Tom: C
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FISHERMANS BLUES - The Waterboys
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Tabbed by: Leon Bamford
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
E|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---10---10---|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---8----8---|
B|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7----|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---7----7---|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G F
E|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----8----7---|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---5----7---|
B|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----7----5---|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---3----5---|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Am C
E|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--8--8--8--8-|--------------------------------| |
B|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--7--7--7--7-|-3-2-3-5-3-2-----3-2-3-5-3-2----| |
G|---------------------------------|-------------5---------------5--| |
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |
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)
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||-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)
E|-0----^-------------------------|-0----^-------------------------| |
B|-0---^--------------------------|-3---^--------------------------| |
G|-2--^---------------------------|-2--^---------------------------| |
D|-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
E|-0---0-------0-------0----------|-0---0-------0-------0----------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---2------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G|-2-------2-------2-------0------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5------|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
G F
E|-3---3-------3-------3----5-3---|-1-0-1-3-1-0-----1-0-1-3-1-0----|
B|-2---2---2---2---2---2----2-2---|-0-----------3---0-----------3--|
G|-0-------0-------0--------------|-3-----------x---3-----------x--|
D|-0-------0-------0--------------|-5-----------5---5-----------5--|
Am C
E|-0---0-------0-------0----------|-0------------------------------| |
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---2------|-3-2-3-5-3-2-----3-2-3-5-3-2----| |
G|-2-------2-------2-------0------|-x-----------5---------------5--| |
D|-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
