Chords:
{t: Fish and Whistle }
{key: D}
{artist:John Prine}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G487EDeXadA
{c: lots of changes from Steve Hayes}
{sos}
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{eos}
[D] I been thinking lately about the [G] people I [D] meet
The [G] carwash on the [D] corner and the [A] hole in the street
The [D] way my ankles hurt with [G] shoes on my feet
And I'm [D] wondering if I'm [A] gonna see [D] tomorrow.
{c: }
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{c: }
{sos}
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{eos}
[D] I was in the army but I [G] never dug a [D] trench
I [G] used to bust my [D] knuckles on a [A] monkey wrench
Then I'd [D] go to town and drink and [G] give the girls a pinch
But I [D] don't think they ever [A] even [D] noticed me.
{c: }
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{c: }
[A] Fish and whistle, whistle and fish
[D] Eat everything that they put on your dish
[G] And when we get through we'll [D] make a big wish
That we [Em] never have to do this [A] again, again? again????
{np}
On my [D] very first job I said [G] thank you and [D] please
They [G] made me scrub a [D] parking lot [A] down on my knees
[D] Then I got fired for [G] being scared of bees
And they only [D] give me [A] fifty cents an [D] hour.
{c: }
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{c: }
{sos}
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{eos}
[A] Fish and whistle whistle and fish
[D] Eat everything that they put on your dish
[G] And when we get through we'll [D] make a big wish
That we [Em] never have to do this [A] again, again? again????
{c: }
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{c: }
We'll whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven
We'll whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven
{c: }
{sos}
[D] Father forgive us for [G] what we must [D] do
[G] You forgive [D] us [A] we'll forgive you
[D] We'll forgive each other till we [G] both turn blue
Then we'll [D] whistle and go [A] fishing in [D] heaven.
{eos}
