Fishin’ On a River
Recorded by Jake Owen
Album: Single (2022)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
(D/F#)|(G) / (D) / |(A) / (Bm)(A)|(G) / (D) / |(A) / / (D/F#)|

(Verse 1)
(G) I had already (D)stopped by the bait shop
(A) Filled up the cooler and the tank and the tackle box
(G)Weatherman callin' for (D)cloudy and eighty-two
(A) Sun down, it's a full moon
(G) I had my old red (D)Ranger all shined up
(A) My good rods and a better day lined up
(G) I was ready to go, (D) and it turned out she (A) was too

(Chorus)
So now (D/F#)I’m (G)sittin' in a bar instead of (D)fishin' on a river
(A)Wettin' my whistle 'stead of (Bm)wettin' my (A)line
(G)Catchin' me a buzz, not (D)catchin' me a bass
Runnin' (A)up the tab instead of that (Bm)Mercury twenty (A)five
(Bm)I don't know where it (A)all went wrong
But (G)all I know is (D)that girl's gone
And a (G)honey hole ain't gonna (D)help me forget her
So I'm (A)sittin' in a bar instead of fishin' on a river

(Solo)
|(G) / (D) / |(A) / (Bm)(A)|(G) / (D) / |(A) / / (D/F#)|

(Verse 2)
(G) Had already made (D)up her goodbye mind
(A) Took her things, left me nothin' but them tail lights
(G) They say the neon and the (D)jukebox helps the (A)leavin'
And (A)that's the reason that (D/F#)I’m

(Chorus)
(G)Sittin' in a bar instead of (D)fishin' on a river
(A)Wettin' my whistle 'stead of (Bm)wettin' my (A)line
(G)Catchin' me a buzz, not (D)catchin' me a bass
Runnin' (A)up the tab instead of that (Bm)Mercury twenty (A)five
(Bm)I don't know where it (A)all went wrong
But (G)all I know is (D)that girl's gone
And a (G)honey hole ain't gonna help me forget her
So I'm (A)sittin' in a bar instead of fishin' on a river

(Solo)
|(G) / (D) / |(A) / / / |(G) / (D) / |(A) / / / |

(Bridge)
I (G)oughta be tired of (D)throwin' 'em back by now (A)
But (G)here I am lettin' her go, (D) throwin' 'em back right now (A)
(G)Sittin' in a bar instead of (D)fishin' on a river (A)
(G)Sittin' in a bar instead of (D)fishin' on a river (A)
(Wishin' I was (D/F#)with her)

(Chorus)
(G)Sittin' in a bar instead of (D)fishin' on a river
(A)Wettin' my whistle 'stead of (Bm)wettin' my (A)line
(G)Catchin' me a buzz, not (D)catchin' me a bass
Runnin' (A)up the tab instead of that (Bm)Mercury twenty (A)five
(Bm)I don't know where it (A)all went wrong
But (G)all I know is (D)that girl's gone
And a (G)honey hole ain't gonna help me forget her
So I'm (A)sittin' in a bar instead of fishin' on a river

(Outro.)
|(G) / (D) / |(A) I should be (Bm)fishin' on (A) a (G)river
 / (D) / |(A) / / (D/F#)|(G) - - - - -