Fishermans Blues - Mandolin Tab chords by The Waterboys

Chords with lyrics

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               FISHERMANS BLUES - The Waterboys
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Tabbed by: Leon Bamford
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: G,D,A,E (Mandolin tuning)

* Note * This is the tabulature for the mandolin parts, to be played on a mandolin.
As this is mainly played on the top two strings, you can play it on the guitar by tuning the BB string to A.


Intro:

  G+G (Tremolo pick)           FF

||-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----7---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---5----7---|
||-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----5---|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3----5---|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 A minorAm
               C majorC
|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---10---10---|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----8---|
|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7----|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7---|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  G+G                FF

|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----8----7---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---5----7---|
|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----7----5---|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3----5---|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 A minorAm                C majorC

|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--8--8--8--8-|--------------------------------||
|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--7--7--7--7-|-3-2-3-5-3-2-----3-2-3-5-3-2----||
|---------------------------------|-------------5---------------5--||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------||


Verse 1:

1. I Wish I was a Fisherman...   Tumblin' on the seas.
2. Casting out my sweet line....  With abandonment and love.
  G+G (Rake)             FF (Rake)

||-3----^-------------------------|-1----^-------------------------|
||-2---^--------------------------|-0---^--------------------------|
||-0--^---------------------------|-3--^---------------------------|
||-0-^----------------------------|-5-^----------------------------|

1. Far away from dry land...     And it's bitter memories
2. No ceiling bearin' down on me... 'Cept the starry sky above.
 A minorAm (Rake)            C majorC (Rake)

 |-0----^-------------------------|-0----^-------------------------||
 |-0---^--------------------------|-3---^--------------------------||
 |-2--^---------------------------|-2--^---------------------------||
 |-5-^----------------------------|-0-^----------------------------||


Chorus:

With light in my head...      You in my arms...        Woohoo!
  G+G (Tremolo)           FF                A minorAm

||-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----7---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---5----7---|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----8---||
||-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----5---|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3----5---|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7---||
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||


Fiddle Solo:

  G+G                FF

||-3---3-------3-------3----5-3--|-1-0-1-3-1-0-----1-0-1-3-1-0----|
||-2---2---2---2---2---2----2-2--|-0-----------3---0-----------3--|
||-0-------0-------0-------------|-3-----------x---3-----------x--|
||-0-------0-------0-------------|-5-----------5---5-----------5--|

 A minorAm                C majorC

|-0---0-------0-------0----------|-0---0-------0-------0----------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---2------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
|-2-------2-------2-------0------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
|-5-------5-------5-------5------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|

  G+G                FF

|-3---3-------3-------3----5-3---|-1-0-1-3-1-0-----1-0-1-3-1-0----|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2----2-2---|-0-----------3---0-----------3--|
|-0-------0-------0--------------|-3-----------x---3-----------x--|
|-0-------0-------0--------------|-5-----------5---5-----------5--|

 A minorAm                C majorC

|-0---0-------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------||
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---2------|-3-2-3-5-3-2-----3-2-3-5-3-2----||
|-2-------2-------2-------0------|-x-----------5---------------5--||
|-5-------5-------5-------5------|-0------------------------------||


Verse 2:
 G+G
I wish I was the brakeman
   FF
On a hurtlin' fevered train
A minorAm
Crashing a-headlong into the heartland
    C majorC
Like a cannon in the rain
     G+G
With the beating of the sleepers
    FF
And the burnin' of the coal
A minorAm
Counting the towns flashing by
   C majorC
In a night that's full of soul


Chorus:

Fiddle Solo: x2


Verse 3:
    G+G
Well I know I will be loosened
   FF
From bonds that hold me fast
     A minorAm
That the chains all hung around me
   C majorC
Will fall away at last
  G+G
And on that fine and fateful day
    FF
I will take thee in my arms
A minorAm
I will ride on the train
    C majorC
I will be the fisherman


Chorus: Repeat to end