Fish And Whistle

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[Intro]
G C G C G D
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G C G D G
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[Verse 1]
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 my shoes on my feet
G D G
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive 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
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G C G D G
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[Verse 2]
G C G
I was in the army but I never dug a trench
C G D
Used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench
G C
I'd go to town and drink, give the girls a pinch
G D G
But I don't think they ever really noticed me
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive 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
[Bridge]
D
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
G
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G
And when we get through we'll make a big wish
A7 D7 D7 D7
That we never have to do this again, again, again
[Verse 3]
G C G
Oh, 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 an hour
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other until we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
[Instrumental]
G C G C G D
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G C G D G
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[Bridge]
D
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
G
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G
And when we get through we'll make a big wish
A7 D7 D7 D7
That we never have to do this again, again, again
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh, father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
And we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
G D G
We'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
G D G
We'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
[Outro]
G C G C G D
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G C G D G
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G C G C G D
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G C G D G
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G C G C G D
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G C G D G
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(fade out)

Fish And Whistle chords and lyrics

Free chords for Fish And Whistle by John Prine. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |
| G     C     | G  D  G     |
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |
| G     C     | G  D  G     |
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |
| G     C     | G  D  G     |
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |
| G     C     | G  D  G     |
| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |
| G     C     | G  D  G     |
| G     C  G  | C  G  D     |
| G     C     | G  D  G     |
(fade out)

Fish And Whistle Chords by John Prine

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