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
AI Went Down By TheD Fishin' Hole
And EI Sat Down With My Fishin' Pole,
Something AGrabbed My Hook And ItD Got My Bait
And It EJerked Me Out In The Middle Of TheA Lake.
DSome Jump, IA Got Sunk,
EBaptized On AA Credit.

Verse 2
AFishin' Down On TheD Muddy Bank,
I EFelt A Pull And I Give A Big Yank,
I AHauled Out Three OldA Rubber Boots,
And A DFord Radiator And A ChevroletA Coupe.
EHanded In For National DefenseA.

Verse 3
ASittin' In A Boat With AD Bucket Of Beer
And I EHadn't Caught Nothin' But I Didn't Much Care,
I AGuess I Was Pretty WellD Satisfied,
I EHad My Little Lady Right By MyA Side,
Takin' It DEasy,E Just A-WaitinA',
DWorm Been Gone Off That Hook FoEr A Couple HoursA.

Verse 4
AYou Go A-Fishin', I'llD Tell You What To Do,
You AGo Sit Down By TheE Greasy Slough.
Take A APiece Of String AndD Tie It On Your Pole
And Throw It EWay Out In The Middle Of The HoleA,
Find You A Good DShade Tree And TheEn Just Sit Down,
Go To Sleep, Forget All About It. A​

Verse 5
AJumped In The River And ID Went Down Deep,
There Was A EHundred Pound Catfish Layin' There Asleep.
AJumped On His Back AndD Rode Him Into Town,
ESaddled Him Up And Then I Come ToA Town.
DPeople Come A-Runnin'E, Lookin',
Dogs A-Barkin', Kids A-Squallin'.A​

Verse 6
AStagnate Water's AD Stinkin' Thing,
ESlick On Top And All Turned Green.
When The AWater Goes Bad TheD Fish All Run,
ESit All Day And Not Catch A-AOne,
'Cept DMud Wallerpers,E Jugars, A Few Little SuckerAs.

Verse 7
I AWaded Out To AD Sandy Bar
And I ECaught Myself A Big Alligator Gar.
Brung Him AHome Across MyD Back,
ETail Was Draggin' A Mile And AA Half.
DFlippin' And Floppin',
ESold Him For A Quarter.
EShot Craps, Got In Jail.
A D E A

Verse 8
AEarly One Morning I DTook Me A Notion
To EGo Out A-Fishin' In The Middle Of The Ocean.
AThrowed Out My Line AndD Caught Me A Shark,
I EDidn't Get Him Home Till Way Past DarkA.
He Was A MDan-Eater, ATough Customer,
EJust Wasn't Quite Tough EnoughA.

Verse 9
ALate Last Night ID Had Me A Dream
EI Was Out Fishin' In A Whiskey Stream.
ABaited My Hook WithD Applejack,
EThrow Out A Drink, Bring A Gallon ABack.
DDone Pretty Good,E Till The Creek Run Dry,
ESo I Give My Fish Back To The Finance CompanyA.

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