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Poor Little Fish

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Chorus
APoor little fish, C#mswimming in the water
AHide behind the coatF#mtails of your EfatherC#m  E  C#m  
Verse 1
EI?ve been alone so C#mlong I thought I?d never ElastC#m  
EStuck up on a C#mshelf like an old dusty Ehat, C#myeah
F#mBut then you come Aalong
F#mYou put me on that Athrone
AUp into the Esky         C#m  EyeahC#m  
Verse 2
EThought I saw C#mNick Cave down at the LaundroEmatC#m  
EYou put your hand in my C#mhand and that was Ethat, C#myeah
F#mYour perfume on my Asleeve
F#mYou lit my life like a AChristmas tree
AUp into the Esky         C#m  EyeahC#m  
Chorus
APoor little fish, C#mswimming in the water
AHide behind the coatF#mtails of your EfatherC#m  E  C#m  
Verse 3
EYou know a cold, cold C#mheart sleeps awful EwellC#m  
EWhile the maids vacuum the C#mhall outside my cheap Ehotel C#mroom
F#mThe whole damn shit came Adown
F#mExploded to the Aground.. Puusshh
AUp into the Esky         C#m  EyeahC#m  
Chorus
APoor little fish, C#mswimming in the water
AHide behind the coatF#mtails of your EfatherC#m  E  C#m  
Bridge
EWhere you are is C#mwho you are Ewhen you?re C#msleeping
EWhere you are is C#mwho you are Ewhen you?re C#msleeping
Outro
            E  C#mPoor little Efish
C#mPoor little Efish
C#mPoor little Efish

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Poor Little Fish

by The Jayhawks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Chorus

A C#m

Poor little fish, swimming in the water

A F#m E C#m E C#m

Hide behind the coattails of your father

Verse 1

E C#m E C#m

I?ve been alone so long I thought I?d never last

E C#m E C#m

Stuck up on a shelf like an old dusty hat, yeah

F#m A

But then you come along

F#m A

You put me on that throne

A E C#m E C#m

Up into the sky yeah

Verse 2

E C#m E C#m

Thought I saw Nick Cave down at the Laundromat

E C#m E C#m

You put your hand in my hand and that was that, yeah

F#m A

Your perfume on my sleeve

F#m A

You lit my life like a Christmas tree

A E C#m E C#m

Up into the sky yeah

Chorus

A C#m

Poor little fish, swimming in the water

A F#m E C#m E C#m

Hide behind the coattails of your father

Verse 3

E C#m E C#m

You know a cold, cold heart sleeps awful well

E C#m E C#m

While the maids vacuum the hall outside my cheap hotel room

F#m A

The whole damn shit came down

F#m A

Exploded to the ground.. Puusshh

A E C#m E C#m

Up into the sky yeah

Chorus

A C#m

Poor little fish, swimming in the water

A F#m E C#m E C#m

Hide behind the coattails of your father

Bridge

E C#m E C#m

Where you are is who you are when you?re sleeping

E C#m E C#m

Where you are is who you are when you?re sleeping

Outro

E C#m E

Poor little fish

C#m E

Poor little fish

C#m E

Poor little fish

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