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Fish And Whistle by John Prine
Fish And Whistle
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
| G | C G |
| C G | D |
| G | C |
| G D | G |
[Verse 1]
G C G
I been thinkin' lately about the people I meet
C G D
The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street
G C
The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet
G D G
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Instrumental]
| G | C G |
| C G | D |
| G | C |
| G D | G |
[Verse 2]
G C G
I was in the Army but I never dug a trench
C G D
I used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench
G C
I'd go to town and drink and give the girls a pinch
G D G
But I don't think they ever even noticed me
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Bridge]
D
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
G
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G
And when we get through, we'll make a big wish
A7 D7
That we never have to do this again, Again? Again???
[Verse 3]
G C
On my very first job I said "thank you" and "please"
C G D
They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees
G C
Then I got fired for being scared of bees
G D G
And they only give me fifty cents an hour
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Instrumental]
| G | C G |
| C G | D |
| G | C |
| G D | G |
[Bridge]
D
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
G
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G
And when we get through, we'll make a big wish
A7 D7
That we never have to do this again, Again? Again??? Wooahh
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Ending]
G D G
We'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
G D G
We'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Instrumental]
| G | C G |
| C G | D |
| G | C |
| G D | G
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:7th fret
[Intro]
| G C G | C G D |
| G C | G D G |
[Verse 1]
G C G
I been thinking lately about the people I meet
C G D
The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street
G C
The way my ankles hurt with my shoes on my feet
G D G
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
[Instrumental]
| G C G | C G D |
| G C | G D G |
[Verse 2]
G C G
I was in the army but I never dug a trench
C G D
Used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench
G C
I'd go to town and drink, give the girls a pinch
G D G
But I don't think they ever really noticed me
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
[Bridge]
D
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
G
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G
And when we get through we'll make a big wish
A7 D7 D7 D7
That we never have to do this again, again, again
[Verse 3]
G C G
Oh, my very first job I said "thank you and please"
C G D
They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees
G C
Then I got fired for being scared of bees
G D G
And they only give me fifty cents an hour
[Chorus]
G C G
Father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other until we both turn blue
G D G
Then we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
[Instrumental]
| G C G | C G D |
| G C | G D G |
[Bridge]
D
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
G
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G
And when we get through we'll make a big wish
A7 D7 D7 D7
That we never have to do this again, again, again
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh, father forgive us for what we must do
C G D
You forgive us, we'll forgive you
G C
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue
G D G
And we'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
G D G
We'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
G D G
We'll whistle and go fishing in heaven
[Outro]
| G C G | C G D |
| G C | G D G |
| G C G | C G D |
| G C | G D G |
| G C G | C G D |
| G C | G D G |
(fade out)
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:7th fret
Standard tuning
It's an alternating bass note the whole way through. Normally played with the
thumb but John Prine does the
thumb for the low E and forefinger for the D.
[Intro]
G C G C G D
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---0---0h1---0--0h1---0--0h3--------|
G|0-------|-0------|-0------|-2--2---0|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--2---0-|--0----0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|2---2----|
G C G D G
e|----------|--------|----------|--------|
B|-----0---0h1---1--0|----0h3--0|--------|
G|-------0--|-0------|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|----0---0-|--2---0-|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|----------|--------|----------|--------|
E|0h3---3---|3---3---|3-----2---|3---3---|
[Verse]
G C G C G D
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---0---0h1---0--0h1---0--0h3--------|
G|0-------|-0------|-0------|-2--2----|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--2---0-|--0----0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|2---2----|
G C G D G
e|--------|--------|----------|--------|
B|---0---0h1---1--0|----0h3--0|--------|
G|0----0--|-0------|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|----------|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3-----2---|3---3---|
[Chorus]
D G
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--3----3|----3---|--0----0|----0---|
G|2----2--|-2------|0----0--|-0------|
D|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|2---2---|2---2---|3---3---|3---3---|
C G A D
e|--------|--------|--------|--2-2---|
B|----1---|----0---|---2----|-------3|
G|-0------|0-------|-2---2--|--2---2-|
D|--2---2-|--0---0-|--2---2-|0---0---|
A|--------|--------|0---0---|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|--------|--------|
D
e|--2-2---|--2-2---|0h2-2----|
B|-------3|-------3|------3--|
G|--2---2-|--2---2-|---2---2-|
D|0---0---|0---0---|0----0---|
A|--------|--------|---------|
E|--------|--------|---------|
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Song with Lyrics:
[Intro] x2
G C G C G D
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---0---0h1---0--0h1---0--0h3--------|
G|0-------|-0------|-0------|-2--2---0|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--2---0-|--0----0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|2---2----|
G C G D G
