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Louis Armstrong - Gone Fishin’ Chords

Chord reference C, C7, F, G7, D7, A7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[C]Gone [C7]fishin’ there’s a [F]sign upon your [G7]door, Gone [C7]fishin’ he ain’t [F]workin’ any [G7]more.

There’s his [C]hoe out in the [C7]sun Where he [F]left a row half [Fm]done. He says that [D7]hoein’ ain’t no fun He [F]ain’t got no am[G7]bition.

Gone [C]fishin’ [C7]by a [F]shady, wady [G7]pool. I’m [C7]wishin’ I could [F]be that kind of [G7]fool.

I’d say [C]no more work for [C7]mine, on my [F]door I’d hang a [Fm]sign [G7] [G7]Gone [C]fishin’ [A7]in[F]stead of [G7]just a [C]wishin’.

Gone [C7]fishin’ there’s a [F]sign upon his [G7]door, [C]Gone [C7]fishin’ he ain’t [F]workin’ any [G7]more.

Cows need [C]milkin’ in the [C7]barn, but he [F]just don’t give a [Fm]darn, He just [D7]never seem to learn He [F]ain’t got no am[G7]bition.

[C]Gone [C7]fishin’, got his [F]hound dog by his [G7]side Gone [C7]fishin’, fleas are [F]bitin’ at his [G7]hide

Got my [C]hat and got my [C7]pole, headed [F]for the fishin’ [Fm]hole, [G7]Gone [C]fishin’ [A7]in [F]stead of [G7]just a [C]wishin’.

Artist Louis Armstrong
Album Single
Genres Jazz
Year 1951
Key C

How to Play Gone Fishin' on Guitar?

Louis Armstrong - Gone Fishin' can be played in the key of C using the C, C7, F, G7, D7, A7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Gone Fishin' with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.