Fishin’ Blues

Henry Thomas

Taj Mahal version:

[D]I betcha’ goin’ fishin’ all o’ the time, Baby goin’ [A]fishin’ [D]too

[D]Bet your life, your sweet wife, [E7]catch more fish than [A]you.

[D]Many fish bites if you [D7]got good bait

[G]Here’s a little tip that [D]I would like to relate

[D]Many fish bites if you got good bait ,

[D]I’m a goin’ [G]fishin’, [D]yes I’m goin’ [G]fishin’

[D]And my baby goin’ [A]fishin’ [D]too.

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[D]I went on down to my favorite fishin’ hole

Baby, grab me a [A]pole an’ a [D]line,

[D]Drove my pole on in, caught a nine poun’ catfish

[E7]Now you know I brought him home for supper [A]time.

[D]Many fish bites if you [D7]got a good bait

[G]Here’s a little tip that [D]I would like to relate

[D]Many fish bite’s if you got a good bait,

[D]I’m a goin’ [G]fishin’, [D]Yes I’m goin’ [G]fishin’

[D]My baby’s goin’ [A]fishin’ [D]too

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[D]Baby brother ’bout to run me outta my mind

Sayin’, “Can I go [A]fishin’ with [D]you?”

[D]I took him on down to the fishin’ hole

Now [E7]what do you think now that he did [A]do?

[D]Pulled a great big fish out the bottom [D7]of  the pond

[G]Now he’s laughing drunk, ’cause he was real gone

[D]Many fish bites if you got good bait,

[D]I’m a goin’ [G]fishin’, [D]Yes I’m goin’ fishin’,

And my baby’s goin’ [A]fishin’ [D]too

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[D]Put him in the pot, [D]baby put him in the pan

[D]Honey cook him till he [A]nice an’ [D]brown

[D]Make a batch o’ buttermilk hoe cakes mama

An’ [E7]chew them things an’ chomp em on [A]down.

[D]Many fish bites if you [D7]got a good bait

[G]Here’s a little tip I would like to relate

[D]Many fish bites if you got a good bait

[D]I’m a goin’ [G]fishin’ [D]Yes I’m goin’ [G]fishin’,

[D]And my baby’s goin’ [A]fishin’ [D]too

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Instrumental (Verse + Chorus)

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[D]I betcha’ goin’ fishin’ all the time,

[D]Baby’s goin’ [A]fishin’ [D]too, [D]Bet your life, your sweet wife,

[E7]Catch more fish than [A]you

[D]Many fish bites if you [D7]got a good bait,

[G]Here’s a little tip I would like to relate,

[D]Many fish bites if you got a good bait,

[D]I’m a goin’ [G]fishin’, yes I’m goin’ [G]fishin’,

[D]My baby’s goin’ [A]fishin’ [D]too [D]