Chord/Tab song: Fisherman's Son

Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 15:52:26 -0400 GMT
From: RONALD A MACLELLAN
To: [email protected]
Subject: Song saved as ASCII Text

Fisherman's Son
Written by Jimmy Rankin
CD - The Rankin Family, Fare Thee Well Love, Capital, EMI
Copyright Co' Bhan Music Company Limited - SOCAN
Submitted by: Ron A. MacLellan
e-mail: [email protected]

Capo 4th Fret G D G
use a G with three fingers not with four

[G]I'm a fisherman's son got fishe[D]rman's wa[G]ys
[G]I fished with my father i[D]n my young da[G]ys
I lear[G]ned the fine cr[F]aft of the fish[C]erman's tr[Am]ade
Just to pa[G]ss to my son so he[D]'ll do the sa[G]me[G][D][G]

[G]The sea is my lifeline the sh[D]ore is my ho[G]me
[G]I've been to your cities I di[D]dn't stay lo[G]ng
I star[G]ed at the br[F]ight lights the d[C]ark city w[Am]ays
I'll t[G]ell you that's not for me, no [D]I didn't st[G]ay

Chorus: F C C/G G D G
Singing La La La La La La, La La La La La La La

[G]Some days are rough so we r[D]oll with the wa[G]ves
[G]This living is tough, s[D]lack is the p[G]ay
But we l[G]eave with the sun[F]rise, we w[C]ake at the d[Am]awn
[G]Singing the fis[D]herman's so[G]ng

Chorus

[G]I'm a fisherman's son got fis[D]herman's bl[G]ood
[G]Just hauling the lobster, j[D]igging the c[G]od
A[G]nd if you don't l[F]ike me then l[C]eave me al[Am]one
And I[G]'ll go on singing my fi[D]sherman's so[G]ng

Chorus (twice)

[G]I'm a fisherman's son got fi[D]sherman's w[G]ays
[G]I fished with my father i[D]n my young da[G]ys
I lear[G]ned the fine cr[F]aft of the fis[C]herman's tr[Am]ade
Just to p[G]ass to my son so he[D]'ll do the s[G]ame

Chorus (twice with no music)
Chorus (twice with music)

L[G]a La La La[D] La La La
L[G]a La La La[D] La La La
L[G]a La La La[D] La La La

end G Gadd9 G Gadd9 G