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Tuning: EADGBE
Chords
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G 320033
Em 022033
C x32033
D x00232
F 133211
C/B 020033
Am 002210
Am/B 020010
Cmaj 032010
D* 054030
* the verses are played arpeggio
** the pre, chorus and middle are strummed
Verse 1
G
Young kid fishing with his Dad on the river
G
Six years old he was starting to shiver
Em C G
Rain coming in and they hadn't got a single bight
G
Boy said Dad there ain't no fish in here
G
Dad just smiles and sips on his beer
Em C G
Right about then there was a tug on the end of the line
Pre
Em D C
Said fishing's just like everything you'll do
Em C D
Once you start you gotta see it through
Chorus
C G
And finish what you started there's a job to do
F Cmaj G
There's gonna come a time when people depend on you
C
Finish what you started
C/B C
Even when you're broken hearted
G C/B C D
Son I know you'll make me proud of you
C
Finish what you started
Verse 2
G
He was 23 when he first saw her
G
Head over heels for a rich man's daughter
Em C G
Her old man didn't want a looser in her life
G
His Dad said son you go out and get her
G
If you want her to love you, you've gotta let her
Em C G
There’s no point in giving up without a fight
Pre 2
Em D C
Said loves just like everything you'll do
Em C D
Once you fall you gotta see it through
2nd Chorus
C G
And finish what you started there's a job to do
F Cmaj G
There's gonna come a time when SHE'LL depend on you
C
Finish what you started
C/B C
Even when you're broken hearted
G C/B C D
Son I know you’ll make me proud of you
C
Finish what you started
Middle
Em C G
Just a few years later celebrating their first child
Em C G
Another generation of fisherman arrives
Am Am/B
A grandpa holds his grandson with tears in his eyes
Cmaj D*
Says if you stick with the plan son it's gonna turn out right
3rd Chorus
Cmaj G
And finish what you started there's a job to do
F Cmaj G
There's a whole wide world now waiting out there for you
C
Finish what you started
C/B C
Even when you're broken hearted
G C/B C D
Son I know you'll make me proud of you
C
Finish what you started
Half verse end
G
Young kid fishing with his Dad on the river
G
Six years old he was starting to shiver
Em C G
Right about then there was a tug on the end of the line