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Whats That Smells Like Fish by Blind Boy Fuller

Key: C  ·  Posted key: C  ·  Capo:  ·  Simplified  ·  Left-Handed www.amchords.com 
Intro 
 
C A A7  D7  G7 C 
 
C  A  A7   D7 G 
 
C  C7   F Ab6    
 
C  A A7  D7  G7  C  A A7  D7  G7  C 
 
Verse 1
C                       A     A7 
"What's that smell like fish, mama?"  
D7            G7             C 
"Food, if you really want to know." 
C                       A     A7 
"What's that smell like fish, baby?"  
D7                            G7 
"Food, if you really wants to know." 
C                          C7 
"Smell like puddin' and it ain't no pie. 
F                   Ab6 
Same thing that you know you have to buy. 
C                      A   A7 
What's that smell like fish?"  
D7            G7              C       A7 
"Food, if you really wants to know, I mean, 
D7            G7             C     
Food, if you really wants to know."   (Yeah.) 
 
Instrumental
 
C A A7  D7  G7 C 
 
C  A  A7   D7 G 
 
C  C7   F Ab6    
 
C  A A7  D7  G7  C  A A7  D7  G7  C 
 
Verse 2
C                      A     A7 
What's that smell like fish, mama?  
D7            G7             C 
Food, if you really wants to know. 
C                       A     A7 
What's that smells like fish, baby?  
D7                           G7 
Food, if you really wants to know. 
C                          C7 
Smell like sardines and it ain't in no can. 
F                   Ab6 
Same doggone thing you chucked at the other man. 
C                    A     A7 
What that smell like fish, mama? 
 
D7            G7              C       A7 
"Food, if you really wants to know, I mean, 
D7            G7             C     
Food, if you really wants to know." 
 
Verse 3
C                       A    A7 
What's that smell like fish, baby?  
D7            G7             C 
Food, if you really wants to know. Yeah. 
C                       A     A7 
What's that smells like fish, mama?  
D7                           G7 
Food, if you really wants to know. 
C                          C7 
Smell like puddin' and it ain't no pie. 
F                   Ab6 
Really good to me and it ain't no lie. 
C                    A     A7 
What that smell like fish, mama?  
D7           G7              C                   A7 
Food, if you really wants to know, still tellin' you, 
D7            G7             C 
Food, if you really wants to know. Yeah. 
 
Instrumental- with spoken
 
C        A         A7  D7  G7 C 
(Play it a long time) 
 
C            A                A7   D7 G7 
(Play it till it gets good to me) 
 
C  C7   F Ab6    
 
C  A A7  D7  G7  C  A A7  D7  G7  C 
 
Verse 4
C                       A     A7 
What's that smell like fish, mama?  
D7            G7             C 
Food, if you really wants to know. 
C                       A     A7 
What's that smell like fish, baby?  
D7                           G7 
Food, if you really wants to know. 
C                       C7 
Make you weep and it'll make you moan. 
F                  Ab6 
Same doggone thing made me leave my home. 
C                    A     A7 
What that smell like fish, baby? 
D7            G7              C       A7 
"Food, if you really wants to know, I mean, 
D7            G7             C     
Food, if you really wants to know."
Contributed by Getmore  ·  9 years ago  ·  3.737 views
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