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Standard Tuning, no capo
Intro:
Am  F  C  G x2 (Play around with the strumming, there's a good bit of hammering on, esp. around the Cs)
Verse 1:
You know all thAmem sweaty Fboys hanging Cout at the copper mGines
You watched them Amgrowing up under the Fbridge on the river Cshoals off Georgia G9 
They used to Amlay their sweet Fbodies out just Cwaiting on a fishing Gline
Just like your Amdaddy did when Fhe was a kid in the Cwilds of FloridGa
But your daddy's gAmone aFnd those boys jacked Cup got rough Gmoved on 
Am   F    C  G
Verse 2:
You find your Amown self hFiding in the Cstories of drunken Gmen 
With their Amkids in tow from the Fpicture show riding Cover mountain Gbends
And you can Amfeel their fingers Fcrossing when the Cblack ice of winter Gcomes
But they'll be Amfishtailing in the Fdark from the Ctime that they are Gborn
Chorus:
FHey, you know your Cdaddy's gone, those Amboys you loved got Grough with the girls and 
moved Fon
Still you gotta Cfind some goodness Amsomewhere somGehow, so Fhug the corners Ctake the 
straights Amfrom the cradle Gto the grave oFh we all Ggive what, yeah, what we AmgotF  C  G  
Verse 3:    
In the Amwinter you'll go Fsouth and fall aCsleep in the late day Gsun
Holding Amstill to catch the lFast of the warmth before the Cstorm clouds roll on Gin
At nAmight you watch the Fkids riding in their Choodies in the Grain 
Heading Amup to St. Johns Fcauseway bridge fishtCailing all the wGay
Chorus:             
FHey, you know your Cdaddy's gone, those Amboys you loved got Grough with the girls and 
moved Fon
Still you gotta Cfind some goodness Amsomewhere somGehow, so Fhug the corners Ctake the 
straights Amfrom the cradle Gto the grave oFh we all Ggive what, yeah, what we AmgotF  C  G  
Yeah we all give what we got 

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Fishtails

by Indigo Girls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning, no capo

Intro:

Am F C G x2 (Play around with the strumming, there's a good bit of hammering on, esp. around the Cs)

Verse 1:

Am F C G

You know all them sweaty boys hanging out at the copper mines

Am F C G

You watched them growing up under the bridge on the river shoals off Georgia 9

Am F C G

They used to lay their sweet bodies out just waiting on a fishing line

Am F C G

Just like your daddy did when he was a kid in the wilds of Florida

Am F C G

But your daddy's gone and those boys jacked up got rough moved on

Am F C G

Verse 2:

Am F C G

You find your own self hiding in the stories of drunken men

Am F C G

With their kids in tow from the picture show riding over mountain bends

Am F C G

And you can feel their fingers crossing when the black ice of winter comes

Am F C G

But they'll be fishtailing in the dark from the time that they are born

Chorus:

F C Am G

Hey, you know your daddy's gone, those boys you loved got rough with the girls and

moved on

C Am G F C

Still you gotta find some goodness somewhere somehow, so hug the corners take the

Am G F G Am F C G

straights from the cradle to the grave oh we all give what, yeah, what we got

Verse 3:

Am F C G

In the winter you'll go south and fall asleep in the late day sun

Am F C G

Holding still to catch the last of the warmth before the storm clouds roll on in

Am F C G

At night you watch the kids riding in their hoodies in the rain

Am F C G

Heading up to St. Johns causeway bridge fishtailing all the way

Chorus:

F C Am G

Hey, you know your daddy's gone, those boys you loved got rough with the girls and

moved on

C Am G F C

Still you gotta find some goodness somewhere somehow, so hug the corners take the

Am G F G Am F C G

straights from the cradle to the grave oh we all give what, yeah, what we got

Yeah we all give what we got

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