The Mermaid Chords by Dave Hause

_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've done everything in my power to file down my claws.
Like naked, fed, cold showers.
Cheap tricks get cheaper flaws.
I'd swim out with the mermaid, but now I got a schedule to keep.
I could chase the mermaid, but what if I got too deep?
I'd end up making [E] her.
_ I came to [B] get clean, tried to go it [Dbm] alone.
I got bored with [B] the same, [Gb] what's more [E] to do?
_ We're sharing [B] the wealth.
[Gb] I wanna lasso [E] the moon like Bathsheba said.
Teach [Abm] yourself.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Teach yourself.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Bathsheba said.
[Ab] Let's chip your daddy on his mouth, and [Abm] then we'll total his car.
I wanna go see Eric Bachman play, and then blow towards the bar.
I [Ab] wanna swim out with [Abm] the mermaid.
What's the difference?
I can't sleep.
I'm gonna chase the mermaid, [Ab] and let her take me to the deep.
I ain't coming [E] to get her.
_ I came [B] to get clean.
I tried to sing [Dbm] on my own.
I get bored [B] with the same, [Gb] what's more [E] to do?
Except to share [B] in the guilt.
_ [Gb] I wanna lasso the moon like Bathsheba said.
Teach [Abm] yourself.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Bathsheba said.
Teach yourself.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Bathsheba said.
Let's not begin at the beginning.
It's a boring place to start.
Don't wanna sing no vinyl whiskey songs and try to make them art.
I don't need Bob Dylan's playas.
Don't need Jeff Beattie's hat.
Ain't after pussy or cash, baby.
I'm trimming the last.
Come on.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Ain't gonna treat you like it. Come on.
Ain't gonna treat you like it. _
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Ain't gonna treat you like it.
Bathsheba said. _
[A] _ [Abm] Teach yourself. _ _ _ _ _