Fishermen Song

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Judy Collins - Fishermen Song
[Intro]
C GF
(3x)
G F G
[Verse 1]
C Am
The fisherman are pitching pennies
G
In the sand beside the sea
F C
The sunrise hits their oilskin boots
G
And their painted boats and me
Am G
They seem to know the ocean
F Em Dm
Like a man knows a woman
C G
She makes him wait around for half the morning
F C
For the tide to turn
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Verse 2]
C Am
They're drinking beer and laughing
G
And squinting at the sun
F C
Waiting for the gulls to tell them
G
When the fish will come
Am G
Their faces brown and weathered
F Em Dm
From all the nets they've run
C G
They've learned to wait, they always know
F C G C
That the tide will turn
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Instrumental]
C Am G F C G
Am G F Em Dm C G F C G C
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C G F
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Verse 3]
C Am
Way out on the ocean
G F
The big ships hunt for whales
C
The Japanese have caught so many
G
That now they hunt for snails
Am G
My fisherman's not greedy
F Em Dm
He seems content to live
C G
With the sun and the sand and a net full of fish
F C G C
When the tide turns
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing
[Chorus]
F C G C
Pull in the ropes, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G
Never catches more than he knows he can sell in a day
F C G C
Pull in the nets, Seine haul fisherman
F C F C G C F C F C F C
Day's for work and night's the time to go dancing

Fishermen Song chords and lyrics

Free chords for Fishermen Song by Judy Collins. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Judy Collins - Fishermen Song
[Intro]
C    G F   (3x)
G    F G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
C   Am   G    F   C   G
Am   G   F  Em  Dm   C   G   F  C   G C
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]

Fishermen Song Chords by Judy Collins

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