The Mermaid Great Big Sea
When I was a lad[D] in a fishing town
Me ol[G]d man said to m[D]e:
"You can spend your life, your jolly life
Just sa[Bm]iling on the [A]sea.
[D]You can search the world for pretty girls
Til your ey[G]es are weak and [F#m]dim,
But do[G]n't go searching for a m[D]ermaid, son
If you [G]don't know h[A]ow to sw[D]im"
Chorus
'Cause her [G]hair was green as[D] seaweed
Her s[G]kin was blue and p[D]ale
Her f[G]ace it was a work of [D]art,
I l[G]oved that girl with al[D]l my heart
But I o[G]nly liked the u[D]pper part
I d[G]id not l[A]ike the ta[D]il
I s[D]igned onto a sailing ship
My v[G]ery first day at [D]sea
I seen the Mermaid in the waves,
Rea[Bm]ching out to[A] me
"Come l[D]ive with me in the sea said she,
Do[G]wn on the ocean f[F#m]loor
And I'll s[G]how you a million w[D]onderous things
You've n[G]ever s[A]een be[D]fore
So o[D]ver I jumped and she pulled me down,
[G]Down to her seaweed [D]bed
On a pillow made of a tortoise-shell
She p[A]laced beneath my [A]head
She[D] fed me shrimp and caviar
Up[G]on a silver [F#m]dish
From her h[G]ead to her waist it was j[D]ust my taste
But the r[G]est of h[A]er was a f[D]ish
Chorus
'Cause her [G]hair was green as[D] seaweed
Her s[G]kin was blue and p[D]ale
Her f[G]ace it was a work of [D]art,
I l[G]oved that girl with al[D]l my heart
But I o[G]nly liked the u[D]pper part
I d[G]id not l[A]ike the ta[D]il
[D]But then one day, she swam away
So I s[G]ang to the clams and the wh[D]ales
"Oh, how I miss her seaweed hair
And the [Bm]silver shine of her [A]scales
But t[D]hen her sister, she swam by
An[G]d set my heart a[F#m]whirl
Cause her u[G]pper part was an [D]ugly fish
But her [G]bottom pa[A]rt was a g[D]irl
Chorus
Yes her h[G]air was green as [D]seaweed
Her s[G]kin was blue and p[D]ale
Her l[G]egs they are a w[D]ork of art,
I l[G]oved that girl with al[D]l my heart
And I d[G]on't give a damn about the u[D]pper part
Cause t[G]hat's how I g[A]et my t[D]ail.
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.azchords.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
