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John Prine - Fish And Whistle Chords

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Fish And Whistle Chords

(ver. 1)
John Prine
[Intro]
G C G
C G D
G C G D G
 
G                                C        G
I been thinking lately about the people I meet
    C              G              D
The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street
    G                       C
The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet
        G                D             G
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tom orrow
 
[Chorus]
G                     C            G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C           G        D
You forgive us we'll forget you
G                                C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
           G              D          G
Then we'll whistle and go fishing in Heaven
 
[Instrumental]
G C G
C G D
G C G D G
 
G                       C           G
I was in the army but I never dug a trench
C                 G             D
I used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench
         G                        C
Then I'd go to town and drink and give the girls a pinch
      G                D         G
But I don't think they ever even noticed me
(Repeat chorus)
 
D
Fish and whistle
Whistle and fish
G
Eat every thing that they put on your dish
    C                         G
And when we get through we'll make a big wish
        A7                    D7
That we never have to do this again
Again?     Again???
 
G                           C               G
On my very first job I said "thank you" and "please"
     C               G           D
They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees
G                    C
Then I got fired for being scared of bees
         G            D               G
And they only give me fifty cents and hour
 
[Repeat Chorus]
 
[Instrumental]
G C G
C G D
G C G D G
 
D
Fish and whistle
Whistle and fish
G
Eat every thing that they put on your dish
    C                         G
And when we get through we'll make a big wish
        A7                    D7
That we never have to do this again
Again?     Again???
(Repeat Chorus)
 
[Ending]
G                    D          G
We'll whistle and go fishing in Heaven
G                    D          G
We'll whistle and go fishing in Heaven
 
(Repeat and fade)
G C G
C G D
G C G D G
            
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