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Row Fisherman Row Chords by The Congos

Row Fisherman Row chords by The Congos

Guitar 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



Em G B
B Am Em

YA-OO YA-OO YA-OO

Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
B       Am           Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
        B            Am             Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
        B            Am             Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore

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

Em    G      B
Hail brother John,
        B     Am     Em
Have you got any wenchman?
Em    G       B
Yes, brother Peter
     B    Am             Em
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba (I'll tell you)
Em    G       B
Yes, brother Peter
     B    Am             Em
Wenchman, sprat and mackaba

Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
B       Am           Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
        B                  Am       Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds

SOLO

YA-OO YA-OO

Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
B       Am           Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
        B                  Am       Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds

Em             G        B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B                       Am           Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em             G        B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B                       Am           Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones


   Em    G        B
So Row, fisherman row
B       Am           Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
        B            Am             Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore (Millions of them)
        B            Am             Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore

Em            G      B
Quaju Peg the collie-man
         B               Am     Em
Sell the best collie in seaport town
Em            G      B
Quaju Peg the collie-man
        B              Am     Em
A- the best collie in seaport town

YA-OO YA-OO

Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
B       Am           Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
        B            Am             Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a-shore
Em G        B
Millions of them!
        B            Am             Em
Lots of hungry belly pickney they a shore


Em             G        B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B                       Am           Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones
Em             G        B
Simon, Peter, James and John
B                       Am           Em
Come ashore to feed the hungry belly ones


   Em    G        B
So Row, fisherman row
B       Am           Em
Keep on rowing your boat (Brother-man, brother-man, yah)
Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
        B                  Am       Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (Rain is falling)
Em    G        B
Row, fisherman row
        B                  Am       Em
Yes, we've got to reach on higher grounds (The rain start falling)
   B                  Am       Em
We've got to reach on higher grounds

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