Talking Fisherman chords by
Ramblin' Jack Elliott

N/A•

Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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I went

down to

C

C

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the fishin' hole

D

D

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to carry along my fishin' pole

G

G

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C

C

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Some got my hook and grabbed my bait

D

D

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and took me out in the middle of

the lake

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G

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C

C

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Some jumped, I got sunk,

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

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baptized on the credit

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C

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Fishin' down in the muddy bank,

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D

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I felt a pull and I gave a big yank

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G

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C

C

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And I jerked out two old rubber boots

D

D

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and a Ford Radiator and

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G

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Chevrolet Pura

C

C

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Handed them in for national defense

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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You go fishing,

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C

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I'll tell you what to do

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D

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Just set right down in the grassy dew

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G

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C

C

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Take a piece of string, tie it on your pole

D

D

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And throw it way out

in the middle of the hole

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G

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And then just find your good shade tree

C

C

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D

D

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Sit down, go to sleep,

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G

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D

D

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G

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forget all about it

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D

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G

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D

D

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G

G

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Sittin' in a boat with a

C

C

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D

D

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bucket of beer

Hadn't caught nothin',

didn't much care

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G

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C

C

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Guess I was pretty well satisfied

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D

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Had my little lady right by my side

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G

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Takin' it easy

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C

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D

D

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Worm been gone off that hook for a

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

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couple of hours

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C

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Stagnant waters of stinking things

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D

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Slick on top and all turn green

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G

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C

C

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When the water goes bad, the fish all run

D

D

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You can set all day, not catch a one

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G

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C

C

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Except mud wallopers, garfish,

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G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Em

Em

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and a few little slugs

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G

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D

D

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G

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C

C

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I jumped in the river and I went

down deep

D

D

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to the hundred -pound catfish

layin' there asleep.

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G

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C

C

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Jumped on his back and rode

him into town,

D

D

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saddled him up and then I turned around.

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G

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C

C

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Folks come a -runnin', dogs barkin',

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D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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kids lookin'.

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G

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C

C

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I waded out to a sandy bar

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D

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and I caught myself a big alligator gar

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G

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C

C

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and I drug him home across my back.

D

D

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G

G

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Tail was dragging a mile and a half,

C

C

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flippin' and floppin',

D

D

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sold him for corn and got drunk,

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G

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D

D

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G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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Shotcrafts, cottontail

D

D

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G

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C

C

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Early one morning it took me a notion

D

D

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to go out fishing in

the middle of the ocean

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G

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C

C

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And I caught myself a great big shark

D

D

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And I didn't get him home till way past dark

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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It was a man eater, tough customer,

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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just wasn't quite tough enough

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G

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C

C

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Late last night I had me a dream,

D

D

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I was out fishin' in a whiskey stream

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G

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C

C

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I baited my hook with ap plejack,

D

D

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G

G

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so I had a drink, bring a gallon back

C

C

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I've done pretty good,

D

D

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till the stream run dry,

so I'll give the fish back

G

G

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to the finance company.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

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D ₃

G ₃

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G ₄

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

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E ₃

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G ₄

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
D
Em

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Talking Fisherman by Ramblin' Jack Elliott is G major.

The primary chords used in Talking Fisherman are G, C, D, Em.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, D, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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