Fishing For Oil Lyrics & Chords

Fishing For Oil lyrics, this link takes you to my website where you can hear this song". The lyrics and chords are below. - The song is sung by Jesse Cowell
The song was written by old friends John Cowell & Alan Robb.

It was written in the Cowell's livng room one evening in April 2009 by the suggestion "hey lets write a Newfoundland fishing song. Its not a pure fishing song but its unique. John and Alan started writing songs together in the late 1970s.

FISHING-FOR-OIL

Verse 1
Am
We're fishing for oil off Newfoundland soil
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And the money's fit for a king
Am
We work like hell on this floating well
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We wanna get home this spring
C------------D
Fishing for oil
C------------D
Fishing for oil
C---D-------G
Fishing for oil

Verse 2
My mother still waits at the old white gate
For my ship to sail on in
The company wants more we're on the Eastern Shore
And dreadin the razor wind
Fishing for oil
Fishing for oil
Fishing for oil

Verse 3
-----Em------------Bm-----C------------G
The waves are as high as mountains tips
-----Em----------Bm--------C-------G
The storm is too rough for rescue ships
---C----------------Em
If I had a wish, I wish I could fish
------G-------------------D
And kiss this job goodbye

Verse 4
The foreman is freaked he's down on his knees
While our death is waiting on hold
When our lights go out the devil will shout
I'll see you boys down below
Fishing for oil
Fishing for oil
Fishing for oil

Outro
Am
When our lights go out the devil will shout
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I'll see you boys down below
Fishing for oil
Fishing for oil
Fishing for oil

Am--------------------------G
I'll see you boys down below

Copyright 2009 John Cowell & Alan Robb