Waterboys - Fishermans Blues Chords & Tabs

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			     FISHERMANS BLUES - The Waterboys
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Tabbed by: Leon Bamford
E-mail: leonbamford@gmail.com
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 B string to A.


Intro:

   G  (Tremolo pick)                     F                          

||-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----7---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---5----7---|
||-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----5---|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3----5---|
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  Am  
                             C
|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---10---10---|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----8---|
|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7----|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7---|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   G                                F                                

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

  Am                               C

|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--8--8--8--8-|--------------------------------||
|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--7--7--7--7-|-3-2-3-5-3-2-----3-2-3-5-3-2----||
|---------------------------------|-------------5---------------5--||
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Verse 1:

1. I Wish I was a Fisherman...      Tumblin' on the seas.           
2. Casting out my sweet line....    With abandonment and love.       
   G (Rake)                         F (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. 
  Am (Rake)                        C (Rake) 
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/waterboys/fishermans_blues_crd_ver_3.html ]
 |-0----^-------------------------|-0----^-------------------------||
 |-0---^--------------------------|-3---^--------------------------||
 |-2--^---------------------------|-2--^---------------------------||
 |-5-^----------------------------|-0-^----------------------------||



Chorus:

With light in my head...            You in my arms...                Woohoo! 
   G  (Tremolo)                     F                                Am

||-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----7---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---5----7---|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----8---||
||-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----5---|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3----5---|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7---||
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
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Fiddle Solo:

   G                                F                                

||-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--|

  Am                               C

|-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                                F                               

|-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--|

 Am                               C

|-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
I wish I was the brakeman
     F
On a hurtlin' fevered train
Am
Crashing a-headlong into the heartland
       C
Like a cannon in the rain
         G
With the beating of the sleepers
        F
And the burnin' of the coal
Am
Counting the towns flashing by
     C
In a night that's full of soul


Chorus:

Fiddle Solo: x2


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


Chorus: Repeat to end