Chords for PAUL CLAYTON THE "MERMAID" 1954
Tempo:
161.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It was Friday morn [A] when we [E] set sail and [A] we were not [B] so far from the [E] land,
When our captain, he spied [A] a mermaid [E]
so fair [A] with a comb [B] and a [E] glass in her hand.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
[E] We old sailors are skipping at the top while the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
The landlubbers lie down below.
Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship and a [B] fine old man was he.
This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, we shall sink [B] to the bottom of [E] the sea.
And the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
[E] And we old salts are sitting at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down below.
Then up speaks the mate [E] of our gallant ship and a well [B]-spoken man was he.
Oh, I have a wife [Am] in Salem [E] by the sea and tonight a widow she will be.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
[E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
Then [E] up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship and a brave [B] young lad [E] was he.
Oh, I have a sweetheart in Plymouth by the sea and tonight she'll be weeping for me.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
[Em] And we old sailors [E] are sitting at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship and a crazy old butcher was he.
Oh, I care much more for my pots and my pans than I do for [B] the bottom [E] of the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
[E] We old sailors are skipping at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
And three times around spun our gallant ship and three [B] times around spun [E] she.
And three times around spun our gallant ship and she [B] went to the bottom of [E] the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
[E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below.
When our captain, he spied [A] a mermaid [E]
so fair [A] with a comb [B] and a [E] glass in her hand.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
[E] We old sailors are skipping at the top while the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
The landlubbers lie down below.
Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship and a [B] fine old man was he.
This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, we shall sink [B] to the bottom of [E] the sea.
And the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
[E] And we old salts are sitting at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down below.
Then up speaks the mate [E] of our gallant ship and a well [B]-spoken man was he.
Oh, I have a wife [Am] in Salem [E] by the sea and tonight a widow she will be.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
[E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
Then [E] up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship and a brave [B] young lad [E] was he.
Oh, I have a sweetheart in Plymouth by the sea and tonight she'll be weeping for me.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
[Em] And we old sailors [E] are sitting at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship and a crazy old butcher was he.
Oh, I care much more for my pots and my pans than I do for [B] the bottom [E] of the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
[E] We old sailors are skipping at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
And three times around spun our gallant ship and three [B] times around spun [E] she.
And three times around spun our gallant ship and she [B] went to the bottom of [E] the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
[E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below.
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_ _ _ _ _ It was Friday morn [A] when we [E] set sail and [A] we were not [B] so far from the [E] land,
When our captain, he spied [A] a mermaid [E]
so fair [A] with a comb [B] and a [E] glass in her hand.
_ Oh, the ocean waves do roll _ and the _ stormy winds [B] do blow.
_ _ [E] We old sailors are skipping at the top while the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
The landlubbers lie down below. _ _
Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship and a [B] fine old man was he.
This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, we shall sink [B] to the bottom of [E] the sea.
_ And the ocean waves do roll _ and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
_ [E] And we old salts are sitting at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down below.
_ Then up speaks the mate [E] of our gallant ship and a well [B]-spoken man was he.
_ Oh, I have a wife [Am] in Salem [E] by the sea and tonight a widow she will be.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow. _ _
[E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below. _
Then [E] up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship and a brave [B] young lad [E] was he.
Oh, I have a sweetheart in Plymouth by the sea and tonight she'll be weeping for me.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll _ and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
_ [Em] And we old sailors [E] are sitting at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
_ Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship and a crazy old butcher was he.
Oh, I care much more for my pots and my pans than I do for [B] the bottom [E] of the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll _ and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
_ _ [E] We old sailors are skipping at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
_ And three times around spun our gallant ship and three [B] times around spun [E] she.
_ And three times around spun our gallant ship and she [B] went to the bottom of [E] the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
_ [E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When our captain, he spied [A] a mermaid [E]
so fair [A] with a comb [B] and a [E] glass in her hand.
_ Oh, the ocean waves do roll _ and the _ stormy winds [B] do blow.
_ _ [E] We old sailors are skipping at the top while the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
The landlubbers lie down below. _ _
Then up spoke the captain of our gallant ship and a [B] fine old man was he.
This fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, we shall sink [B] to the bottom of [E] the sea.
_ And the ocean waves do roll _ and the stormy winds [B] do blow.
_ [E] And we old salts are sitting at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down below.
_ Then up speaks the mate [E] of our gallant ship and a well [B]-spoken man was he.
_ Oh, I have a wife [Am] in Salem [E] by the sea and tonight a widow she will be.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds [B] do blow. _ _
[E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below. _
Then [E] up spoke the cabin boy of our gallant ship and a brave [B] young lad [E] was he.
Oh, I have a sweetheart in Plymouth by the sea and tonight she'll be weeping for me.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll _ and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
_ [Em] And we old sailors [E] are sitting at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
_ Then up spoke the cook of our gallant ship and a crazy old butcher was he.
Oh, I care much more for my pots and my pans than I do for [B] the bottom [E] of the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll _ and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
_ _ [E] We old sailors are skipping at the top, the [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below, below, below.
[A] The [B] landlubbers lie down [E] below.
_ And three times around spun our gallant ship and three [B] times around spun [E] she.
_ And three times around spun our gallant ship and she [B] went to the bottom of [E] the sea.
Oh, the ocean waves do roll and the stormy winds do [B] blow.
_ [E] We brave tars are skipping at the top, the landlubbers lie down below, below, below.
The [B] landlubbers lie [E] down below. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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