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

E                  C#m                      E        C#m
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

E             C#m                          E         C#m
Thought I saw Nick Cave down at the Laundromat
E                       C#m               E     C#m
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

E                     C#m                E          C#m
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
E                C#m         E           C#m
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