Fish and Whistle - John Prine cover Chords
Tempo:
90.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] John Prine [N] in a shitty parking lot.
John Prine in a shitty parking [G] lot at a bus stop.
[N] And sometimes the cops come and kick us out.
We'll see.
[G] We'll get it right the first time.
[B] [E] [G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
[G] I've been thinking lately [C] about the people [G] I meet.
[C] The car [G] wash on the corner [D] and the hole in the street.
[G] The way my ankles hurt, [C] the shoes on my [G] feet.
And I'm [G] wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] I was in [C] the army but [G] I never dug [C] a trench.
[G] Used to bust [D] my knuckles on a monkey [G] wrench.
Couldn't pretend [C] to drink, gave the girls [G] a pinch.
And [Bm] I don't think [G] they ever even noticed.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both [G] turn blue.
[D] Then we'll whistle and go fishing in [G] heaven.
[D] Fish and whistle, whistle [G] and fish.
Eat everything that they put on [C] the dish.
When we [G] get through, we'll make a [A] big wish that we never [D] have to do this again.
Again.
Again.
[Bm] [G] My very [C] first job I [G] said thank [C] you, please.
[G] And then you [D] scrub a parking lot down [G] on my knees.
Then I [C] got fired for being [G] scared of bees.
And [D] they only pay [G] for 50 cents an hour.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [Bm] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [D] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they put on the [C] dish.
When we get [G] through, we'll make a big [A] wish that we never have to do [D] this again.
Again.
Again.
[G] Father forgive [C] us for what [G] we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go fishing [G] in heaven.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
Happy Sunday morning guys.
[D]
John Prine in a shitty parking [G] lot at a bus stop.
[N] And sometimes the cops come and kick us out.
We'll see.
[G] We'll get it right the first time.
[B] [E] [G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G]
[G] I've been thinking lately [C] about the people [G] I meet.
[C] The car [G] wash on the corner [D] and the hole in the street.
[G] The way my ankles hurt, [C] the shoes on my [G] feet.
And I'm [G] wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] I was in [C] the army but [G] I never dug [C] a trench.
[G] Used to bust [D] my knuckles on a monkey [G] wrench.
Couldn't pretend [C] to drink, gave the girls [G] a pinch.
And [Bm] I don't think [G] they ever even noticed.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both [G] turn blue.
[D] Then we'll whistle and go fishing in [G] heaven.
[D] Fish and whistle, whistle [G] and fish.
Eat everything that they put on [C] the dish.
When we [G] get through, we'll make a [A] big wish that we never [D] have to do this again.
Again.
Again.
[Bm] [G] My very [C] first job I [G] said thank [C] you, please.
[G] And then you [D] scrub a parking lot down [G] on my knees.
Then I [C] got fired for being [G] scared of bees.
And [D] they only pay [G] for 50 cents an hour.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [Bm] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [D] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they put on the [C] dish.
When we get [G] through, we'll make a big [A] wish that we never have to do [D] this again.
Again.
Again.
[G] Father forgive [C] us for what [G] we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go fishing [G] in heaven.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
Happy Sunday morning guys.
[D]
Key:
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[G] _ John Prine [N] in a shitty parking lot.
John Prine in a shitty parking [G] lot at a bus stop.
[N] And sometimes the cops come and kick us out.
We'll see.
[G] We'll get it right the first time.
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ I've been thinking lately [C] about the people [G] I meet.
[C] The car [G] wash on the corner [D] and the hole in the street.
[G] The way my ankles hurt, [C] the shoes on my [G] feet.
And I'm [G] wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ I was in [C] the army but [G] I never dug [C] a trench.
[G] Used to bust [D] my knuckles on a monkey [G] wrench.
Couldn't pretend [C] to drink, gave the girls [G] a pinch.
And [Bm] I don't think [G] they ever even noticed.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both [G] turn blue.
[D] Then we'll whistle and go fishing in [G] heaven.
[D] Fish and whistle, whistle [G] and fish.
Eat everything that they put on [C] the dish.
When we [G] get through, we'll make a [A] big wish that we never [D] have to do this again.
Again.
Again.
_ [Bm] _ [G] My very [C] first job I [G] said thank [C] you, please.
[G] And then you [D] scrub a parking lot down [G] on my knees.
Then I [C] got fired for being [G] scared of bees.
And [D] they only pay [G] for 50 cents an hour.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [Bm] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [D] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they put on the [C] dish.
When we get [G] through, we'll make a big [A] wish that we never have to do [D] this again.
Again.
Again. _ _
[G] Father forgive [C] us for what [G] we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go fishing [G] in heaven. _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Happy Sunday morning guys.
[D] _ _
John Prine in a shitty parking [G] lot at a bus stop.
[N] And sometimes the cops come and kick us out.
We'll see.
[G] We'll get it right the first time.
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ I've been thinking lately [C] about the people [G] I meet.
[C] The car [G] wash on the corner [D] and the hole in the street.
[G] The way my ankles hurt, [C] the shoes on my [G] feet.
And I'm [G] wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us for what we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ I was in [C] the army but [G] I never dug [C] a trench.
[G] Used to bust [D] my knuckles on a monkey [G] wrench.
Couldn't pretend [C] to drink, gave the girls [G] a pinch.
And [Bm] I don't think [G] they ever even noticed.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both [G] turn blue.
[D] Then we'll whistle and go fishing in [G] heaven.
[D] Fish and whistle, whistle [G] and fish.
Eat everything that they put on [C] the dish.
When we [G] get through, we'll make a [A] big wish that we never [D] have to do this again.
Again.
Again.
_ [Bm] _ [G] My very [C] first job I [G] said thank [C] you, please.
[G] And then you [D] scrub a parking lot down [G] on my knees.
Then I [C] got fired for being [G] scared of bees.
And [D] they only pay [G] for 50 cents an hour.
Father forgive us for what we [C] must do.
[G] You forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive [C] each other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [Bm] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [D] Fish and whistle, whistle and [G] fish.
Eat everything that they put on the [C] dish.
When we get [G] through, we'll make a big [A] wish that we never have to do [D] this again.
Again.
Again. _ _
[G] Father forgive [C] us for what [G] we must [C] do.
You [G] forgive [D] us and we'll forgive [G] you.
We'll forgive each [C] other till we both turn [G] blue.
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go [G] fishing in heaven.
[D] We'll whistle and go fishing [G] in heaven. _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Happy Sunday morning guys.
[D] _ _