Chords for Fishin' Blues

Tempo:
160.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fishin' Blues chords
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[D]
[A] [D]
Bet you're going fishing all of the time, baby [A] going [D] fishing too.
Bet your life, your sweet wife, [E] will catch more fish than [A] you.
[D] Many fish bites if you got good bait, [G] here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my [A] baby going [D] fishing too.
I went on down to my favorite fishing hole, baby grabbed me a pole and line.
Threw my pole on and caught a nine pound catfish.
[E] Now you're a born and [Am] home for supper.
Time [D] proven, many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G]
Here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too.
Baby brother about to run me out of my mind, say can I [A] go fishing [D] with you.
I took him on down to the fishing hole [E] now, what do you think [B] [A] that he did do?
[D] Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the [G] pond.
Now he laughed and jumped [D] cause he was real gone.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too.
Put him in the pot baby, put him in the pan honey cook him till he nice and brown.
Make a batch of buttermilk, cold cakes, [E] mama and you chew them [C] things.
And [A] chomp on [D] down singing many fish bites if you got good [G] bait.
Here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby [A] going [D] fishing too.
Play the blues.
[Am] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [D]
Bet you going fishing all of the time, baby [A] going fishing [D] too.
Bet your life, your sweet wife [E] she gonna catch more fish than [A] you.
[D] Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] Oh here's a little tip that [D] I would like to relate.
Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] I'm a going [D] fishing, mama's going fishing, and the [A] baby going [D] fishing too.
[Bm]
[D] [A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Taj Mahal - Fishin Blues chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, A, D, A, D and Bm of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 80 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 160. With an eye on the song's key D Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ Bet you're going fishing all of the time, baby [A] going [D] fishing too.
_ _ _ Bet your life, your sweet wife, [E] will catch more fish than [A] you.
_ _ _ [D] Many fish bites if you got good bait, [G] here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my [A] baby going [D] fishing too.
_ _ I went on down to my favorite fishing hole, baby grabbed me a pole and line.
Threw my pole on and caught a nine pound catfish.
[E] Now you're a born and [Am] home for supper.
Time [D] proven, many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G]
Here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too. _ _
Baby brother about to run me out of my mind, say can I [A] go fishing [D] with you. _
I took him on down to the fishing hole [E] now, what do you think [B] [A] that he did do?
[D] Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the [G] pond.
Now he laughed and jumped [D] cause he was real gone.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby going fishing too. _ _
Put him in the pot baby, put him in the pan honey cook him till he nice and brown. _
Make a batch of buttermilk, cold cakes, [E] mama and you chew them [C] things.
And [A] chomp on [D] down singing many fish bites if you got good [G] bait.
Here's a little tip [D] that I would like to relate.
[Bm] Many fish bites [D] if you got good bait.
I'm a going fishing, yes a going fishing, and my baby [A] going [D] fishing too.
Play the blues.
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[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Bet you going fishing all of the time, baby [A] going fishing [D] too. _ _
Bet your life, your sweet wife [E] she gonna catch more fish than [A] you. _
[D] Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] Oh here's a little tip that [D] I would like to relate.
Many fish bites if you got good bait.
[G] I'm a going [D] fishing, mama's going fishing, and the [A] baby going [D] fishing too. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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