e|----------|--------|----------|--------|
B|-----0---0h1---1--0|----0h3--0|--------|
G|-------0--|-0------|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|----0---0-|--2---0-|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|----------|--------|----------|--------|
E|0h3---3---|3---3---|3-----2---|3---3---|
[Verse]
G C G C G D
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---0---0h1---0--0h1---0--0h3--------|
G|0-------|-0------|-0------|-2--2----|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--2---0-|--0----0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|2---2----|
I been thinking lately about the people I meet
The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street
G C G D G
e|--------|--------|----------|--------|
B|---0---0h1---1--0|----0h3--0|--------|
G|0----0--|-0------|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|----------|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3-----2---|3---3---|
The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet
I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow
[Verse]
G C G C G D
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---0---0h1---0--0h1---0--0h3--------|
G|0-------|-0------|-0------|-2--2----|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--2---0-|--0----0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|2---2----|
Father forgive us for what we must do
You forgive us and we'll forgive you
G C G D G
e|--------|--------|----------|--------|
B|---0---0h1---1--0|----0h3--0|--------|
G|0----0--|-0------|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|----------|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3-----2---|3---3---|
We'll forgive each other 'til we both turn blue
And we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens
[Verse]
G C G C G D
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---0---0h1---0--0h1---0--0h3--------|
G|0-------|-0------|-0------|-2--2----|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--2---0-|--0----0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|2---2----|
I was in the army but I never dug a trench
I used to bust my nuckles on a monkey wrench
G C G D G
e|--------|--------|----------|--------|
B|---0---0h1---1--0|----0h3--0|--------|
G|0----0--|-0------|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|----------|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3-----2---|3---3---|
I'd go to town and drink and give the girls a pinch
I don't think they ever even noticed me
[Chorus]
D G
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--3----3|----3---|--0----0|----0---|
G|2----2--|-2------|0----0--|-0------|
D|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|2---2---|2---2---|3---3---|3---3---|
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G A D
e|--------|--------|--------|--2-2---|
B|----1---|----0---|---2----|-------3|
G|-0------|0-------|-2---2--|--2---2-|
D|--2---2-|--0---0-|--2---2-|0---0---|
A|--------|--------|0---0---|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|--------|--------|
When we get through we'll make a big wish
That we never have to do this again,
D
e|--2-2---|--2-2---|0h2-2----|
B|-------3|-------3|------3--|
G|--2---2-|--2---2-|---2---2-|
D|0---0---|0---0---|0----0---|
A|--------|--------|---------|
E|--------|--------|---------|
again? again?
[Verse]
G C G C G D
e|--------|--------|--------|---------|
B|---0---0h1---0--0h1---0--0h3--------|
G|0-------|-0------|-0------|-2--2----|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--2---0-|--0----0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3---3---|2---2----|
On my very first job I said thank-you and please
They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees
G C G D G
e|--------|--------|----------|--------|
B|---0---0h1---1--0|----0h3--0|--------|
G|0----0--|-0------|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|--0---0-|--2---0-|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|----------|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|3-----2---|3---3---|
Then I got fired for being scared of bees
And they only give me fifty cents an hour
[Chorus]
D G
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--3----3|----3---|--0----0|----0---|
G|2----2--|-2------|0----0--|-0------|
D|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|2---2---|2---2---|3---3---|3---3---|
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
Eat everything that they put on your dish
C G A D
e|--------|--------|--------|--2-2---|
B|----1---|----0---|---2----|-------3|
G|-0------|0-------|-2---2--|--2---2-|
D|--2---2-|--0---0-|--2---2-|0---0---|
A|--------|--------|0---0---|--------|
E|3---3---|3---3---|--------|--------|
When we get through we'll make a big wish
That we never have to do this again,
D
e|--2-2---|--2-2---|0h2-2----|
B|-------3|-------3|------3--|
G|--2---2-|--2---2-|---2---2-|
D|0---0---|0---0---|0----0---|
A|--------|--------|---------|
E|--------|--------|---------|
again? again?
[Outro]
G D G
e|----------|--------|
B|----0h3--0|--------|
G|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|----------|--------|
E|3-----2---|3---3---|
We'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens
G D G
e|----------|--------|
B|----0h3--0|--------|
G|-0-----2--|-0--0---|
D|--0-----0-|--0---0-|
A|----------|--------|
E|3-----2---|3---3---|
We'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens
I been thinking lately
About the people I meet
The carwash on the corner
And the hole in the street
The way my ankles hurt
With shoes on my feet
And I'm wondering
If I'm gonna see tomorrow.
Father forgive us
For what we must do
You forgive us
We'll forgive you
We'll forgive each other
Till we both turn blue
Then we'll whistle and go fishing
In heaven.
I was in the army
But I never dug a trench
I used to bust my knuckles
On a monkey wrench
Then I'd go to town and drink
And give the girls a pinch
But I don't think
They ever even noticed me.
Fish and whistle
Whistle and fish
Eat everything
That they put on your dish
And when we get through
We'll make a big wish
That we never have
To do this again
Again? again????
On my very first job
I said thank you and please
They made me scrub a parking lot
Down on my knees
Then I got fired
For being scared of bees
And they only give me
Fifty cents an hour.
| h Hammer-on
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