Chords for Klezmatics-Mermaid's Avenue
Tempo:
83.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the street [Eb] where the lots and bagels meet.
[F] Where the halva meets the pickles, [Gm] where the sour meets, [Eb] where the beer flows to the ocean,
where [Bb] the wine runs to the sea.
Why [Cm] they call it Mermaid Avenue, [Gm] there's more than I [Eb] can see.
But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the saints and sinners meet.
[F] Where the gray hair meets the way of curtains, [Gm] where the cops don't ever flee.
[Eb] Where the gay some cops stop you [Bb] when you hit that sea gate gate.
[Cm] Where them bulls along that wire fence [F] scared the mermaids all away.
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the sun and storms have meet.
[F] Where the ocean meets that rock wall, [Gm] where the boardwalk meets the beach.
[Eb] Where the prettiest of the maiden let's [Bb] leave their leg prints in the sand.
[Cm] Just beneath our love-soaked boardwalk, [G] the bravest [Eb] of our bands.
[Bb] But there's never been a mermaid [F] here on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along [Bb] Mermaid Avenue.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[N] Mermaid Avenue, that's the street where all color of good folks meet.
[C] Where the smoked fish meets the pretzel, [B] where the borscht sounds [C] like the sea.
[Eb] This is where hot [Bb] Mexican chili meets chop [C] suey and meatball sweet.
Mermaid [Eb] Avenue, she's a nervous jerk, but still she's hard to [F] beat.
But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Gm] Mermaid [Cm] Avenue.
But there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never, never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Eb] Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the street [Eb] where the lots and bagels meet.
[F] Where the halva meets the pickles, [Gm] where the sour meets, [Eb] where the beer flows to the ocean,
where [Bb] the wine runs to the sea.
Why [Cm] they call it Mermaid Avenue, [Gm] there's more than I [Eb] can see.
But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the saints and sinners meet.
[F] Where the gray hair meets the way of curtains, [Gm] where the cops don't ever flee.
[Eb] Where the gay some cops stop you [Bb] when you hit that sea gate gate.
[Cm] Where them bulls along that wire fence [F] scared the mermaids all away.
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the sun and storms have meet.
[F] Where the ocean meets that rock wall, [Gm] where the boardwalk meets the beach.
[Eb] Where the prettiest of the maiden let's [Bb] leave their leg prints in the sand.
[Cm] Just beneath our love-soaked boardwalk, [G] the bravest [Eb] of our bands.
[Bb] But there's never been a mermaid [F] here on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along [Bb] Mermaid Avenue.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[N] Mermaid Avenue, that's the street where all color of good folks meet.
[C] Where the smoked fish meets the pretzel, [B] where the borscht sounds [C] like the sea.
[Eb] This is where hot [Bb] Mexican chili meets chop [C] suey and meatball sweet.
Mermaid [Eb] Avenue, she's a nervous jerk, but still she's hard to [F] beat.
But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Gm] Mermaid [Cm] Avenue.
But there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never, never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Eb] Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
Key:
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Eb
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Gm
Cm
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the street [Eb] where the lots and bagels meet.
[F] Where the halva meets the pickles, [Gm] where the sour meets, _ [Eb] where the beer flows to the ocean,
where [Bb] the wine runs to the sea.
Why [Cm] they call it Mermaid Avenue, [Gm] there's more than I [Eb] can see.
But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the saints and sinners meet.
[F] Where the gray hair meets the way of curtains, [Gm] where the cops don't ever flee.
[Eb] Where the gay some cops stop you [Bb] when you hit that sea gate gate.
[Cm] Where them bulls along that wire fence [F] scared the mermaids all away.
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the sun and storms have meet.
[F] Where the ocean meets that rock wall, [Gm] where the boardwalk meets the beach.
[Eb] Where the prettiest of the maiden let's [Bb] leave their leg prints in the sand.
[Cm] Just beneath our love-soaked boardwalk, [G] the bravest [Eb] of our bands.
[Bb] But there's never been a mermaid [F] here on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along [Bb] Mermaid Avenue. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ Mermaid Avenue, that's the street where all color of good folks meet.
[C] Where the smoked fish meets the pretzel, [B] where the borscht sounds [C] like the sea.
[Eb] This is where hot [Bb] Mexican chili meets chop [C] suey and meatball sweet.
Mermaid [Eb] Avenue, she's a nervous jerk, but still she's hard to [F] beat.
_ But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Gm] Mermaid [Cm] Avenue.
But there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never, never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Eb] Mermaid [Bb] Avenue. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the street [Eb] where the lots and bagels meet.
[F] Where the halva meets the pickles, [Gm] where the sour meets, _ [Eb] where the beer flows to the ocean,
where [Bb] the wine runs to the sea.
Why [Cm] they call it Mermaid Avenue, [Gm] there's more than I [Eb] can see.
But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the saints and sinners meet.
[F] Where the gray hair meets the way of curtains, [Gm] where the cops don't ever flee.
[Eb] Where the gay some cops stop you [Bb] when you hit that sea gate gate.
[Cm] Where them bulls along that wire fence [F] scared the mermaids all away.
[Bb] Mermaid Avenue, that's the [Eb] street where the sun and storms have meet.
[F] Where the ocean meets that rock wall, [Gm] where the boardwalk meets the beach.
[Eb] Where the prettiest of the maiden let's [Bb] leave their leg prints in the sand.
[Cm] Just beneath our love-soaked boardwalk, [G] the bravest [Eb] of our bands.
[Bb] But there's never been a mermaid [F] here on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid [Cm] here on Mermaid Avenue.
[Gm] I've seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, [Eb] and I've seen a [Bb] shark or two.
[F] My five years that I've lived [Gm] along Mermaid Avenue,
[Cm] these five years that we've lived [Eb] along [Bb] Mermaid Avenue. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ Mermaid Avenue, that's the street where all color of good folks meet.
[C] Where the smoked fish meets the pretzel, [B] where the borscht sounds [C] like the sea.
[Eb] This is where hot [Bb] Mexican chili meets chop [C] suey and meatball sweet.
Mermaid [Eb] Avenue, she's a nervous jerk, but still she's hard to [F] beat.
_ But [Bb] there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid Avenue.
No, I've never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Gm] Mermaid [Cm] Avenue.
But there's never been a mermaid here [F] on Mermaid [Bb] Avenue.
No, I've never, never seen a mermaid here [Cm] on Mermaid Avenue.
I've [Gm] seen a hag's and [Dm] wag's and witch's, and [Eb] I've seen a shark or [Bb] two.
My [F] five years that I've lived along [Gm] Mermaid Avenue,
these [Cm] five years that we've lived along [Eb] Mermaid [Bb] Avenue. _ _
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