the mermaid chords by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
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Verse 1
(D major) It was Friday morn, when (G major) we set (D major) sail
And we (G major) were not (A major) far from the (D major) land
When our captain he spied
a mer (G major) maid so (D major) fair
With a comb (G major) and a glass (A major) in her (D major) hand
Verse 2
CHORUS And the (D major)
ocean waves (A major) do (D major) roll,
And the stormey wind do (A major) blow
(D major) We poor sailors go skippin' (G major) at the top (D major)
While the landlubber (G major) lie (A major) down
Below, (D major) below, below
And the landlubbers (G major) (A major) lie down be (D major) low
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Verse 3
(D major) Up spoke the captain of (G major) our gallant ship
(D major) And a fine (G major) brave (A major) man was he (D major)
He said, ""That fishy mermaid has
(G major) warned me of our fate""
""we shall sleep at the (A major) bottom of the sea!"" (D major)
Interlude 1
CHORUS
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major)
Verse 4
(D major) Up spoke the first mate of (G major) our gallant ship (D major)
And a brave (G major) spoken (A major) man was (D major) he
He said, ""I have a wife
in (G major) Brooklyn by the sea (D major)
And tonight (G major) a wid (A major) ow she will (D major) be!""
Interlude 2
CHORUS
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major)
Verse 5
(D major) Up spoke the cabin boy
of (G major) our gallant ship (D major)
And a (G major) fine young lad (A major) was (D major) he
He said, ""I have a sweetheart
in Salem (G major) by the (D major) sea
And to (G major) night a (A major) weepin' (D major) she will (A major) (D major) be!""
Interlude 3
CHORUS
(G major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 6
Then (D major) up spoke the cook of (G major) our gallant ship
And a crazy old butcher (A major) was (D major) he
He said, ""I care more for
my pots (G major) and my pans (D major)
Than I cares (G major) for the bot (A major) tom
of the sea!"" (D major) CHORUS
Verse 7
Then up spoke the (D major) parrot of our gallant ship
And a (A major) carzy old buzzard was (D major) he
He said, ""I cares (G major) more for my
crakers and my seeds
Than (D major) (G major) I cares (A major) (D major) (G major) for the bottom
of (A major) (D major) the sea!"" CHORUS
Verse 8
Then three (D major) times 'round
spun (G major) our gallant ship (D major)
Three (G major) times (A major) 'round spun she (D major)
Three times 'round spun (G major) our gallant ship (D major)
And she sank (G major) to the (A major) bottom of the sea (D major) (A major)
(D major) CHORUS
Outro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
the mermaid
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
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