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Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-    xx0232
 A-    x02220
 Bm-   x24432
 G-    320033
 Em-   022000
 F#m-  244222
 A/C#- x476xx
Intro:  D   Gx2
Chorus 1:
You know I Bmcan’t
AsurDvive   F#mIf you
Bmtake me out Aof
Dwater   F#mI’ll be
your BmmerAmaidD  F#m  
Don’t hang me
Bmout to AdryD  
Oh F#moh oh
Verse 1:
DBlue deep A/C#my
obsession
GDrink my tears
when you’re gone
DI need A/C#some
attention
GFly to your
dimension DYou say
A/C#we’ve got nothing
in Gcommon DYou say
A/C#we won’t live
too much Glonger
Chorus 2:
Because I Bmcan’t
AsurDvive   F#mIf you
Bmtake me out Aof
Dwater   F#mI’ll be
your BmmerAmaidD  F#m  
Don’t hang me
Bmout to AdryD  
Oh F#moh ohA  
Verse 2:
DSunbeams sA/C#plash
on your face
GI’m still finding
my place DFlippers
A/C#aren’t for walking
GMy converse are
broken DYou say
A/C#we’ve got
something in Gcommon
  DI say A/C#let’s not
live to igGnore it
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  BmWe could move
To CaliDfornia
No one tells us
what to Emdo Not
a part of the USF#mA
No one tells
us what to Bmdo F#m  
And I’m BmnatuF#mral BmnatuF#mral
BmnatuF#mral Dessential
And I’m BmnatuF#mral BmnatuF#mral
BmnatuF#mral Dessential
DBlue deep
my obsession
Drink my tears
Chorus 2:
You know I Bmcan’t
AsurDvive   F#mIf you
Bmtake me out Aof
Dwater   F#mI’ll be
your BmmerAmaidD  F#m  
Don’t hang me
Bmout to AdryD  
Oh F#moh oh
   Bm   ADon’t hang
me Dout to F#mdry
   Bm   ADon’t hang
me Dout to F#mdry
   Bm   ADon’t hang
me Dout to F#mdry
   Bm   ADon’t hang
me Dout to F#mdry
And I’m BmnatuF#mral BmnatuF#mral
BmnatuF#mral Dessential
And I’m BmnatuF#mral BmnatuF#mral
  Bm   F#m          DBm(hold)
natural essential

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Mermaid

by The Dollyrots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/C#

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

- 022000

F#m

- 244222

A/C#

- x476xx

D G

Intro: x2

Chorus 1:

You know I can’t

A D F#m

survive If you

Bm A

take me out of

D F#m

water I’ll be

Bm A D F#m

your mermaid

Don’t hang me

Bm A D

out to dry

F#m

Oh oh oh

Verse 1:

D A/C#

Blue deep my

obsession

Drink my tears

when you’re gone

D A/C#

I need some

attention

Fly to your

dimension You say

A/C#

we’ve got nothing

G D

in common You say

A/C#

we won’t live

too much longer

Chorus 2:

Because I can’t

A D F#m

survive If you

Bm A

take me out of

D F#m

water I’ll be

Bm A D F#m

your mermaid

Don’t hang me

Bm A D

out to dry

F#m A

Oh oh oh

Verse 2:

D A/C#

Sunbeams splash

on your face

I’m still finding

my place Flippers

A/C#

aren’t for walking

My converse are

broken You say

A/C#

we’ve got

something in common

D A/C#

I say let’s not

live to ignore it

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

We could move

To California

No one tells us

what to do Not

F#m

a part of the USA

No one tells

Bm F#m

us what to do

Bm F#m Bm F#m

And I’m natural natural

Bm F#m D

natural essential

Bm F#m Bm F#m

And I’m natural natural

Bm F#m D

natural essential

Blue deep

my obsession

Drink my tears

Chorus 2:

You know I can’t

A D F#m

survive If you

Bm A

take me out of

D F#m

water I’ll be

Bm A D F#m

your mermaid

Don’t hang me

Bm A D

out to dry

F#m

Oh oh oh

Bm A

Don’t hang

D F#m

me out to dry

Bm A

Don’t hang

D F#m

me out to dry

Bm A

Don’t hang

D F#m

me out to dry

Bm A

Don’t hang

D F#m

me out to dry

Bm F#m Bm F#m

And I’m natural natural

Bm F#m D

natural essential

Bm F#m Bm F#m

And I’m natural natural

Bm F#m D

Bm(hold)

natural essential

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