Stan Rogers - Tiny Fish For Japan

tiny fish for japan by stan rogers .

these are the chords i use when playing this song;

G Am D Em7 Cadd9 D4

E string – 3 0 2 3 3 3
B string – 3 1 3 3 3 3
G string – 0 2 2 0 0 2
D string – 0 2 0 2 2 0
a string – 2 0 0 2 3 0
E string – 3 0 x 0 0

xlet me know if it needs correction!

G Am D Em7
where patterson creek’s muddy waters run down
Cadd9 G Am D
past the penny arcades , by the harbour downtown ,
Em7 Am D Em7
all the old turtlebacks rust in the rain
Cadd9 D G
like they never will leave there again .
G Am D Em7
but leave there they will in the hours before dawn ,
Cadd9 G Am D
slip out in the darkness without word or song;
Em7 Am D Em7
for a few more years yet they will work while they can
Cadd9 D G
to catch tiny fish for japan .

D D Cadd9 G
no white fish or trout here , we leave them alone .
Cadd9 G Am D
the inspectors raise hell if we take any home .
D D Cadd9 G
what kind of fisherman can’t eat his catch
Em7 D4 D
or call what he’s taken his own?

G Am D Em7
but the plant works three shifts now . there’s plenty of pay .
Cadd9 G Am D
we ship seventeen tons of this garbage each day .
Em7 Am D Em7
if we want to eat fish , then we’ll open a can ,
Cadd9 D G
and catch tiny fish for japan .

D D Cadd9 G
in the norfolk hotel there’s far too much beer ,
Cadd9 G Am D
the old guys remember when the water ran clear .
D D Cadd9 G
no poisons with names that we can’t understand
Em7 D4 D
and no tiny fish for japan . . .

G Am D Em7
so the days run together . each one is the same .
Cadd9 G Am D
and it’s good that the smelt have no lovelier name .
Em7 Am D Em7
it’s all just a job now , we’ll work while we can ,
Cadd9 D G
to catch tiny fish for japan .
Cadd9 D G
and we’ll catch tiny fish for japan .