Yellow-Backed Fly
Steve Martin & Graham Sharp, Steep Canyon Rangers
Capo 3 – Standard Tuning
D A D A
Carolina time, grab the fishing line
D A D A
Gonna get old Jim with the yellow-backed fly
G D G D
Bought it in a store, paid a little more
A D G A
Gonna catch that fish with the yellow-backed fly
D A D A
Tried it last year with a lit firefly
D A D A
Laid it on the water with a perfect bullseye
G D G D
Jim made a splash, gone in a flash
A D G A
Beneath the water I heard him laugh
Chorus 1
D G D
I go at six a.m., qui-et as a hymn
A
Gonna catch old Jim with the yellow-backed fly
D G D
Gonna catch him wry, Gon-na catch him quick
C D
Take him by surprise at the bottom of the crick
C D C D C D C D C D
D A D A
He lives beneath a rock, underneath the shade
D A D A
I will have him made with the yellow-backed fly
G D G D
Here I am at last, lying in the grass,
A D G A
A quiet little cast with the yellow-backed fly
Chorus 2
D G D
Felt a little tug, ole Jim had bit the bug
A
Then I let him run with the yellow-backed fly
D G D
Jumped up on the land, spit it in my hand
C D
He said, "nice try with the yellow-backed fly"
D A D A
Then he swam away, I gave him a farewell
D A D A
Now I'm going home with a story to tell
G D G D
I put the truck in gear, I'll be back next year
A D G A
Gonna make a fly with a hypno...tizing eye
Chorus 3 (2X)
D G D
I go at six a.m., quiet as a hymn
A
Gonna catch old Jim with the yellow-backed fly
D G D
Twenty inches long, measured with a stick
C D
He's old Jim, but to me he's Moby Dick
C D C D C (repeat only)
C D G C D
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