The Mermaid Chords by All Folkd Up
Tempo:
130.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A] It was Friday morn [D] when we set [A] sail, we were not far from the land
Our captain he swine, a mermaid so fair, [D] with a comb [B] and a glass in [A] her hand
And the ocean [D] waves [A] do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the landlubbers lie [A] down below
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a fine [B] smoking man [A] was he
He [A] said this fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, [D] we shall sink to the bottom [A] of the sea
And the ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the [E] landlubbers lie down below, [F#m] below, below
While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
Then up spoke the force mate [D] of our [A] gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a wife [D] in Boston by [A] the sea, [D] but tonight [E] a widow she [A] will be
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below, below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, and a crazy old butcher was he
He said I care much more for my pots and my pans [D] than I do [E] for the bottom [A] of the sea
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie down below
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [E]
[A] Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a sweetheart in Portland by the sea, [D] but tonight [A] she'll be weeping there for me
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A]
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below
Three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and three [E] times around spun she
Two, three, hey, three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and she sank [E] to the bottom [A] of the sea
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A] And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, [C#m] below, below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below
The ocean [B] waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie [D] down below
[A] The [D] ocean waves [A] do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below, [F#m] below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[A]
[C#m]
[D] [B] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [E] [A] It was Friday morn [D] when we set [A] sail, we were not far from the land
Our captain he swine, a mermaid so fair, [D] with a comb [B] and a glass in [A] her hand
And the ocean [D] waves [A] do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the landlubbers lie [A] down below
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a fine [B] smoking man [A] was he
He [A] said this fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, [D] we shall sink to the bottom [A] of the sea
And the ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the [E] landlubbers lie down below, [F#m] below, below
While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
Then up spoke the force mate [D] of our [A] gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a wife [D] in Boston by [A] the sea, [D] but tonight [E] a widow she [A] will be
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below, below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, and a crazy old butcher was he
He said I care much more for my pots and my pans [D] than I do [E] for the bottom [A] of the sea
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie down below
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [E]
[A] Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a sweetheart in Portland by the sea, [D] but tonight [A] she'll be weeping there for me
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A]
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below
Three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and three [E] times around spun she
Two, three, hey, three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and she sank [E] to the bottom [A] of the sea
The ocean waves do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A] And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, [C#m] below, below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below
The ocean [B] waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie [D] down below
[A] The [D] ocean waves [A] do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below, [F#m] below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below
[D] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[A]
[C#m]
[D] [B] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
B
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ It was Friday morn [D] when we set [A] sail, we were not far from the land
Our captain he swine, a mermaid so fair, [D] with a comb [B] and a glass in [A] her hand
And the ocean [D] waves [A] do roll, _ and the stormy winds do blow _
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the landlubbers lie [A] down below
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a fine [B] smoking man [A] was he
He [A] said this fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, [D] we shall sink to the bottom [A] of the sea _
And the ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds do blow _
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the [E] landlubbers lie down below, [F#m] below, below
While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Then up spoke the force mate [D] of our [A] gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a wife [D] in Boston by [A] the sea, [D] but tonight [E] a widow she [A] will be _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds [E] do blow _
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below, below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below _
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, and a crazy old butcher was he
He said I care much more for my pots and my pans [D] than I do [E] for the bottom [A] of the sea _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds do blow _
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie down below _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[A] Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a sweetheart in Portland by the sea, [D] but tonight [A] she'll be weeping there for me _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A]
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below _
Three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and three [E] times around spun she
Two, three, hey, three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and she sank [E] to the bottom [A] of the sea _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds [E] do blow _
[A] And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, [C#m] below, below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below _
The ocean [B] waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow _
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie [D] down below _
[A] The [D] ocean waves [A] do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below, [F#m] below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ It was Friday morn [D] when we set [A] sail, we were not far from the land
Our captain he swine, a mermaid so fair, [D] with a comb [B] and a glass in [A] her hand
And the ocean [D] waves [A] do roll, _ and the stormy winds do blow _
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the landlubbers lie [A] down below
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a fine [B] smoking man [A] was he
He [A] said this fishy mermaid has warned me of our doom, [D] we shall sink to the bottom [A] of the sea _
And the ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds do blow _
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the [E] landlubbers lie down below, [F#m] below, below
While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Then up spoke the force mate [D] of our [A] gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a wife [D] in Boston by [A] the sea, [D] but tonight [E] a widow she [A] will be _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds [E] do blow _
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below, below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie down [A] below _
Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, and a crazy old butcher was he
He said I care much more for my pots and my pans [D] than I do [E] for the bottom [A] of the sea _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds do blow _
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie down below _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[A] Then up spoke the captain of our gulling ship, [D] and a brave [A] young man was he
He said I have a sweetheart in Portland by the sea, [D] but tonight [A] she'll be weeping there for me _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A]
And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [A] landlubbers lie down below, below, [F#m] below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below _
Three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and three [E] times around spun she
Two, three, hey, three times around [D] spun our [A] gulling ship, [D] and she sank [E] to the bottom [A] of the sea _
The ocean waves do roll, _ and the stormy winds [E] do blow _
[A] And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, [C#m] below, below
[D] While the [A] landlubbers lie down below _
The ocean [B] waves do roll, and the stormy winds do blow _
And we poor sailors are skipping at the top, while the landlubbers lie down below, below, below
While the landlubbers lie [D] down below _
[A] The [D] ocean waves [A] do roll, and the stormy winds [E] do blow
[A] And we poor sailors [D] are skipping [A] at the top, [D] while the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below, [F#m] below, below
[D] While the [E] landlubbers lie [A] down below _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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