Mermaid chords

The Dollyrots

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			

Intro: D G (x2) 

           Bm 
You know I can’t 
A  D   F#m 
survive   If you 
Bm          A 
take me out of 
D    F#m 
water   I’ll be 
     Bm A   D F#m 
your mermaid 
Don’t hang me 
Bm     A  D 
out to dry 
   F#m 
Oh oh oh 

verse 1: 
D         A/C# 
Blue deep my 
obsession 
G 
Drink my tears 
when you’re gone 
D      A/C# 
I need some 
attention 
G 
Fly to your 
         D 
dimension You say 
A/C# 
we’ve got nothing 
   G     D 
in common You say 
A/C# 
we won’t live 
         G 
too much longer 

          Bm 
Because I can’t 
A  D   F#m 
survive   If you 
Bm          A 
take me out of 
D    F#m 
water   I’ll be 
     Bm A   D F#m 
your mermaid 
Don’t hang me 
Bm     A  D 
out to dry 
   F#m  A 
Oh oh oh 

verse 2: 
D         A/C# 
Sunbeams splash 
on your face 
G 
I’m still finding 
         D 
my place Flippers 
A/C# 
aren’t for walking 
G 
My converse are 
      D 
broken You say 
A/C# 
we’ve got 
             G 
something in common 
D       A/C# 
  I say let’s not 
          G 
live to ignore it 

(Repeat Chorus 1) 

Bridge: 
Bm 
  We could move 
       D 
To California 
No one tells us 
        Em 
what to do Not 
                F#m 
a part of the USA 

No one tells 
           Bm F#m 
us what to do  
        Bm  F#m Bm  F#m 
And I’m natural natural 
Bm  F#m D 
natural essential 
        Bm  F#m Bm  F#m 
And I’m natural natural 
Bm  F#m D 
natural essential 
D 
Blue deep 
my obsession 
Drink my tears 

           Bm 
You know I can’t 
A  D   F#m 
survive   If you 
Bm          A 
take me out of 
D    F#m 
water   I’ll be 
     Bm A   D F#m 
your mermaid 
Don’t hang me 
Bm     A  D 
out to dry 
   F#m 
Oh oh oh 
Bm A 
    Don’t hang 
   D      F#m 
me out to dry 
Bm A 
    Don’t hang 
   D      F#m 
me out to dry 
Bm A 
    Don’t hang 
   D      F#m 
me out to dry 
Bm A 
    Don’t hang 
   D      F#m 
me out to dry 

        Bm  F#m Bm  F#m 
And I’m natural natural 
Bm  F#m D 
natural essential 
        Bm  F#m Bm  F#m 
And I’m natural natural 
Bm  F#m D        Bm (hold) 
natural essential