Johnny Horton – Im A Fishin Man (Guitar)

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This was a demo that Horton did back in the 50's... it's iconic, because Johnny was actually a fisherman. ************************** [Intro] C [Verse 1]
         C
With the flash of a spoon and a river runt wiggle

                        G7          C
A South Bend dart and a jigger pole jiggle

                         F
He lost his head when he grabbed that dinger

G7                                  C
Now he's sittin' in the middle of a stringer
[Chorus]
              F              C
I'm a fishing man out on the lake

        F                  G7                 C
All you need is a line and pole that'll never break
[Verse 2]
C
Over on the lake in a tiny little boat

                                   G7            C
Stood a tall slim gal who said her boat wouldn't float

                       F
She called on me for a helping hand

         G7                              C
I said I didn't have time, I'm a fishing man
[Chorus]
              F              C
I'm a fishing man out on the lake

      F                         G7                 C
Got a stringer full of fish and pole that'll never break
[Verse 3]
C
As the boat sank she went outta sight

                      G7            C
A big bass hit just a little to the right

                          F
She swam to shore just to get some air

       G7                              C
With a scared crawdaddy sittin' in her hair
[Chorus]
              F              C
I'm a fishing man out on the lake

        F                    G7                 C
All you need is a line and a pole that'll never break
[Verse 4]
    C
She swam to the boat like a jitterbug frog

                      G7       C
A big bass took her behind the log

                          F
The line was good and the pole never bent

    G7                           C
Mr. Bass he came when he shoulda went
[Chorus]
              F              C
I'm a fishing man out on the lake

      F                           G7                 C
Got a stringer full of fish and a pole that'll never break
[Verse 5]
       C
With a spinner in front and a skirt behind

                            G7       C
The big bass said I'm gonna make her mine

                                      F
Now she shimmies like a snake and she wiggles like a worm

    G7                            C
For that ole skirt is a desire to burn
[Chorus]
              F              C
I'm a fishing man out on the lake

        F                         G7                 C
I got a boat full of tackle and a pole that'll never break
[Verse 6]
      C
Well, over on the lake in a shady little nook

                                   G7       C
Set a sweet little thing trying to bait her hook

                          F
The way she looked in her bathing tan

  G7                            C
I almost forgot I was a fishing man
[Outro]
                  F              C
But I'm a fishing man out on the lake

        F                    G7                 C
All you need is a line and a pole that'll never break