Chords for Ray Stevens - Too Drunk To Fish
Tempo:
97.2 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
What are you doing on the show today?
I'm doing a song called Too Drunk to Fish
Too Drunk to Fish
Well it's funny, just the title
That ought to be something good
[G]
Now [Ab] [G]
[Ab] [G] me and Harold, this buddy [C] of mine
decided we'd go fishing one [G] time
so we drove to the lake
with my brand [D] new [C] bass boat
[Bm] [Am] I [G] brought the fish and poles
pork and [C] beans, saltine crackers
and a can of [G] sardines
and Harold [D] brought the fish
and I brought all the [G] booze one man could tow
[C] Now while I loaded the boat
and filled the [G] tank
tried to get that motor to crank
[A] Harold just sat there
sipping on a [D] long neck beer
[G] and while I'm steering the boat
and tying the [C] plugs
he's drinking moonshine straight from [G] a jug
and he was singing [D] Melancholy Baby
when [G] we left the pier
We'll never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
[G] Just leave that fool
at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy [A] fishing in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
[A] with a man too [G] drunk to fish
And [Em] I was concentrating
perfecting my cast
[E] hoping to land me a trophy [Em] bass
Harold was having trouble
trying to find the lake
and laying there beside him
right at his feet was an anchor line
coiled up real [A] neat
Harold saw it, went white as a ghost
and [D] hollered, SNAKE!
[G] Well he jumped straight up
and began to [C] yell
I said, sit down Harold and behave [G] yourself
Can't you see that ain't nothing
[D] but a piece of rope
Oh [G] but he was scared to death
plumped out of his [C] mind
trying not to get bit by that anchor [G] line
He grabbed my [D] shotgun
blew a hole [G] in the bottom of the boat Harold!
[Bb] [G] We'll never
go fishing [C] with a man
who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
[G] Just leave that fool at home
to [C] drink, he'll be just as happy fishing
in [A] the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
with a [G] man too drunk to fish
Now too drunk to fish
too drunk to [C] swim
so I'm dog paddling and [G] dragging him
We finally made it to a little [D] sand bar
just big enough for two
[G] Yeah and it was way after dark
when that helicopter [C] came with that big searchlight
calling our [G] names
and Harold looked up to the sky [D] and said
[G] Lord is that you?
[Em] And then he knelt there in that heavenly
glow and [G] said
Lord, you know I ain't ready to go
[A] so if you just
pass me by tonight
[D] I will reform
[D] And [G] then they threw down
a raft and I paddled [C] us home
and he never touched a drop
Now from that [G] moment on you know the Lord
works in mysterious ways
his miracles to perform
Never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been
drinking [G]
cause things just
might not work [D] out like you wish
[G]
Just leave
that fool at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy fishing [A] in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't [Em] go near the
water with a man [G] too
drunk to fish
Don't [Em] go near the water
[A] with a man too
[D] drunk [G] to [C] [G] fish
[A]
fish
[N]
I'm doing a song called Too Drunk to Fish
Too Drunk to Fish
Well it's funny, just the title
That ought to be something good
[G]
Now [Ab] [G]
[Ab] [G] me and Harold, this buddy [C] of mine
decided we'd go fishing one [G] time
so we drove to the lake
with my brand [D] new [C] bass boat
[Bm] [Am] I [G] brought the fish and poles
pork and [C] beans, saltine crackers
and a can of [G] sardines
and Harold [D] brought the fish
and I brought all the [G] booze one man could tow
[C] Now while I loaded the boat
and filled the [G] tank
tried to get that motor to crank
[A] Harold just sat there
sipping on a [D] long neck beer
[G] and while I'm steering the boat
and tying the [C] plugs
he's drinking moonshine straight from [G] a jug
and he was singing [D] Melancholy Baby
when [G] we left the pier
We'll never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
[G] Just leave that fool
at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy [A] fishing in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
[A] with a man too [G] drunk to fish
And [Em] I was concentrating
perfecting my cast
[E] hoping to land me a trophy [Em] bass
Harold was having trouble
trying to find the lake
and laying there beside him
right at his feet was an anchor line
coiled up real [A] neat
Harold saw it, went white as a ghost
and [D] hollered, SNAKE!
