Poor Little Fish

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Poor little fish, swimming in the 
water
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Hide behind the coattails of your 
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father

Verse 1

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I?ve been alone so long I thought
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 I?d never last
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Stuck up on a shelf like an old 
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dusty hat, yeah
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But then you come along
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You put me on that throne
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Up into the sky         yeah

Verse 2

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Thought I saw Nick Cave down at 
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the Laundromat
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You put your hand in my hand and 
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that was that, yeah
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Your perfume on my sleeve
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You lit my life like a Christmas 
tree
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Up into the sky         yeah

Chorus

A                 C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the 
water
A                   F#m           
Hide behind the coattails of your 
E         C#m         E         C#m
father

Verse 3

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You know a cold, cold heart 
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sleeps awful well
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While the maids vacuum the hall 
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outside my cheap hotel room
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The whole damn shit came down
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Exploded to the ground.. Puusshh
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Up into the sky         yeah

Chorus

A                 C#m
Poor little fish, swimming in the 
water
A                   F#m           
Hide behind the coattails of your 
E         C#m         E         C#m
father

Bridge

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Where you are is who you are 
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when you?re sleeping
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Where you are is who you are 
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when you?re sleeping

Outro

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            Poor little fish
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Poor little fish
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Poor little fish