{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1716927,"song":"Fish And Whistle","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1716927-fish-and-whistle-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1716927?type=chord","rating":4.91685,"votes":104,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI been thinking lately about the people I meet[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe carwash on the corner and the hole in the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe way my ankles hurt with my shoes on my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFather forgive us for what we must do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou forgive us, we'll forgive you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll forgive each other till we both turn blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was in the army but I never dug a trench[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nUsed to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'd go to town and drink, give the girls a pinch[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I don't think they ever really noticed me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFather forgive us for what we must do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou forgive us, we'll forgive you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll forgive each other till we both turn blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nFish and whistle, whistle and fish[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nEat everything that they put on your dish[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when we get through we'll make a big wish[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThat we never have to do this again, again, again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, my very first job I said \"thank you and please\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen I got fired for being scared of bees[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they only give me fifty cents an hour[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFather forgive us for what we must do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou forgive us, we'll forgive you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll forgive each other until we both turn blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nFish and whistle, whistle and fish[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nEat everything that they put on your dish[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd when we get through we'll make a big wish[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThat we never have to do this again, again, again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, father forgive us for what we must do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou forgive us, we'll forgive you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll forgive each other till we both turn blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe'll whistle and go fishing in heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe'll whistle and go fishing in heaven[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]     | [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     |\r\n\r\n(fade out)","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |\n| G     C     | G  D  G     |\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |\n| G     C     | G  D  G     |\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |\n| G     C     | G  D  G     |\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |\n| G     C     | G  D  G     |\n\n| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |\n| G     C     | G  D  G     |\n\n| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |\n| G     C     | G  D  G     |\n\n(fade out)","chords":["G","C","D","A7","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}