[G] Well he jumped straight up
and began to [C] yell
I said, sit down Harold and behave [G] yourself
Can't you see that ain't nothing
[D] but a piece of rope
Oh [G] but he was scared to death
plumped out of his [C] mind
trying not to get bit by that anchor [G] line
He grabbed my [D] shotgun
blew a hole [G] in the bottom of the boat Harold!
[Bb] [G] We'll never
go fishing [C] with a man
who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
[G] Just leave that fool at home
to [C] drink, he'll be just as happy fishing
in [A] the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
with a [G] man too drunk to fish
Now too drunk to fish
too drunk to [C] swim
so I'm dog paddling and [G] dragging him
We finally made it to a little [D] sand bar
just big enough for two
[G] Yeah and it was way after dark
when that helicopter [C] came with that big searchlight
calling our [G] names
and Harold looked up to the sky [D] and said
[G] Lord is that you?
[Em] And then he knelt there in that heavenly
glow and [G] said
Lord, you know I ain't ready to go
[A] so if you just
pass me by tonight
[D] I will reform
[D] And [G] then they threw down
a raft and I paddled [C] us home
and he never touched a drop
Now from that [G] moment on you know the Lord
works in mysterious ways
his miracles to perform
Never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been
drinking [G]
cause things just
might not work [D] out like you wish
[G]
Just leave
that fool at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy fishing [A] in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't [Em] go near the
water with a man [G] too
drunk to fish
Don't [Em] go near the water
[A] with a man too
[D] drunk [G] to [C] [G] fish
[A]
fish
[N]
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What are you doing on the show today?
I'm doing a song called Too Drunk to Fish
Too Drunk to Fish
_ Well it's funny, just the title
That ought to be something good
_ [G] _ _ _
Now [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _ me and Harold, this buddy [C] of mine
decided we'd go fishing one [G] time
so we drove to the lake
with my brand [D] new [C] bass boat
[Bm] [Am] I [G] brought the fish and poles
pork and [C] beans, saltine crackers
and a can of [G] sardines
and Harold [D] brought the fish
and I brought all the [G] booze one man could tow
_ [C] Now while I loaded the boat
and filled the [G] tank
tried to get that motor to crank
[A] Harold just sat there
sipping on a [D] long neck beer
_ [G] and while I'm steering the boat
and tying the [C] plugs
he's drinking moonshine straight from [G] a jug
and he was singing [D] Melancholy Baby
when [G] we left the pier
_ We'll never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
_ [G] Just leave that fool
at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy [A] fishing in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
[A] with a man too [G] drunk to fish
And [Em] I was concentrating
perfecting my cast
[E] hoping to land me a trophy [Em] bass
Harold was having trouble
trying to find the lake
_ and laying there beside him
right at his feet was an anchor line
coiled up real [A] neat
Harold saw it, went white as a ghost
and [D] hollered, _ SNAKE!
[G] Well he jumped straight up
and began to [C] yell
I said, sit down Harold and behave [G] yourself
Can't you see that ain't nothing
[D] but a piece of rope
Oh [G] but he was scared to death
plumped out of his [C] mind
trying not to get bit by that anchor [G] line
He grabbed my [D] shotgun
blew a hole [G] in the bottom of the boat _ _ _ Harold!
[Bb] _ _ [G] We'll never
go fishing [C] with a man
who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
_ [G] Just leave that fool at home
to [C] drink, he'll be just as happy fishing
in [A] the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
with a [G] man too drunk to fish
_ Now too drunk to fish
too drunk to [C] swim
so I'm dog paddling and [G] dragging him
We finally made it to a little [D] sand bar
just big enough for two
[G] Yeah and it was way after dark
when that helicopter [C] came with that big searchlight
calling our [G] names
and Harold looked up to the sky [D] and said
[G] Lord is that you?
