Jeff Bates, 2008 D If there was ever a morning when the fish might bite, G it'd be right now D G Any other time we'd done had our lines cast out Bm A Sippin on a jug of mama's sweet iced tea G D/F# Catchin them 'ol cats Em A Why couldn't today be like that? D I wish this was a riverbank G Instead of a graveyard D I wish we were sittin and fishin G and this wouldn't be so hard Bm A It was my favorite thing that we used to do, G D/F# Em but now we can't; I wish you were here A EmF# and I wish this were a riverbank D G Remember the day when I baited my hook with a chunk of ham D G I got a big bite and he yanked the pole right outta my hand Bm A Well you jumped up and you grabbed the net G D/F# and we both jumped in Em A yeah, we got wet oh but we got him D I wish this was a riverbank G Instead of a graveyard D I wish we were sittin and fishin G and this wouldn't be so hard Bm A It was my favorite thing that we used to do, G D/F# Em but now we can't; I wish you were here A and I wish this were a riverbank G D/F# Em D/F# I know you wouldn't want me sittin 'round and bein' sad G A D You taught me better than that G D/F# So I'm leavin' now gonna head on out Em D/F# C And try to catch a few and while I'm there G A I'll cast a line for you D I wish this was a riverbank G Instead of a graveyard D I wish we were sittin and fishin G A A and this wouldn't be so damn hard Bm A It was my favorite thing that we used to do, G D/F# Em but now we can't; I wish you were here D/F# G D/F# I wish you were here Em I wish you were here A EmF# and I wish this were a riverbank