[Intro]
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[Verse]
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I been thinkin' lately about the
   C       G 
 people I  meet 
I been thinkin' lately about the people I  meet 
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The carwash on the corner and the
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 hole in the street 
The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street 
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The way my ankles hurt with shoes on
 my feet 
The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet 
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And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see
    G 
 tomorrow
And I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow
[Chorus]
G                       C          G 
Father forgive us for what we must do
 
Father forgive us for what we must do 
C           G   D 
You forgive us, we'll forgive you 
 G                                C 
We'll forgive each other till we both
 turn blue 
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue 
            G              D        
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in
  G 
 Heaven
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
G                        C         
I was in the Army but I never dug a
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 trench 
I was in the Army but I never dug a trench 
C                  G           
I used to bust my knuckles on a
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 monkey wrench 
I used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench 
    G                          C 
I'd go to town and drink and give the
 girls a pinch 
I'd go to town and drink and give the girls a pinch 
       G                D       
But I don't think they ever even
  G 
 noticed me
But I don't think they ever even noticed me
[Chorus]
G                       C          G 
Father forgive us for what we must do
 
Father forgive us for what we must do 
C           G   D 
You forgive us, we'll forgive you 
 G                                C 
We'll forgive each other till we both
 turn blue 
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue 
            G              D        
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in
  G 
 Heaven
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Bridge]
D 
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish 
G 
Eat everything that they put on your
 dish 
Eat everything that they put on your dish 
     C                         G 
And when we get through, we'll make a
 big wish 
And when we get through, we'll make a big wish 
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That we never have to do this again, 
 Again? Again???
That we never have to do this again,  Again? Again???
[Verse]
      G                      C 
On my very first job I said "thank
 you" and "please" 
On my very first job I said "thank you" and "please" 
      C              G            D 
They made me scrub a parking lot down
 on my knees 
They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees 
G                     C 
Then I got fired for being scared of
 bees 
Then I got fired for being scared of bees 
         G             D            
And they only give me fifty cents an
  G 
 hour
And they only give me fifty cents an hour
[Chorus]
G                       C          G 
Father forgive us for what we must do
 
Father forgive us for what we must do 
C           G   D 
You forgive us, we'll forgive you 
 G                                C 
We'll forgive each other till we both
 turn blue 
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue 
            G              D        
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in
  G 
 Heaven
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
D 
Fish and whistle, whistle and fish 
G 
Eat everything that they put on your
 dish 
Eat everything that they put on your dish 
     C                         G 
And when we get through, we'll make a
 big wish 
And when we get through, we'll make a big wish 
          A7                    D7 
That we never have to do this again, 
 Again? Again???  Wooahh
That we never have to do this again,  Again? Again???  Wooahh
[Chorus]
G                       C          G 
Father forgive us for what we must do
 
Father forgive us for what we must do 
C           G   D 
You forgive us, we'll forgive you 
 G                                C 
We'll forgive each other till we both
 turn blue 
We'll forgive each other till we both turn blue 
            G              D        
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in
  G 
 Heaven
Then we'll whistle and go fishin' in Heaven
[Outro]
      G               D         
We'll whistle and go fishin' in 
   G 
 Heaven 
We'll whistle and go fishin' in  Heaven 
       G              D         
We'll whistle and go fishin' in 
   G 
 Heaven
We'll whistle and go fishin' in  Heaven
[Instrumental]
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