Fishermans Blues Chords

by The Waterboys
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author finsmi [a] 206.
7 contributors total, last edit on Nov 14, 2023
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Chords

G
F
Am
C

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[Intro]
 
G     F     Am     C
G     F     Am     C
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
  G                       F
I wish I was a fisherman, tumbling on the seas
Am                               C
Far away from dry land, and it's bitter memories
G                               F
Casting out my sweet line, with abandonment and love
Am                                      C
No ceiling bearing down on me, save the starry sky above
 
 
[Chorus]
                 G               F             Am      G     F     Am     C
With light in my head, you in my arms, woo woo ooh
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
  G                              F
I wish I was the brake man, on a hurtlin' fevered train
         Am                                  C
Crashing headlong into the heartland, like a cannon in the rain
         G                                F
With the beating of the sleepers, and the burning of the coal
Am                                  C
Counting towns flashing by me, in a night that's full of soul
 
 
[Chorus]
                 G               F             Am      G     F     Am     C
With light in my head, you in my arms, woo woo ooh
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
     G                             F
Oh I know I will be loosened, from bonds that hold me fast
        Am                              C
And the chains all hung around me, will fall away at last
            G                            F
And on that fine and fateful day, I will take thee in my hands
       Am                        C
I will ride on the train, I will be the fisherman
 
 
[Chorus]
                 G               F             Am      C
With light in my head, you in my arms, woo woo ooh
            G               F
Light in my head, you in my arms
            Am               C
Light in my head, you in my arms
            G               F
Light in my head, you in my arms
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28 comments
mark2267
Aagh! The comments box has moved the chord changes away from where I put them. Its Light in my /(G)head You in my /(F)arms (G)Woo ooh /(Am)ooh!
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Cleric.nu
Great tab. "Oh I know I will be loosened, from bonds that hold me tight" Should be "Oh I know I will be loosened, from bonds that hold me fast" So that it rhyme with "And the chains all hung around me will fall away at last" Cheers
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Wilbury
I like this tab. Gives you an accurate idea of how to play the song. (I tried it on the uke first, and it sounds good.)
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