Talking Fishing Blues

C Can Be Replaced With Cmaj7 :)

With The Strumming Pattern, It Boils Down To That But With Some Notes Picked. Usually, With G Chord, The
Picked Notes Are 6Th String And 4Th String With The Strumming On The Higher Strings. C Is 5Th And 4Th, D Is
3Rd And 5Th. If You Listen To The Song, You'll See What I Mean.

Verse 1
DI Went Down By TheG Fishin' Hole
And AI Sat Down With My Fishin' Pole,
Something DGrabbed My Hook And ItG Got My Bait
And It AJerked Me Out In The Middle Of TheD Lake.
GSome Jump, ID Got Sunk,
ABaptized On AD Credit.

Verse 2
DFishin' Down On TheG Muddy Bank,
I AFelt A Pull And I Give A Big Yank,
I DHauled Out Three OldD Rubber Boots,
And A GFord Radiator And A ChevroletD Coupe.
AHanded In For National DefenseD.

Verse 3
DSittin' In A Boat With AG Bucket Of Beer
And I AHadn't Caught Nothin' But I Didn't Much Care,
I DGuess I Was Pretty WellG Satisfied,
I AHad My Little Lady Right By MyD Side,
Takin' It GEasy,A Just A-WaitinD',
GWorm Been Gone Off That Hook FoAr A Couple HoursD.

Verse 4
DYou Go A-Fishin', I'llG Tell You What To Do,
You DGo Sit Down By TheA Greasy Slough.
Take A DPiece Of String AndG Tie It On Your Pole
And Throw It AWay Out In The Middle Of The HoleD,
Find You A Good GShade Tree And TheAn Just Sit Down,
Go To Sleep, Forget All About It. D​

Verse 5
DJumped In The River And IG Went Down Deep,
There Was A AHundred Pound Catfish Layin' There Asleep.
DJumped On His Back AndG Rode Him Into Town,
ASaddled Him Up And Then I Come ToD Town.
GPeople Come A-Runnin'A, Lookin',
Dogs A-Barkin', Kids A-Squallin'.D​

Verse 6
DStagnate Water's AG Stinkin' Thing,
ASlick On Top And All Turned Green.
When The DWater Goes Bad TheG Fish All Run,
ASit All Day And Not Catch A-DOne,
'Cept GMud Wallerpers,A Jugars, A Few Little SuckerDs.

Verse 7
I DWaded Out To AG Sandy Bar
And I ACaught Myself A Big Alligator Gar.
Brung Him DHome Across MyG Back,
ATail Was Draggin' A Mile And AD Half.
GFlippin' And Floppin',
ASold Him For A Quarter.
AShot Craps, Got In Jail.
D G A D

Verse 8
DEarly One Morning I GTook Me A Notion
To AGo Out A-Fishin' In The Middle Of The Ocean.
DThrowed Out My Line AndG Caught Me A Shark,
I ADidn't Get Him Home Till Way Past DarkD.
He Was A MGan-Eater, DTough Customer,
AJust Wasn't Quite Tough EnoughD.

Verse 9
DLate Last Night IG Had Me A Dream
AI Was Out Fishin' In A Whiskey Stream.
DBaited My Hook WithG Applejack,
AThrow Out A Drink, Bring A Gallon DBack.
GDone Pretty Good,A Till The Creek Run Dry,
ASo I Give My Fish Back To The Finance CompanyD.

At the end he does a little picky bit which I think is :