Fishin Blues

Taj Mahal

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[Verse]

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[Chorus]

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[Bridge/Solo]

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[Outro]

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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up

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Betcha' goin' fishin' all o' da' time
                      
Baby goin' fishin' too
                            
Bet yo' life, Yo' sweet wife
                       
Gonna Catch mo' fish than you


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Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                               
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
                                    
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                        
I'm a goin fishin', Yes I'm goin' fishin
                             
And my baby goin' fishin' too

                                         
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I went on down to my favorite fishin' hole
                            
Baby grab me a pole an' line
                                                
Throw my pole on in, caught a nine poun' catfish
                                              
Now ya' know I brought him home for suppertime


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Provin' any fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                               
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
                                    
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                       
I'ma goin fishin', Yes I'm goin' fishin
                             
And my baby goin' fishin' too

                                          
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Baby brother 'bout to drive me outta my mind
                              
Say, can I go fishin' wi' chu?
                                       
So I took 'I'm on down to the fishin' hole
                                     
Now what do you think that he did do?

                                                 
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Pulled a great big fish out da' bottom o' da pond
                                                 
Now he laughed and jumped 'cause he was real gone
                                    
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                        
I'm a goin fishin', Yes I'm goin' fishin
                             
And my baby goin' fishin' too

                                          
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Put em in da' pot baby put em in da' pan honey
                                     
cook him 'til he nice an' brown
                                          
Make a batch o' buttermilk hoecakes Mama
                                                  
An' ya' chew them thangs an' chomp 'em on down

                                           
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Singin' any fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                               
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
                                    
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                        
I'm a goin fishin', Yes I'm goin' fishin
                             
And my baby goin' fishin' too

                 


Play da' blues...

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Betcha' goin' fishin' all o' da' time
                      
Baby goin' fishin' too
                            
Bet yo' life, Yo' sweet wife
                                 
She gonna Catch mo' fish than you


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Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                                  
Oh Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
                                    
Many fish bites if ya' got good bait
                                      
I'ma goin fishin', Mama's goin' fishin
                              
And the baby goin' fishin' too


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up