Mermaid Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

this pattern repeats for each verse):

 When I waCs a lad in a fishing toFwn,

CMe old man said to me: F

 “You can spend yoCur life, your jolly life, F

 Just saiGling on the sea.

 You can search Cthe world for pretty girls, F

 ‘till your eyes Amare weak and dim, Em

 But donF’t go searching for the mermaid soCn,

 If you don’Gt know how to swim.” C

Chorus

F‘Cause her hair was green as seaweeCd,

 Her skiFn was blue and pale, C

 Her faceF it was a work of art, C

 I lFoved that girl with all my heart, C

 But I onlFy like the upper parCt,

GI did not like the tail. C

 Q.E.D

Enjoy!