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1983 A Merman I Should Turn To Be

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Am D Am D Am D Am D C
DHurray, I awake from yesterday   ADblive, but the war is here to stay
SCo my love, Catherina and me,
deBcide to take our last walk through the noise to the sea
BbNot to die but to reborn,  away Afrom lands so battered and torn
FoAmrever, forDeverAm  D  C  
ODh say, can you see it's really such a mess 
  EDbvery inch of Earth is a fighting nest
Giant pCencil and lipstick tube shaped things,
ConBtinue to rain and cause screaming pain
And the arcBbtic stains from silver blue to bloody red as our 
fAeet find the sand,  and the sea is straight aheAmad, stDraight uAmp aheaDd
Well iDmt's too bad that our friAmends, can't bCe with us today
WeGmll it's too bad
The Dmmachine, that we Ambuilt,
wouCld never save us, tGmhat's what they say
That's why they ain't coming with us today
And they also said it's imDmpossible for a man to lAmive and breathe under
water,      forCever, was their main complaint
AGmnd they also threw this in my face, they said:
AnDmyway, you know good and well it Amwould be beyond the will of God,
anCd the grace of the King grace of tGmhe King  Yeah, yeah
Dm Am C Gm  Dm Am C Gm
So Dmmy darling and I make love in the sand,
to Dbmsalute the last moment ever on dry land
Our Cmachine, it has done its work, played its part well
Without a sBcratch on our bodies and we bid it farewell
StaBbrfish and giant foams greet us with a smile
BefoAre our heads go under we take a last look at the killing noise
Of Amthe out of style, the Dout of styleAm, out of stAmyleD  
So Dbdown and down and down and down and doCmwn and down  we go
hurBry my darling we mustn't be late Bbfor the show
NepAtune champion games  to an aqua worAbld that's so very dear
riGbght this way smiles a mermaid I can heAar AtlaCntis Gfull of Acheer
    Am       D   AmAtlantis full of cDheer I Amcan hear Atlantis full oDf cAmheeDr

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1983 A Merman I Should Turn To Be

by Jimi Hendrix

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dbm

tuned half step down

Am D Am D Am D Am D C

D Db

Hurray, I awake from yesterday Alive, but the war is here to stay

So my love, Catherina and me,

decide to take our last walk through the noise to the sea

Bb A

Not to die but to reborn, away from lands so battered and torn

Am D Am D C

Forever, forever

Oh say, can you see it's really such a mess

Every inch of Earth is a fighting nest

Giant pencil and lipstick tube shaped things,

Continue to rain and cause screaming pain

And the arctic stains from silver blue to bloody red as our

A Am D Am D

feet find the sand, and the sea is straight ahead, straight up ahead

Dm Am C

Well it's too bad that our friends, can't be with us today

Well it's too bad

Dm Am

The machine, that we built,

C Gm

would never save us, that's what they say

That's why they ain't coming with us today

Dm Am

And they also said it's impossible for a man to live and breathe under

water, forever, was their main complaint

And they also threw this in my face, they said:

Dm Am

Anyway, you know good and well it would be beyond the will of God,

C Gm

and the grace of the King grace of the King Yeah, yeah

Dm Am C Gm Dm Am C Gm

So my darling and I make love in the sand,

Dbm

to salute the last moment ever on dry land

Our machine, it has done its work, played its part well

Without a scratch on our bodies and we bid it farewell

Starfish and giant foams greet us with a smile

Before our heads go under we take a last look at the killing noise

Am D Am Am D

Of the out of style, the out of style, out of style

Db Cm

So down and down and down and down and down and down we go

B Bb

hurry my darling we mustn't be late for the show

A Ab

Neptune champion games to an aqua world that's so very dear

Gb A C G A

right this way smiles a mermaid I can hear Atlantis full of cheer

Am D Am D Am D Am D

Atlantis full of cheer I can hear Atlantis full of cheer

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