The Merman Chords by Wolfe Tones
Tempo:
68.925 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G] [D] [Bm]
[D] [G] [Bm] [D]
I'm a sailor man [Bm] from [D] Wexford town, I've sailed [A] the seven [D] seas, I will tell you [G] a true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[D] We were caught up in [G] the [D] doghams while waiting [Bm] for a [D] breeze, when the stillness [G] of the [Bm] day was broke by a merman [D] in the deep blue seas.
[Em] Well the captain [Bm] he slept below [G] while the crew [D] they lay about, [G] when [Bm] down in the ocean [D] vines we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was [G] red, his eyes [D] were green, his beard was [Bm] floating [D] free, he the long green [G] tail that could kill a whale [Bm] that waggled [D] in the deep blue sea.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his squishy [D] tail I'd never [Bm] seen [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the tallest tales [D] I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long green tail [G] that could kill a [Bm] whale that wobbled as he [D] swam close by.
[G] [Bm] [D]
Was a nettune [Bm] that appeared to [D] us from his mansions [A] in the deep, [D] then the [G] cuckoo told well he ran below [D] woke the [Bm] captain from his sleep.
[D] And the captain [G] came on deck at [D] once took a look [Bm] into the deep, oh [D] I've never [G] seen the likes of this, the merman [D] then he soon agreed.
[Em] Then who are [Bm] you, where do you come from, [G] what [D] do you want here, [G] then he shook [Bm] his tail it rocked her [D] boat it [G] filled our hearts with fear.
[D] You've dropped your anchor [G] on my [D] house it's blocking up [Bm] me [D] door, and the wife the [G] mermaid she's [Bm] trapped inside and my children [D] can't get out no more.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long [G] green tail that could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] wobbled as he swam close by.
[G] [Bm] [A] [D]
Well we quickly [Bm] heisted [D] anchor by and the merman [A] then did smile, [D] sure me name [G] is Patrick John O'Look [D] I came [Bm] from Merrim's Isle.
[D] It was many years [G] ago from [D] now I was shipwrecked [Bm] on the [D] reef, but when this pretty [Em] mermaid she [Bm] rescued me from the perils [D] of the ocean deep.
[Em] And we very [Bm] soon were married [G] way down [D] in the deep blue sea, [G] now I'm happy [Bm] and contented [D] with me wife and [G] family.
[D] Though I oft times [G] wished I could go [D] home and live on [Bm] Ireland's shore, [D] but I'm committed [G] to the ocean deep [Bm] and I can't [D] go home again no more.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And sailors [G] tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie, he the long green [G] tail that could [Bm] kill a whale that wobbled [D] as he swam close by.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie.
[G]
[D] [G] [Bm] [D]
I'm a sailor man [Bm] from [D] Wexford town, I've sailed [A] the seven [D] seas, I will tell you [G] a true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[D] We were caught up in [G] the [D] doghams while waiting [Bm] for a [D] breeze, when the stillness [G] of the [Bm] day was broke by a merman [D] in the deep blue seas.
[Em] Well the captain [Bm] he slept below [G] while the crew [D] they lay about, [G] when [Bm] down in the ocean [D] vines we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was [G] red, his eyes [D] were green, his beard was [Bm] floating [D] free, he the long green [G] tail that could kill a whale [Bm] that waggled [D] in the deep blue sea.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his squishy [D] tail I'd never [Bm] seen [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the tallest tales [D] I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long green tail [G] that could kill a [Bm] whale that wobbled as he [D] swam close by.
[G] [Bm] [D]
Was a nettune [Bm] that appeared to [D] us from his mansions [A] in the deep, [D] then the [G] cuckoo told well he ran below [D] woke the [Bm] captain from his sleep.
[D] And the captain [G] came on deck at [D] once took a look [Bm] into the deep, oh [D] I've never [G] seen the likes of this, the merman [D] then he soon agreed.
[Em] Then who are [Bm] you, where do you come from, [G] what [D] do you want here, [G] then he shook [Bm] his tail it rocked her [D] boat it [G] filled our hearts with fear.
[D] You've dropped your anchor [G] on my [D] house it's blocking up [Bm] me [D] door, and the wife the [G] mermaid she's [Bm] trapped inside and my children [D] can't get out no more.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long [G] green tail that could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] wobbled as he swam close by.
[G] [Bm] [A] [D]
Well we quickly [Bm] heisted [D] anchor by and the merman [A] then did smile, [D] sure me name [G] is Patrick John O'Look [D] I came [Bm] from Merrim's Isle.
[D] It was many years [G] ago from [D] now I was shipwrecked [Bm] on the [D] reef, but when this pretty [Em] mermaid she [Bm] rescued me from the perils [D] of the ocean deep.
[Em] And we very [Bm] soon were married [G] way down [D] in the deep blue sea, [G] now I'm happy [Bm] and contented [D] with me wife and [G] family.
[D] Though I oft times [G] wished I could go [D] home and live on [Bm] Ireland's shore, [D] but I'm committed [G] to the ocean deep [Bm] and I can't [D] go home again no more.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And sailors [G] tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie, he the long green [G] tail that could [Bm] kill a whale that wobbled [D] as he swam close by.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie.
