Fisherman’s Blues The Waterboys
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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---| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[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--|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------||
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: http://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---|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
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:
I [G]wish I was the brakeman
On a [F]hurtlin' fevered train
[Am]Crashing a-headlong into the heartland
Like a [C]cannon in the rain
With the [G]beating of the sleepers
And the [F]burnin' of the coal
[Am]Counting the towns flashing by
In a [C]night that's full of soul
Chorus:
Fiddle Solo: x2
Verse 3:
Well I [G]know I will be loosened
From [F]bonds that hold me fast
That the [Am]chains all hung around me
Will [C]fall away at last
And [G]on that fine and fateful day
I will [F]take thee in my arms
[Am]I will ride on the train
I will [C]be the fisherman
Chorus: Repeat to end
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