They only gave me 50 cents an hour.
Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue.
[D] And then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven.
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and [D] fish.
Eat everything that they put on your [G] dish.
And when we get through, [D] we'll make a big wish
that we never [A] gotta do this again.
Again.
[B] Again.
_ [D] Oh, Father, forgive us for what we must do.
You forgive [A] us, we'll forgive you.
We'll forgive each [D] other till we both turn blue.
And [Am] then we'll whistle and go fishing in [D] heaven.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _