John Prine – Fish And Whistle (Guitar)

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[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                 G
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