Chords with lyrics
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Sittin’ down by the water, everything’s fine. Catfish are nibblin’ on the end of my line.
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Sun is ‘a singin’, there’s a star in the sky. Moon sayin’ “howdy” to a hawk flyin’ by.
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I got my mug ‘o coffee, lantern’s on low. Fireflies are dancein’ top the water below.
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Listenin’ to the rhythm of an old croakin’ frog. Pack of coyotes, yah, they’re singin’ along.
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The more I think about it Mother Nature’s got soul. Swinging with the symphony
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At my old fishin’ hole.
Verse 2:
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Lookin’ back on the memories of the years that flew by. Skinny dippin’ with a girlfriend on a hot summer night.
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She said she loved me, so we gave it a try. Got my education ‘neath the stars in the sky.
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She’d lie to her daddy ‘bout where she would go, she’d meet me halfway down on an old gravel road.
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We’d walk to the water, sit on a log. Talk about our future, then one day she was gone.
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She moved away and took a piece of my soul. I learned about love and heartache
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At my old fishin’ hole.
Chorus 1:
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It’s where I talked to the moon, I prayed for love. I’ve cussed up a storm when life got rough.
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This place has always been a good friend to me.
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Some need substance to escape but I just get my pole and head down to the lake.
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Cuz nothin’ gets me higher than a cool, calm, midnight breeze.
Solo:
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Verse 3:
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Many years later I bought the land with the lake full of memories that made me this man.
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Forty wooded acres, built a cabin and then got married to a woman, she’s my best friend.
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We’ve got a couple kids, three roamin’ dogs, twenty five chickens, and two FFA hogs.
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And there’s a special place where I spend my time, where life slows down, and peace I can find.
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I’ll tell ya, friends, when Jesus takes my soul just spread my ashes
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In my old fishin’ hole.
End:
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I’ll tell ya, friends, when Jesus takes my soul just spread my ashes
FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
In my old fishin’ hole.