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: 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: 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: 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
