Key: B
Introduction:
A7(5+) D6 B7 Em7 A7
Gone fishin' -- there's a sign upon your door,
A7(5+) D6 B7 Em7 A7
?Gone fishin'? -- you ain't workin' anymore.
D D7 G Gm7
There's your hoe out in the sun, where you left a row half done
E7 Fº(III) A Em7 Cº A7
You claim that hoein' ain't no fun -- you ain't got no am - bi - tion.
A7(5+) D6 B7 G B7 A7
Gone fishin' by a shady, wady pool
A7(5+) D6 B7 G G/F# Em A7
I'm wishin' I could be that kind of fool.
D D7 G Gm7
I'd say no more work for mine, on my door I'd hang a sign
Eº D B7 Em7 A7 D
?Gone fishin' instead of just a-wishin'.?
A7(5+) D6 B7 Em7 A7
Gone fishin' -- there's a sign upon your door,
A7(5+) D6 B7 Em7 A7
?Gone fishin'? --you ain't workin' anymore.
D D7 G Gm7
Cows need milkin' in the barn, but you just don't give a darn,
E7 Fº(III) A Em7 Cº A7
You just never seem to learn -- you ain't got no am - bi - tion.
A7(5+) D6 B7 G B7 A7
Gone fishin', got your hound dog by your side
A7(5+) D6 B7 G G/F# Em A7
Gone fishin', fleas are bitin' at his hide
D D7 G Gm7
Got my hat and got my pole, headed for the fishin' hole,
Eº D B7 Em7 A7 D6
Gone fishin' instead of just a-wishin'.