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Chorus
A C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the water
A F#m E C#m E C#m
Hide behind the coattails of your father
Verse 1
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I’ve been alone so long I thought I’d never last
E C#m E C#m
Stuck up on a shelf like an old dusty hat, yeah
F#m A
But then you come along
F#m A
You put me on that throne
A E C#m E C#m
Up into the sky yeah
Verse 2
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Thought I saw Nick Cave down at the Laundromat
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You put your hand in my hand and that was that, yeah
F#m A
Your perfume on my sleeve
F#m A
You lit my life like a Christmas tree
A E C#m E C#m
Up into the sky yeah
Chorus
A C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the water
A F#m E C#m E C#m
Hide behind the coattails of your father
Verse 3
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You know a cold, cold heart sleeps awful well
E C#m E C#m
While the maids vacuum the hall outside my cheap hotel room
F#m A
The whole damn shit came down
F#m A
Exploded to the ground.. Puusshh
A E C#m E C#m
Up into the sky yeah
Chorus
A C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the water
A F#m E C#m E C#m
Hide behind the coattails of your father
Bridge
E C#m E C#m
Where you are is who you are when you’re sleeping
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Where you are is who you are when you’re sleeping
Outro
E C#m E
Poor little fish
C#m E
Poor little fish
C#m E
Poor little fish
(Repeat and fade)
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