Ricky Montgomery - Black Fins: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Black Fins" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F     A#     C               A#
Black fins, waitin' for the tide to roll
Back in, soakin' in the sun, and I know
It's just another little piece of ocean trash and
Not you, just a little ghost I keep around

A#  C           A#              F A# C A#
A funny shadow always hanging now

Chorus:
        F                A#
If your ashes sprang to life
                       C
Would you just let me down?
           F                 A#
Would you leave those kids again
                     C
And kick 'em out of town?
   F                 A#
I guess we'll never know
  C               A#
I'll just be here wondering
      F                 A#
What made you choose to go
     C            A#          F A# C A#
The day you went down to Mexico
        F A# C A#
To Mexico

Black fins, full of life again, and suddenly
It's all pretend, every manic word you wrote us
Now there's time to mend
Every broken heart that you left
In your gust of wind, no more little ghost
I keep around
(No more little ghost I keep around)
No more funny shadow in my house
(No more funny shadow in my house)

Chorus:
If your ashes sprang to life
Would you just let me down?
Would you leave those kids again
And kick 'em out of town?
I guess we'll never know
I'll just be here wondering
What made you want to go
The day you went down to Mexico

Black fins, one more metaphor for scuba gear
Black fins, wish I would've known you
through the years
Black fins, wish I never went to Illinois
Black fins, fillin' up on milk and Chips Ahoy
Black fins (Black fins)
Black fins (Black fins)
Black fins (Black fins)
Black fins

F
(No more little ghost I keep around)
(No more funny shadow in my house)
(No more little ghost I keep around)
No more funny shadow in my home
(No more funny shadow in my home)
No more little ghost I keep around


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Black Fins" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Black Fins" by Ricky Montgomery.