La zy yel low moon ver com ing up to night, in’, the shin ing through the trees.
(G5)Crick ets are sing ing and the light to be bugs are to float ing on the breeze.
Ba by, get (D5)read y.
A cross the field, where the creek turns back er by the old stump road,
We’ll (G5)I’m gon na take you to a spe cial place that the no bod y knows.
Ba by, get (D5)read y,
(A5)ooh.
(D)You and me go ing fish in’ in the dark, ly in’ on our backs and count in’ the stars where the (G)cool grass grows.
Down by the riv er in the full moon light, we’ll be fall in’ in love in the mid dle of the night, just (G)mov in’ slow.
We’ll (Em)stay the whole night (A)through,
(Em)feels so good to (A)be (Asus)with (D5)you.
Spring is al most moon ver and the sum mer’s com in’, the days are get tin’ long.
(G5)Wait ed all win ter for the time to be right just to take you on a long.
Ba by, get (D5)read y.
A It don’t mat if we sit for ev er and the fish don’t bite.
We’ll (G5)jump in the riv er and a cool our selves that the heat of the night.
Ba by, get (D5)read y,
(A5)ooh.
(D)You and me go ing fish in’ in the dark, ly in’ on our backs and count in’ the stars where the (G)cool grass grows.
Down by the riv er in the full moon light, we’ll be fall in’ in love in the mid dle of the night, just (G)mov in’ slow.
We’ll (Em)stay the whole night (A)through,
(Em)feels so good to (A)be (Asus)with (D5)you.
(A)be (Asus)with (D5)you.
This page shows “Fishin' In The Dark” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 130 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.