The Mermaid Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]It was Friday morn when we sat sail
And we were not [D]far from the [G]land
When our captain he spied
a mermaid so fair
With a comb [D]and a glass in her [G]hand

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][C][G][C][D]
[G][D][C][D][G]

[Verse 2]
Then [G]up spoke the captain
[C]of our gallant [G]ship
And a [C]fine [D]old man was [G]he
"This fishy mermaid has [C]warned
me of our [G]doom
We shall [C]sink to the [D]bottom of the [G]sea"

[Interlude 2]
[D]
[G][C][G][C][D]
[G][D][G][D][C][D][G]

[Verse 3]
Then [G]up spoke the cabin- boy
[C]of our gallant [G]ship
And a [C]brave young [D]lad was [G]he
Saying "I have [D]a sweetheart
in [C]Brooklyn by the [G]sea
And to[C]night she'll be [D]weeping for [G]me"
[D][G]

[Interlude 3]
[D][G][C][G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D][G]

[Verse 4]
Then up spoke [D]the [G]mate
[C]of our gallant [G]ship
And a [C]fine spoken [D]man was [G]he
Saying "I have a wife in
[C]Salem by the [G]sea
And to[C]night she'll be [D]weeping for [G]me"[D]

[Interlude 4]
[G][D][G][D]
[G][D][G][C][G][D]
[C][D][G][D][G][D][C][D][G]
[D][C][G][D][G][D][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G][C][G][D]
[G]Three times round

[Verse 5]
[C]spun our gallant [G]ship
And [C]three times [D]round spun [G]she
Three times [D]round [C]spun
our gallant [G]ship
And she [C]sank to the [D]bottom of the [G]sea
And the [D]ocean

[Verse 6]
[G]waves do roll
And the stormy winds [D]do blow
And [G]we poor sailors are
[C]skipping at the [G]top
While the [C]land- lubbers [D]lie down below,
[G]below, [D]bel[C]ow[D][G][G]
[D][G][D][G]
[C]
[G]While the lan[C]d- lubbers
[D]lie down [G]bel[D]ow[G][C][D][G]