Fish And Whistle
John PrineVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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 forget 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
Repeat chorus:
Fish and whistle
Whistle and fish
Eat every thing 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
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 and hour
Repeat Chorus:
Fish and whistle
Whistle and fish
Eat every thing 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
Repeat Chorus:
We'll whistle and go fishing in Heaven
We'll whistle and go fishing in Heaven
Repeat and fade:
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Readable chord sheet for Fish And Whistle by John Prine
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [G]I been thinking lately about the [C]people I [G]meet The [C]carwash on the [G]corner and the [D]hole in the street The [G]way my ankles hurt with [C]shoes on my feet And I'm [G]wondering if I'm [D]gonna see tom[G]orrow [G]Father forgive us for [C]what we must [G]do [C]You forgive [G]us we'll [D]forget you [G]We'll forgive each other till we [C]both turn blue Then we'll [G]whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [G]I was in the army but I [C]never dug a [G]trench [C]I used to bust my [G]knuckles on a [D]monkey wrench Then I'd [G]go to town and drink and [C]give the girls a pinch But I [G]don't think they [D]ever even [G]noticed me Repeat chorus: [D]Fish and whistle Whistle and fish [G]Eat every thing that they put on your dish And [C]when we get through we'll [G]make a big wish That we [A7]never have to do this [D7]again [Again] [Again] [G]On my very first job I said [C]"thank you" and [G]"please" They [C]made me scrub a [G]parking lot [D]down on my knees [G]Then I got fired for [C]being scared of bees And they [G]only give me [D]fifty cents and [G]hour Repeat Chorus: [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [D]Fish and whistle Whistle and fish [G]Eat every thing that they put on your dish And [C]when we get through we'll [G]make a big wish That we [A7]never have to do this [D7]again [Again] [Again]Repeat Chorus: [Ending] [G]We'll whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven [G]We'll whistle and go [D]fishing in [G]Heaven Repeat and fade: [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G]