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Song title:      The Oyster and the Flying Fish
Original Album:  Shooting At The Moon

Words and Music by Kevin Ayers
Copyright © 1970 Blackhill Music Limited
Published by Blackhill Music Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



INTRO:
Chords:
G    355433 or 3x0003
Em   x7998x or 022000


[play: 4/4| G | Em |]  [x2]




VERSE1:
Chords:
G    355433 or 3x0003    E    x7999x or 022100
Em   x7998x or 022000    Eb   x6888x or xxx343
C    x3555x or x32010    Bb   6887xx or xxx133
B7   797877 or x2120x    F    133211 or xx3211


  | G            | Em           | G             | Em
An  oyster was a - travelling a - long the ocean  road;

    | G                  | Em         | C                | B7
He'd  been some time pre - paring, and  now he'd left the  fold.

      | G            | Em                | C            | B7           | E
He was  sick of being  oysterized, and he  wanted to ex - plode, to ex - plode.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F      | G           | %
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la,  la la la la,  la la la la.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F      | G           | %
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la,  la la la la,  la la la la.





VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G    355433 or 3x0003    E    x7999x or 022100
Em   x7998x or 022000    Eb   x6888x or xxx343
C    x3555x or x32010    Bb   6887xx or xxx133
B7   797877 or x2120x    F    133211 or xx3211


  | G           | Em              | G              | Em
He  saw a pretty  flying fish, and  said if I could  have one wish,

   | G            | Em              | C              | B7           E
I'd  change into a  flying fish, and  then I would be  happy, yes I would.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F    | G           | %
  Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la,  la la la la,  la la la la.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F    | G           | %
  Ooh la, ooh la, ooh la, ooh la,  la la la la,  la la la la.





VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G    355433 or 3x0003    E    x7999x or 022100
Em   x7998x or 022000    Eb   x6888x or xxx343
C    x3555x or x32010    Bb   6887xx or xxx133
B7   797877 or x2120x    F    133211 or xx3211


   | G               | Em              | G                | Em
The  flying fish came  down to see just  who had made this  plea;

   | G              | Em     | C               | B7
And  seeing the poor  oyster,  said this cannot  be.

  | G            | Em                | C               | B7           | E
An  oyster has to  stay inside, and a  flying fish must  flee, all the  time.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F      | G
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la,  la la la la la la la la.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F      | G
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la,  la la la la la la la la.





VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
G    355433 or 3x0003    E    x7999x or 022100
Em   x7998x or 022000    Eb   x6888x or xxx343
C    x3555x or x32010    Bb   6887xx or xxx133
B7   797877 or x2120x    F    133211 or xx3211


      | G               | Em          | G              | Em
As the  oyster turned to  go away, the  flying fish was  heard to say,

   | G             | Em              | C               | B7          | E
"If  I could find a  place to stay, I  know I  would be  happy, yes I  would."

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F      | G
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la,  la la la la la la la la.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F      | G
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la,  la la la la la la la la.

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F      | G                    | %
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la,  ooh-la-la, ooh-la-la,  ooh-la ooh-la ooh-la-la

| C      | Eb      Bb     | F
  Ooh la,  ooh la, ooh la,  ooh la, la.



[repeat to fade]