Fisherman's Blues original guitar chords by
The Waterboys

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Key: C major

Intro 1

G

G

F

F

Am

Am

C

C

G

G

F

F

Am

Am

C

C

Verse 1
G G 
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I wish I was a fisherman
F F 
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Tumblin' on the seas
Am Am 
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Far away from dry land
C C 
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And it's bitter memories
G G 
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Castin' out my sweet line
F F 
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With abandonment and love
Am Am 
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No ceiling bearin' down on me
C C 
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Save the starry sky above
G G 
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With light in my head
F F 
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G G 
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With you in my arms
Am Am 
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Am Am 
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Interlude 1

G

G

F

F

Am

Am

C

C

Verse 2
G G 
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I wish I was the brakeman
F F 
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On a hurtlin' fevered train
Am Am 
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Crashin headlong into the heartland
C C 
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Like a cannon in the rain
G G 
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With the beating of the sleepers
F F 
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And the burnin' of the coal
Am Am 
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Counting the towns flashing by
C C 
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In a night that's full of soul
G G 
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With light in my head
F F 
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G G 
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With you in my arms
Am Am 
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Am Am 
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Interlude 2
G G 
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G G 
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F F 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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Am Am 
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C C 
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C C 
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G G 
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G G 
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F F 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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Am Am 
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C C 
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C C 
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Verse 3
G G 
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Tomorrow I will be loosened
F F 
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From bonds that hold me fast
Am Am 
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That the chains all hung around me
C C 
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Will fall away at last
G G 
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And on that fine and fateful day
F F 
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I will take thee in my hands
Am Am 
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I will ride on the train
C C 
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I will be the fisherman
G G 
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With light in my head
F F 
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G G 
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You in my arms
Am Am 
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Am Am 
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C C 
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C C 
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Interlude 3

G

G

F

F

Am

Am

C

C

G

G

F

F

Am

Am

C

C

Outro 1
G G 
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Light in my head
F F 
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You in my arms
Am Am 
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Light in my head
C C 
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You
G G 
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Light in my head
F F 
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You in my arms
[Repeat and fade]

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