[G]
Key:
D
Bm
G
A
Em
D
Bm
G
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
I'm a sailor man [Bm] from [D] Wexford town, I've sailed [A] the seven [D] seas, I will tell you [G] a true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[D] We were caught up in [G] the [D] doghams while waiting [Bm] for a [D] breeze, when the stillness [G] of the [Bm] day was broke by a merman [D] in the deep blue seas.
[Em] Well the captain [Bm] he slept below [G] while the crew [D] they lay about, [G] when [Bm] down in the ocean [D] vines we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was [G] red, his eyes [D] were green, his beard was [Bm] floating [D] free, he the long green [G] tail that could kill a whale [Bm] that waggled [D] in the deep blue sea.
_ And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his squishy [D] tail I'd never [Bm] seen [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the tallest tales [D] I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long green tail [G] that could kill a [Bm] whale that wobbled as he [D] swam close by.
_ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
Was a nettune [Bm] that appeared to [D] us from his mansions [A] in the deep, [D] then the [G] cuckoo told well he ran below [D] woke the [Bm] captain from his sleep.
[D] And the captain [G] came on deck at [D] once took a look [Bm] into the deep, oh [D] I've never [G] seen the likes of this, the merman [D] then he soon agreed.
_ [Em] Then who are [Bm] you, where do you come from, [G] what [D] do you want here, [G] then he shook [Bm] his tail it rocked her [D] boat it [G] filled our hearts with fear.
[D] You've dropped your anchor [G] on my [D] house it's blocking up [Bm] me [D] door, and the wife the [G] mermaid she's [Bm] trapped inside and my children [D] can't get out no more.
_ And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long [G] green tail that could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] wobbled as he swam close by.
_ [G] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
Well we quickly [Bm] heisted [D] anchor by and the merman [A] then did smile, [D] sure me name [G] is Patrick John O'Look [D] I came [Bm] from Merrim's Isle.
[D] It was many years [G] ago from [D] now I was shipwrecked [Bm] on the [D] reef, but when this pretty [Em] mermaid she [Bm] rescued me from the perils [D] of the ocean deep.
[Em] And we very [Bm] soon were married [G] way down [D] in the deep blue sea, [G] now I'm happy [Bm] and contented [D] with me wife and [G] family.
[D] Though I oft times [G] wished I could go [D] home and live on [Bm] Ireland's shore, [D] but I'm committed [G] to the ocean deep [Bm] and I can't [D] go home again no more.
_ And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And sailors [G] tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie, he the long green [G] tail that could [Bm] kill a whale that wobbled [D] as he swam close by.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie.
_ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
I'm a sailor man [Bm] from [D] Wexford town, I've sailed [A] the seven [D] seas, I will tell you [G] a true story [D] of the sunny [Bm] southern seas.
[D] We were caught up in [G] the [D] doghams while waiting [Bm] for a [D] breeze, when the stillness [G] of the [Bm] day was broke by a merman [D] in the deep blue seas.
[Em] Well the captain [Bm] he slept below [G] while the crew [D] they lay about, [G] when [Bm] down in the ocean [D] vines we heard his mighty [G] shout.
[D] His hair was [G] red, his eyes [D] were green, his beard was [Bm] floating [D] free, he the long green [G] tail that could kill a whale [Bm] that waggled [D] in the deep blue sea.
_ And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam around [A] by the shore, [D] but this merman [G] with his squishy [D] tail I'd never [Bm] seen [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the tallest tales [D] I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long green tail [G] that could kill a [Bm] whale that wobbled as he [D] swam close by.
_ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
Was a nettune [Bm] that appeared to [D] us from his mansions [A] in the deep, [D] then the [G] cuckoo told well he ran below [D] woke the [Bm] captain from his sleep.
[D] And the captain [G] came on deck at [D] once took a look [Bm] into the deep, oh [D] I've never [G] seen the likes of this, the merman [D] then he soon agreed.
_ [Em] Then who are [Bm] you, where do you come from, [G] what [D] do you want here, [G] then he shook [Bm] his tail it rocked her [D] boat it [G] filled our hearts with fear.
[D] You've dropped your anchor [G] on my [D] house it's blocking up [Bm] me [D] door, and the wife the [G] mermaid she's [Bm] trapped inside and my children [D] can't get out no more.
_ And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a lie, [D] he the long [G] green tail that could kill a [Bm] whale that [D] wobbled as he swam close by.
_ [G] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
Well we quickly [Bm] heisted [D] anchor by and the merman [A] then did smile, [D] sure me name [G] is Patrick John O'Look [D] I came [Bm] from Merrim's Isle.
[D] It was many years [G] ago from [D] now I was shipwrecked [Bm] on the [D] reef, but when this pretty [Em] mermaid she [Bm] rescued me from the perils [D] of the ocean deep.
[Em] And we very [Bm] soon were married [G] way down [D] in the deep blue sea, [G] now I'm happy [Bm] and contented [D] with me wife and [G] family.
[D] Though I oft times [G] wished I could go [D] home and live on [Bm] Ireland's shore, [D] but I'm committed [G] to the ocean deep [Bm] and I can't [D] go home again no more.
_ And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And sailors [G] tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie, he the long green [G] tail that could [Bm] kill a whale that wobbled [D] as he swam close by.
And the [Bm] mermaids looked so beautiful [D] as they swam [A] around by the shore, [D] but this [G] merman with his squishy [D] tail I'd never seen [Bm] [D] before.
And [G] sailors tell the [D] tallest tales I never [Bm] told a [D] lie.
_ [G] _ _
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