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[Verse]
Now me DDad was a fisherman Gbold
And he Clived till he grew Dold
'Cause he'd Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do Gblow"D  
[Verse]
Now me GDad he Dsays to Gme
"If you're Cever going to go to Dsea
Do you Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do Gblow"D  G  D  
[Verse]
When the Gwind come Dout of the GWest
She going to Cblow up rough, at Dbest
So I Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do GblowD  
[Verse]
When the Gcold North Dwind do Gblow
Well, Cwe lie snug beDlow
'Cause I Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do GblowD  G  D  
[Verse]
When the Gwind come Dout of the GEast
It isn't Cfit for man nor Dbeast
So I Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do GblowD  G  D  
[Verse]
When the GSouth wind Dsoft do Gblow
Well, there Cain't enough wind to Dgo
So I Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do GblowD  
[Instrumental]
G  D  G    C    D
C   G  Em  D    G    D
[Verse]
When me Gwife she Dsays to Gme
"We'll Cstarve if you don't Dgo"
Well, I Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do GblowD  
[Verse]
So if Gyou'd be a Dfisherman Gbold
And you'd Clive till you grow Dold
Do you Copen the pane and Gpop out the Emflame
To Dsee how the winds do GblowD  G  

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Candlelight Fisherman

by Gordon Bok

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[Verse]

D G

Now me Dad was a fisherman bold

C D

And he lived till he grew old

C G Em

'Cause he'd open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D

To see how the winds do blow"

[Verse]

G D G

Now me Dad he says to me

C D

"If you're ever going to go to sea

C G Em

Do you open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D G D

To see how the winds do blow"

[Verse]

G D G

When the wind come out of the West

C D

She going to blow up rough, at best

C G Em

So I open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D

To see how the winds do blow

[Verse]

G D G

When the cold North wind do blow

C D

Well, we lie snug below

C G Em

'Cause I open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D G D

To see how the winds do blow

[Verse]

G D G

When the wind come out of the East

C D

It isn't fit for man nor beast

C G Em

So I open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D G D

To see how the winds do blow

[Verse]

G D G

When the South wind soft do blow

C D

Well, there ain't enough wind to go

C G Em

So I open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D

To see how the winds do blow

[Instrumental]

G D G C D

C G Em D G D

[Verse]

G D G

When me wife she says to me

C D

"We'll starve if you don't go"

C G Em

Well, I open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D

To see how the winds do blow

[Verse]

G D G

So if you'd be a fisherman bold

C D

And you'd live till you grow old

C G Em

Do you open the pane and pop out the flame

D G D G

To see how the winds do blow

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