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Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 15:52:26 -0400 GMT From: RONALD A MACLELLAN To: guitar@olga.net Subject: Song saved as ASCII Text Fisherman's Son Written by Jimmy Rankin CD - The Rankin Family, Fare Thee Well Love, Capital, EMI Copyright Co' Bhan Music Company Limited - SOCAN Submitted by: Ron A. MacLellan e-mail: ramaclellan@imail.nsac.ns.ca Capo 4th Fret G D G use a G with three fingers not with four

^GI'm a fisherman's son got fishe^Drman's wa^Gys ^GI fished with my father i^Dn my young da^Gys I lear^Gned the fine cr^Faft of the fish^Cerman's tr^Amade Just to pa^Gss to my son so he^D'll do the sa^Gme ^G ^D ^G

^GThe sea is my lifeline the sh^Dore is my ho^Gme ^GI've been to your cities I di^Ddn't stay lo^Gng I star^Ged at the br^Fight lights the d^Cark city w^Amays I'll t^Gell you that's not for me, no ^DI didn't st^Gay

Chorus: F C C/G G D G Singing La La La La La La, La La La La La La La

^GSome days are rough so we r^Doll with the wa^Gves ^GThis living is tough, s^Dlack is the p^Gay But we l^Geave with the sun^Frise, we w^Cake at the d^Amawn ^GSinging the fis^Dherman's so^Gng

Chorus

^GI'm a fisherman's son got fis^Dherman's bl^Good ^GJust hauling the lobster, j^Digging the c^God A^Gnd if you don't l^Fike me then l^Ceave me al^Amone And I^G'll go on singing my fi^Dsherman's so^Gng

Chorus (twice)

^GI'm a fisherman's son got fi^Dsherman's w^Gays ^GI fished with my father i^Dn my young da^Gys I lear^Gned the fine cr^Faft of the fis^Cherman's tr^Amade Just to p^Gass to my son so he^D'll do the s^Game

Chorus (twice with no music) Chorus (twice with music) G D La La La La La La La G D La La La La La La La G D La La La La La La La end G Gadd9 G Gadd9 G

Rankin Family - Fishermans son (chords)