Fishing chords by Joan Baez

SimplifiedDm · Gsus2 · A · Bm · Asus4 …

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Dm
Gsus2
A
Bm
Asus4
G
D

Intro 1

Please have a seat.

Verse 1
Bm 
A 
G 
A 
Bm 
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 (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) I'm sorry  (A major) I'm late  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
A 
Bm 
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I  (A major) know how long  (B minor) you've  (A major) had to  (G major) wait
A 
Bm 
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I did not  (A major) forget  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) your
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 (A major) document (B minor) s  (A major)  (G major) 
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Bm 
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No time  (A major) to waste,  (B minor) why  (A major) not  (G major) begin?
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Bm 
Here's  (A major) how it work (B minor) s,
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I've  (A major) got these  (G major) faces
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Bm 
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 (A major) You give them  (B minor) names  (A major) and I
G 
won't de (G major) port you
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Bm 
 (A major) Make sure  (B minor) you face
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G 
 (A major) my tape  (G major) recorder

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Verse 2
G 
 (G major) 
A 
Make  (A major) no mistake,
Bm 
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G 
A 
Bm 
A 
G 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) this  (A major) fountain pen  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
A 
Bm 
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Could  (A major) put you on  (B minor) a plane  (A major) by  (G major) ten
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Bm 
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Bm 
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And  (A major) by the way,  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) your  (A major) next of kin  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
A 
Bm 
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I know  (A major) which house  (B minor) she's  (A major) hiding  (G major) in
A 
Bm 
So now  (A major) that you know  (B minor) 
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G 
whose  (A major) skin you're  (G major) saving
A 
Bm 
 (A major) In this photo (B minor) graph,
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G 
who's  (A major) this one  (G major) waving?
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Bm 
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G 
 (A major) I think you  (B minor) know, so  (A major) speak up,  (G major) amigo

Verse 3
D 
It says  (D major) here that by trade
A 
you were a  (A major) fisherman
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Well I'll bet you In (B minor) dians
G 
can really reel them  (G major) in
A 
And if you get the chance  (A major) 
D 
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You should try  (D major) to get up to Lake  (A major) Michigan
G 
Well maybe, but then  (G major) again
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
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Bm 
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G 
Where  (A major) were we then?  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
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Bm 
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G 
Is  (A major) he your friend?  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
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Bm 
Well I  (A major) recommend  (B minor) that
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G 
you  (A major) look again  (G major) 
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Bm 
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Where  (A major) does he stay?  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
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Bm 
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G 
 (A major) What is his name?  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 
A 
Bm 
There  (A major) is no shame.  (B minor) 
A 
G 
He'd  (A major) do  (G major) the same
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Bm 
So what  (A major) do you say?  (B minor) I
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don't  (A major) have all  (G major) day
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Bm 
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G 
 (A major) It's up to you.  (B minor) Which  (A major) will it be  (G major) 
A 
Bm 
A 
G 
Good  (A major) citizen  (B minor) or poor  (A major)  (G major) campesino?

Verse 5
D 
A 
My  (D major) dad used to rent us this place in Ontario  (A major) 
Bm 
He showed us how  (B minor) to cast
G 
the line and tie the flies  (G major) 
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D 
He used to say  (A major) that God re (D major) wards us
A 
for letting the small  (A major) ones go
G 
Well maybe, but I  (G major) don't know
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G 
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Bm 
 (A major) Anyway,  (G major) it's easy  (A major) to bite.  (B minor) 
A 
G 
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You  (A major)  (G major) just  (A major) take the bait
Bm 
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G 
 (B minor) You can (A major) 't fight the hook  (G major) 
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Bm 
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Hurts  (A major) less if you  (B minor)  (A major) don't
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Bm 
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G 
try  (G major) to di (A major)  (B minor) ve   (A major)  (G major) 
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Bm 
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 (A major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (G major) 

Verse 6
D 
Sen (D major) or,
A 
as you know I was a  (A major) fisherman
Bm 
And how full the net (B minor) s   came in
G 
We hauled them up by  (G major) hand
A 
But when we fled,  (A major) 
D 
A 
I  (D major) left them just out past  (A major) the coral reefs
G 
A 
They're waiting there  (G major) for me  (A major) 
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Running  (G major) deep (A major) 