Fish and Whistle — John Prine
Chords and lyrics for Fish and Whistle by John Prine (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
Verse 1
[G]I been thinkin' lately about the people I [C]meet
The [C]carwash on the corner and the [G]hole in the [D]street
The [G]way my ankles hurt with shoes on my [C]feet
And I'm [G]wondering if I'm gonna see to[D]morrow
Chorus
[G]Father forgive us for what we [C]must [G]do
[C]You forgive us, we'll [G]forgive [D]you
[G]We'll forgive each other till we both turn [C]blue
Then we'll whistle and go [G]fishin' in [D]Heaven [G]
Instrumental
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
Verse 2
[G]I was in the Army but I never [C]dug a [G]trench
[C]I used to bust my knuckles on a [G]monkey [D]wrench
I'd [G]go to town and drink and give the girls a [C]pinch
But [G]I don't think they ever even [D]noticed [G]me
Chorus
[G]Father forgive us for what we [C]must [G]do
[C]You forgive us, we'll [G]forgive [D]you
[G]We'll forgive each other till we both turn [C]blue
Then we'll whistle and go [G]fishin' in [D]Heaven [G]
Bridge
[D]Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
[G]Eat everything that they put on your dish
And [C]when we get through, we'll make a big [G]wish
That [A7]we never have to do this a[D7]gain, Again? Again???
Verse 3
On my [G]very first job I said "thank you" and [C]"please"[G]
They [C]made me scrub a parking lot down on my [G]knees [D]
[G]Then I got fired for being scared of [C]bees
And they [G]only give me fifty cents an [D]hour [G]
Chorus
[G]Father forgive us for what we [C]must [G]do
[C]You forgive us, we'll [G]forgive [D]you
[G]We'll forgive each other till we both turn [C]blue
Then we'll whistle and go [G]fishin' in [D]Heaven [G]
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
And [C]when we get through, we'll make a big [G]wish
That [A7]we never have to do this a[D7]gain, Again? Again??? Woah
Chorus
[G]Father forgive us for what we [C]must [G]do
[C]You forgive us, we'll [G]forgive [D]you
[G]We'll forgive each other till we both turn [C]blue
Then we'll whistle and go [G]fishin' in [D]Heaven [G]
Ending
We'll whistle and go [G]fishin' in [D]Heaven [G]
We'll whistle and go [G]fishin' in [D]Heaven [G]
Instrumental
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]