A 002225
       A7 002223
      Ab6 431111  ( alternatives Ab7, Abdim7, Fm7 )
       D7 x00212 
       D7 x5453X   (4th line of verse)
        F 133211
       G7 320001
        
[Intro]

C A A7  D7  G7 C

C  A  A7   D7 G

C  C7   F Ab6   

C  A A7  D7  G7  C  A A7  D7  G7  C

[Verse 1]
C                       A     A7
"What's that smell like fish, mama?" 
D7            G7             C
"Food, if you really want to know."
C                       A     A7
"What's that smell like fish, baby?" 
D7                            G7
"Food, if you really wants to know."
C                          C7
"Smell like puddin' and it ain't no pie.
F                   Ab6
Same thing that you know you have to buy.
C                      A   A7
What's that smell like fish?" 
D7            G7              C       A7
"Food, if you really wants to know, I mean,
D7            G7             C    
Food, if you really wants to know."   (Yeah.)

[Instrumental]

C A A7  D7  G7 C

C  A  A7   D7 G

C  C7   F Ab6   

C  A A7  D7  G7  C  A A7  D7  G7  C

[Verse 2]
C                      A     A7
What's that smell like fish, mama? 
D7            G7             C
Food, if you really wants to know.
C                       A     A7
What's that smells like fish, baby? 
D7                           G7
Food, if you really wants to know.
C                          C7
Smell like sardines and it ain't in no can.
F                   Ab6
Same doggone thing you chucked at the other man.
C                    A     A7
What that smell like fish, mama?

D7            G7              C       A7
"Food, if you really wants to know, I mean,
D7            G7             C    
Food, if you really wants to know."


[Verse 3]
C                       A    A7
What's that smell like fish, baby? 
D7            G7             C
Food, if you really wants to know. Yeah.
C                       A     A7
What's that smells like fish, mama? 
D7                           G7
Food, if you really wants to know.
C                          C7
Smell like puddin' and it ain't no pie.
F                   Ab6
Really good to me and it ain't no lie.
C                    A     A7
What that smell like fish, mama? 
D7           G7              C                   A7
Food, if you really wants to know, still tellin' you,
D7            G7             C
Food, if you really wants to know. Yeah.

[Instrumental- with spoken]

C        A         A7  D7  G7 C
(Play it a long time)

C            A                A7   D7 G7
(Play it till it gets good to me)

C  C7   F Ab6   

C  A A7  D7  G7  C  A A7  D7  G7  C

[Verse 4]
C                       A     A7
What's that smell like fish, mama? 
D7            G7             C
Food, if you really wants to know.
C                       A     A7
What's that smell like fish, baby? 
D7                           G7
Food, if you really wants to know.
C                       C7
Make you weep and it'll make you moan.
F                  Ab6
Same doggone thing made me leave my home.
C                    A     A7
What that smell like fish, baby?
D7            G7              C       A7
"Food, if you really wants to know, I mean,
D7            G7             C    
Food, if you really wants to know."