Key: G major
Verse 1
Bb
Gm
Bb
Gm
Bb
Gm
Bb
The streets were hot
Gm
Bb
Gm
as the sun shone bright.
Bb
F
The dancers shimmied
C
F
in the bright moonlight.
There wasn't one little patch of shade
Bb
Gm
Bb
at the Mermaid Parade.
C
Bb
The floats were funky
F
Bb
Gm
and the grins were grand
Bb
C
as music blared from each
People laughed and their hips all swayed
Bb
Gm
Bb
at the Mermaid Parade.
Gm
Eb
Cm
On a sunny day on the
Eb
Bb
road by the sea,
Gm
Bb
Everyone came who happene
d to be free.
A preacher preached
Gm
Bb
Gm
about greed and sin,
Bb
C
F
And the choir sang in a heavenly din.
The people cheered
as they gamely prayed
Bb
Gm
Bb
at the Mermaid Parade
Gm
F
Bb
Gm
The revelers waltzed
Bb
Gm
past the men in blue
Bb
Gm
Bb
Who seemed out of place
Though they looked quite amused
Their nerves unfreed
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F
Gm
Bb
Gm
at the Mermaid Parade
Eb
Cm
On a sunny day on the
they hmmed, sashayed,
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Gm
Bb
at the Mermaid Parade.
Gm
Bb
Gm
Dances were danced,
Bb
Gm
Bb
Gm
and songs were sung,
Grown -ups laughed as if unafraid,
Bb
F
Bb
Gm
at the Mermaid Parade.
Bb
Gm
Rules were invented and
Bb
Gm
promptly broken,
Bb
Gm
and promises were whispered
And some games were won
and some unplayed
Bb
Gm
Bb
Gm
at the Mermaid Parade
Cm
Bb
Gm
Bb
Everyone suddenly knew they were free
Gm
Cm
No one was heavy, no one was sad
F
Dm
Every true heart went unweighed
G
Gsus4
Gm
Gsus4
at the mermaid parade
Gm
Eb
No one was crying, no head was hung
Bb
Gm
No one was dying,
Cm
Bb
everyone was young
F
Dm
F
As if every brow was still ungrayed
Bb
Eb
As if we left our beds unmade
Cm
F
Before we knew our memory would fade
Bb
F
Bb
Gm
Bb
Gm
At the Mermaid Parade
Bb
Gm
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ChordsBb Gm F C Eb...
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