Row Fisherman Row chords by The Congos

Chords with lyrics

SONG: Row, Fisherman Row aka Fisherman Row aka Fisherman
ARTIST: The Congos (& The Heptones)
ALBUM: Heart Of The Congos (1977)
Written by Junior Delgado


E minorEm G+G BB
B A minorAm E minorEm

YA-OO YA-OO YA-OO

E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
BB    A minorAm      E minorEm
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
    BB      A minorAm       E minorEm
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
    BB      A minorAm       E minorEm
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore

E minorEm     G+G   BB
Living in a bamboo hut
    BB     A minorAm   E minorEm
In a little hole seaport town (hmm, hmm)
E minorEm     G+G    BB
Three kids on the floor
    BB      A minorAm    E minorEm
And another one to come make four
E minorEm  G+G   BB
Day, day by day
    BB      A minorAm   E minorEm
I man step it along the sea shore
E minorEm  G+G   BB
Day, day by day
    BB      A minorAm   E minorEm
I man step it along the sea shore

E minorEm  G+G   BB
Hail brother John,
    BB   A minorAm   E minorEm
Have you got any wenchman?
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Yes, brother Peter
   BB  A minorAm       E minorEm
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba (I'll tell you)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Yes, brother Peter
   BB  A minorAm       E minorEm
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba

E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
BB    A minorAm      E minorEm
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
    BB         A minorAm    E minorEm
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds

SOLO

YA-OO YA-OO

E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
BB    A minorAm      E minorEm
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
    BB         A minorAm    E minorEm
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds

E minorEm       G+G    BB
Simon, Peter, James and John
BB            A minorAm      E minorEm
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
E minorEm       G+G    BB
Simon, Peter, James and John
BB            A minorAm      E minorEm
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones

  E minorEm  G+G    BB
So Row, fisherman row
BB    A minorAm      E minorEm
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
    BB      A minorAm       E minorEm
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
    BB      A minorAm       E minorEm
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore

E minorEm      G+G   BB
Quaju Peg the collie-man
     BB        A minorAm   E minorEm
Sell the best collie in seaport town
E minorEm      G+G   BB
Quaju Peg the collie-man
    BB       A minorAm   E minorEm
A- the best collie in seaport town

YA-OO YA-OO

E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
BB    A minorAm      E minorEm
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
    BB      A minorAm       E minorEm
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore
E minorEm G+G    BB
Millions of them!
    BB      A minorAm       E minorEm
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore


E minorEm       G+G    BB
Simon, Peter, James and John
BB            A minorAm      E minorEm
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
E minorEm       G+G    BB
Simon, Peter, James and John
BB            A minorAm      E minorEm
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones


  E minorEm  G+G    BB
So Row, fisherman row
BB    A minorAm      E minorEm
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
    BB         A minorAm    E minorEm
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (Rain is falling)
E minorEm  G+G    BB
Row, fisherman row
    BB         A minorAm    E minorEm
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (The rain start falling)
  BB         A minorAm    E minorEm
We've got to reach on higher grounds