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
EI Went Down By TheA Fishin' Hole
And BI Sat Down With My Fishin' Pole,
Something EGrabbed My Hook And ItA Got My Bait
And It BJerked Me Out In The Middle Of TheE Lake.
ASome Jump, IE Got Sunk,
BBaptized On AE Credit.

Verse 2
EFishin' Down On TheA Muddy Bank,
I BFelt A Pull And I Give A Big Yank,
I EHauled Out Three OldE Rubber Boots,
And A AFord Radiator And A ChevroletE Coupe.
BHanded In For National DefenseE.

Verse 3
ESittin' In A Boat With AA Bucket Of Beer
And I BHadn't Caught Nothin' But I Didn't Much Care,
I EGuess I Was Pretty WellA Satisfied,
I BHad My Little Lady Right By MyE Side,
Takin' It AEasy,B Just A-WaitinE',
AWorm Been Gone Off That Hook FoBr A Couple HoursE.

Verse 4
EYou Go A-Fishin', I'llA Tell You What To Do,
You EGo Sit Down By TheB Greasy Slough.
Take A EPiece Of String AndA Tie It On Your Pole
And Throw It BWay Out In The Middle Of The HoleE,
Find You A Good AShade Tree And TheBn Just Sit Down,
Go To Sleep, Forget All About It. E​

Verse 5
EJumped In The River And IA Went Down Deep,
There Was A BHundred Pound Catfish Layin' There Asleep.
EJumped On His Back AndA Rode Him Into Town,
BSaddled Him Up And Then I Come ToE Town.
APeople Come A-Runnin'B, Lookin',
Dogs A-Barkin', Kids A-Squallin'.E​

Verse 6
EStagnate Water's AA Stinkin' Thing,
BSlick On Top And All Turned Green.
When The EWater Goes Bad TheA Fish All Run,
BSit All Day And Not Catch A-EOne,
'Cept AMud Wallerpers,B Jugars, A Few Little SuckerEs.

Verse 7
I EWaded Out To AA Sandy Bar
And I BCaught Myself A Big Alligator Gar.
Brung Him EHome Across MyA Back,
BTail Was Draggin' A Mile And AE Half.
AFlippin' And Floppin',
BSold Him For A Quarter.
BShot Craps, Got In Jail.
E A B E

Verse 8
EEarly One Morning I ATook Me A Notion
To BGo Out A-Fishin' In The Middle Of The Ocean.
EThrowed Out My Line AndA Caught Me A Shark,
I BDidn't Get Him Home Till Way Past DarkE.
He Was A MAan-Eater, ETough Customer,
BJust Wasn't Quite Tough EnoughE.

Verse 9
ELate Last Night IA Had Me A Dream
BI Was Out Fishin' In A Whiskey Stream.
EBaited My Hook WithA Applejack,
BThrow Out A Drink, Bring A Gallon EBack.
ADone Pretty Good,B Till The Creek Run Dry,
BSo I Give My Fish Back To The Finance CompanyE.

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