Chords:
{t: Gone Fishin' [D] [simpler] }
{key: D}
{artist:Louis Armstrong}
Louis Armstrong
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[D] Gone [D7] fishin' there's a [G] sign upon your [A7] door,
Gone [D7] fishin' he ain't [G] workin' any [A7] more.
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There's his [D] hoe out in the [D7] sun
Where he [G] left a row half [Gm] done.
He says that [E7] hoein' ain't no fun
He [G] ain't got no am[A7]bition.
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Gone [D] fishin' [D7] by a [G] shady, wady [A7] pool.
I'm [D7] wishin' I could [G] be that kind of [A7] fool.
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I'd say [D] no more work for [D7] mine,
on my [G] door I'd hang a [Gm] sign [A7]
[A7] Gone [D] fishin' [B7] in[G]stead of [A7] just a- [D] wishin'.
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Gone [D7] fishin' there's a [G] sign upon his [A7] door,
[D] Gone [D7] fishin' he ain't [G] workin' any [A7] more.
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Cows need [D] milkin' in the [D7] barn,
but he [G] just don't give a [Gm] darn,
He just [E7] never seem to learn
He [G] ain't got no am[A7]bition.
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[D] Gone [D7] fishin', got his [G] hound dog by his [A7] side
Gone [D7] fishin', fleas are [G] bitin' at his [A7]hide
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Got my [D] hat and got my [D7] pole,
headed [G] for the fishin' [Gm] hole,
[A7] Gone [D] fishin' [B7] in [G]stead of [A7] just a- [D] wishin'.
