Chords for Slim Dusty - Bad Days Fishing
Tempo:
92.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
Well, the fish ain't biting but the skeeters are.
Little bugger's gone hiding, they don't want to get caught.
[A] It's too nice a day to be dangling on the end of [E] a line.
[B] Had a bad day's fishing, [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
Little old worm around a big old hook.
He don't mind the water in this Babylon brook.
[A] Just swimming around and having a flame and [E] good times.
[B] He knows a bad day's fishing [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at all, [E] just as long as you're a wetting line.
And [A] when the man up above is a-tallying up, he's [E] gonna look down on you and [B] he'll smile.
You'll [E] say,
A bad day's spent fishing [A] is good for your soul, so [E] I decided to the end of [A] your line.
[E] And a bad day's fishing [B] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A]
[E] [A] [E] [B]
[E] Well, the fish swim by and he say to the worm,
Tell the fool up there he's a-gonna get [A] burned.
Sleeping in the sun like that mate, he's [E] gonna fry.
[B] He knows a bad day's [A] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and you'll smile.
[E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your [E] soul, so I decided to the end of your [A] line.
[E] Hey, a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and he'll smile.
[E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your soul, [E] so I decided to the [A] end of your line.
[E] And a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] [E] [A] [E] [N]
[E] [B] [E]
Well, the fish ain't biting but the skeeters are.
Little bugger's gone hiding, they don't want to get caught.
[A] It's too nice a day to be dangling on the end of [E] a line.
[B] Had a bad day's fishing, [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
Little old worm around a big old hook.
He don't mind the water in this Babylon brook.
[A] Just swimming around and having a flame and [E] good times.
[B] He knows a bad day's fishing [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at all, [E] just as long as you're a wetting line.
And [A] when the man up above is a-tallying up, he's [E] gonna look down on you and [B] he'll smile.
You'll [E] say,
A bad day's spent fishing [A] is good for your soul, so [E] I decided to the end of [A] your line.
[E] And a bad day's fishing [B] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A]
[E] [A] [E] [B]
[E] Well, the fish swim by and he say to the worm,
Tell the fool up there he's a-gonna get [A] burned.
Sleeping in the sun like that mate, he's [E] gonna fry.
[B] He knows a bad day's [A] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and you'll smile.
[E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your [E] soul, so I decided to the end of your [A] line.
[E] Hey, a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and he'll smile.
[E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your soul, [E] so I decided to the [A] end of your line.
[E] And a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] [E] [A] [E] [N]
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_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
Well, the fish ain't biting but the skeeters are.
Little bugger's gone hiding, they don't want to get caught.
[A] It's too nice a day to be dangling on the end of [E] a line.
_ [B] Had a bad day's fishing, [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ Little old worm around a big old hook.
He don't mind the water in this Babylon brook.
[A] Just swimming around and having a flame and [E] good times.
[B] He knows a bad day's fishing [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ [A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at all, [E] just as long as you're a wetting line.
And [A] when the man up above is a-tallying up, he's [E] gonna look down on you and [B] he'll smile.
You'll [E] say,
A bad day's spent fishing [A] is good for your soul, so [E] I decided to the end of [A] your line.
[E] And a bad day's fishing [B] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Well, the fish swim by and he say to the worm,
Tell the fool up there he's a-gonna get [A] burned.
Sleeping in the sun like that mate, he's [E] gonna fry.
_ [B] He knows a bad day's [A] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ [A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and you'll smile.
_ [E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your [E] soul, so I decided to the end of your [A] line.
[E] Hey, a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and he'll smile. _
[E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your soul, [E] so I decided to the [A] end of your line.
[E] And a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
Well, the fish ain't biting but the skeeters are.
Little bugger's gone hiding, they don't want to get caught.
[A] It's too nice a day to be dangling on the end of [E] a line.
_ [B] Had a bad day's fishing, [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ Little old worm around a big old hook.
He don't mind the water in this Babylon brook.
[A] Just swimming around and having a flame and [E] good times.
[B] He knows a bad day's fishing [A] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ [A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at all, [E] just as long as you're a wetting line.
And [A] when the man up above is a-tallying up, he's [E] gonna look down on you and [B] he'll smile.
You'll [E] say,
A bad day's spent fishing [A] is good for your soul, so [E] I decided to the end of [A] your line.
[E] And a bad day's fishing [B] beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Well, the fish swim by and he say to the worm,
Tell the fool up there he's a-gonna get [A] burned.
Sleeping in the sun like that mate, he's [E] gonna fry.
_ [B] He knows a bad day's [A] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
_ [A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and you'll smile.
_ [E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your [E] soul, so I decided to the end of your [A] line.
[E] Hey, a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work every time.
[A] Well, a bad day's fishing ain't a bad day at [E] all, just as long as you're a wetting line.
[A] And when the man up above is a-tallying up, [E] he's gonna look down on [B] you and he'll smile. _
[E] You'll say,
A bad day's spent [A] fishing is good for your soul, [E] so I decided to the [A] end of your line.
[E] And a bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's [E] work.
A bad day's [B] fishing beats a good day's work [E] every time.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _