JAYHAWKS - "poor little fish" Tablature

Poor Little Fish

Artist : Jayhawks
Album : Sound of Lies
Song : Poor Little Fish
From : Thomas Juul Krahn (danishcrown@hotmail.com)

Chorus

A C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the water
A F#m E C#m E C#m
Hide behind the coattails of your father

Verse 1

E C#m E C#m
I’ve been alone so long I thought I’d never last
E C#m E C#m
Stuck up on a shelf like an old dusty hat, yeah
F#m A
But then you come along
F#m A
You put me on that throne
A E C#m E C#m
Up into the sky yeah

Verse 2

E C#m E C#m
Thought I saw Nick Cave down at the Laundromat
E C#m E C#m
You put your hand in my hand and that was that, yeah
F#m A
Your perfume on my sleeve
F#m A
You lit my life like a Christmas tree
A E C#m E C#m
Up into the sky yeah

Chorus

A C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the water
A F#m E C#m E C#m
Hide behind the coattails of your father

Verse 3

E C#m E C#m
You know a cold, cold heart sleeps awful well
E C#m E C#m
While the maids vacuum the hall outside my cheap hotel room
F#m A
The whole damn shit came down
F#m A
Exploded to the ground.. Puusshh
A E C#m E C#m
Up into the sky yeah

Chorus

A C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the water
A F#m E C#m E C#m
Hide behind the coattails of your father

Bridge

E C#m E C#m
Where you are is who you are when you’re sleeping
E C#m E C#m
Where you are is who you are when you’re sleeping

Outro

E C#m E
Poor little fish
C#m E
Poor little fish
C#m E
Poor little fish

(Repeat and fade)