Mermaids
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
Tabbed from the original song
[Intro]
Dm F C x2
[Verse 1]
Dm F G
I thought that I was hungry for love
Dm F G
Maybe I'm just hungry for blood
Dm G
Sea foam woman on the shore
Am C
Your prairie ghost, I'm a cottage whore
Dm G
All the mermaids have sharp teeth
Am C
Razorblades all in your feet
[Instrumental]
Dm F A
Dm F A G
[Verse 2]
Dm F
England is only ever grey or green
A A
The girls glitter striding glorious and coatless in the rain
Dm F
I remember fallin' through these streets
A A
Somewhat out of place, if not for the drunkenness
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm F
It makes my chest hurt to think of it
A A
Not of regret, but of missing that
[Chorus]
Dm F
Cheerful oblivion
A G
Cheerful oblivion
[Verse 3]
Dm F
It was not all pain and pavement slick with rain
Am G
And shinin' under lights from shitty clubs and doing shitty drugs
Dm F Am G
And huggin' girls that smelled like Britney Spears and coconuts
Dm F
And with your mermaid hair and your teeth so sharp
Am G
You crawled from the sea to break that sailor's heart
Dm F
You only get one night up on the shore
Am G
So dance like you've never danced before
Dm F
And the dance floor is filling up with blood
Am G
But, oh, Lord, you've never been so in love
[Chorus]
Dm F Am G
Cheerful oblivion
Dm F
Cheerful oblivion
Am G
Cheerful oblivion
[Bridge]
F
And mermaids, they come once a year
G
They climb the struts of Brighton Pier
Am
They come to drink, they come to dance
Em
To sacrifice a human heart
F G
And the world is so much wilder than you think
Am Am
You haven't seen nothin' 'til you seen an English girl drink
[Chorus]
Dm F Am G
Cheerful oblivion
Dm F
Cheerful oblivion
Am G
Cheerful oblivion
Dm F
Cheerful oblivion
Am G
Cheerful oblivion
[Outro]
Dm F A
Dm F A G
How to play Mermaids
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.