_ [Em] And then he knelt there in that heavenly
glow and [G] said
Lord, you know I ain't ready to go
[A] so if you just
pass me by tonight
_ [D] I will reform
_ [D] And [G] then they threw down
a raft and I paddled [C] us home
and he never touched a drop
Now from that [G] moment on you know the Lord
works in mysterious ways
his miracles to perform
Never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been
drinking [G]
cause things just
might not work [D] out like you wish
_ _ [G]
Just leave
that fool at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy fishing [A] in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't [Em] go near the
water with a man [G] too
drunk to fish
Don't [Em] go near the water
[A] with a man too
[D] drunk [G] to _ [C] _ _ [G] fish
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ fish _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm doing a song called Too Drunk to Fish
Too Drunk to Fish
_ Well it's funny, just the title
That ought to be something good
_ [G] _ _ _
Now [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _ me and Harold, this buddy [C] of mine
decided we'd go fishing one [G] time
so we drove to the lake
with my brand [D] new [C] bass boat
[Bm] [Am] I [G] brought the fish and poles
pork and [C] beans, saltine crackers
and a can of [G] sardines
and Harold [D] brought the fish
and I brought all the [G] booze one man could tow
_ [C] Now while I loaded the boat
and filled the [G] tank
tried to get that motor to crank
[A] Harold just sat there
sipping on a [D] long neck beer
_ [G] and while I'm steering the boat
and tying the [C] plugs
he's drinking moonshine straight from [G] a jug
and he was singing [D] Melancholy Baby
when [G] we left the pier
_ We'll never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
_ [G] Just leave that fool
at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy [A] fishing in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
[A] with a man too [G] drunk to fish
And [Em] I was concentrating
perfecting my cast
[E] hoping to land me a trophy [Em] bass
Harold was having trouble
trying to find the lake
_ and laying there beside him
right at his feet was an anchor line
coiled up real [A] neat
Harold saw it, went white as a ghost
and [D] hollered, _ SNAKE!
[G] Well he jumped straight up
and began to [C] yell
I said, sit down Harold and behave [G] yourself
Can't you see that ain't nothing
[D] but a piece of rope
Oh [G] but he was scared to death
plumped out of his [C] mind
trying not to get bit by that anchor [G] line
He grabbed my [D] shotgun
blew a hole [G] in the bottom of the boat _ _ _ Harold!
[Bb] _ _ [G] We'll never
go fishing [C] with a man
who has been drinking
[G] cause things just might not work out
[D] like you wish
_ [G] Just leave that fool at home
to [C] drink, he'll be just as happy fishing
in [A] the kitchen [G] sink
Don't go [Em] near the water
with a [G] man too drunk to fish
_ Now too drunk to fish
too drunk to [C] swim
so I'm dog paddling and [G] dragging him
We finally made it to a little [D] sand bar
just big enough for two
[G] Yeah and it was way after dark
when that helicopter [C] came with that big searchlight
calling our [G] names
and Harold looked up to the sky [D] and said
[G] Lord is that you?
_ [Em] And then he knelt there in that heavenly
glow and [G] said
Lord, you know I ain't ready to go
[A] so if you just
pass me by tonight
_ [D] I will reform
_ [D] And [G] then they threw down
a raft and I paddled [C] us home
and he never touched a drop
Now from that [G] moment on you know the Lord
works in mysterious ways
his miracles to perform
Never go fishing
[C] with a man who has been
drinking [G]
cause things just
might not work [D] out like you wish
_ _ [G]
Just leave
that fool at home to [C] drink
he'll be just as happy fishing [A] in the kitchen [G] sink
Don't [Em] go near the
water with a man [G] too
drunk to fish
Don't [Em] go near the water
[A] with a man too
[D] drunk [G] to _ [C] _ _ [G] fish
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ fish _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _