Chords for Fishin' In The Dark Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Tempo:
77.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Lazy yellow moon coming up tonight, shining through the trees.
[G] Crickets are singing and lightning bugs are floating on the breeze.
Ready, [D] ready.
Cross the field where the crick turns back by the old stump road.
[G] I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows.
Baby [D] get ready.
[A] [D] You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows.
[D] Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
Spring is almost over and the summer is coming, the days are getting long.
[G] Waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along.
Baby [D] get ready.
And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite.
[G] We'll jump in a river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night.
Baby [D] get ready.
[A] You [D]
and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows.
[D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
And me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the cool breath grows.
[D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
[D]
You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars where [G] the
cool breath grows.
[D] [D]
Lazy yellow moon coming up tonight, shining through the trees.
[G] Crickets are singing and lightning bugs are floating on the breeze.
Ready, [D] ready.
Cross the field where the crick turns back by the old stump road.
[G] I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows.
Baby [D] get ready.
[A] [D] You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows.
[D] Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
Spring is almost over and the summer is coming, the days are getting long.
[G] Waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along.
Baby [D] get ready.
And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite.
[G] We'll jump in a river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night.
Baby [D] get ready.
[A] You [D]
and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows.
[D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
And me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the cool breath grows.
[D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
[D]
You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars where [G] the
cool breath grows.
[D] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Em
D
G
A
Em
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lazy yellow moon coming up tonight, shining through the trees.
[G] Crickets are singing and lightning bugs are floating on the breeze.
Ready, [D] ready. _ _ _ _ _
Cross the field where the crick turns back by the old stump road. _
[G] I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows.
Baby [D] get ready.
_ [A] _ _ [D] You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows. _ _ _ _
[D] Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow. _ _ _ _
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
_ _ _ Spring _ is almost over and the summer is coming, the days are getting long.
[G] Waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along.
Baby [D] get ready. _ _ _ _ _
And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite.
[G] We'll jump in a river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night.
Baby [D] get ready.
_ _ [A] _ You [D] _
and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow. _ _ _ _
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
And me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the cool breath grows.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
_ _ _ [D] _
You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars where [G] the
cool breath grows.
[D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lazy yellow moon coming up tonight, shining through the trees.
[G] Crickets are singing and lightning bugs are floating on the breeze.
Ready, [D] ready. _ _ _ _ _
Cross the field where the crick turns back by the old stump road. _
[G] I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows.
Baby [D] get ready.
_ [A] _ _ [D] You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows. _ _ _ _
[D] Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow. _ _ _ _
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
_ _ _ Spring _ is almost over and the summer is coming, the days are getting long.
[G] Waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along.
Baby [D] get ready. _ _ _ _ _
And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite.
[G] We'll jump in a river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night.
Baby [D] get ready.
_ _ [A] _ You [D] _
and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the
cool breath grows.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow. _ _ _ _
[Em] Staying the whole [A] night through, [Em] feels so good [A] to be [D] with you.
And me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars [G] where the cool breath grows.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Down by the river in the full moon light, we'll be falling in love in the middle of
the night [G] just moving slow.
_ _ _ [D] _
You and me gonna fish in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars where [G] the
cool breath grows.
[D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _