Chords for Minstrels of Mayhem - Captain Jack and the Mermaid

[D] Captain Jack was a young man when [A] he went to [D] sea
_ All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye
_ He was barely a child [C] of twenty and three
[D] _ Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me
[C] He can marry the mermaid who [D] lives in the sea
She loved Captain Jack [G] and his bride [D] she would be
All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye
_ They were soon to be wedded, [C] her, Jackie, and she
[D] Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me
[C] He can marry the mermaid who [D] lives in the sea
_ His ship was in need [G] of a captain [D] one day
All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye
He took charge of the [C] riggins and soon sailed away
[D] Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me
[C] He can marry the mermaid who [D] lives in the sea _
Now two years have passed [G] and his ship has [D] returned
All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye
She went down to the sea [C] for the man she had yearned
[D] Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell him for [C] me
He can marry the mermaid who lives [D] in the sea
But her Jack was not [G] there when they let down [D] the sail
All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye
_ When the crew saw her [C] crying they told her this [D] tale
Oh, tell him young ladies, go and tell [B] him for me
He [C] can marry the mermaid who lives [Dm] in the sea
_ _ It was [Am] almost eight bells when Jack [Dm] had the watch
He was spinning [F] and scaling the [A] fish he had caught
_ [Dm] When out of [C] the sea [Am] there arose [Dm] such a tune
_ As he [G] had not heard [Am] by the light [Dm] of the moon
He looked out over [E] the water [Dm] and what saw he there?
But a [F] beautiful maiden with gold [A] in her hair
[D] She had a gown made [Am] of seaweed and a crown on [D] her head
As he stared at the [G] mermaid [A] she [Dm] quietly said
_ I have followed [C] your ship [A] for many [Dm] a mile
_ One day [F] the sea reflected [A] your smile
[D] I will give [C] you my [F] kingdom _ [Dm] eternally
If you'll marry [G] this mermaid [Am] who [Dm] lives in the sea
Well, [Am] _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Jack fell [C] in [Am] love with this beautiful [Dm] girl
He jumped over the sides in [A] a watery swirl
[D] She then took [C] his arm and [Am] she led him [Dm] away
We searched [G] all those [Am] waters till on [Dm] the next day _
And we told [E] the bell loud [A] and we told the [D] bell long
And the looks on [F] our faces were [A] saddened and drawn
[Dm] When out [Am] of the sea Jack arose [D] like a king
_ And this is [G] the message [A] he bid us [Dm] to bring
I have long [C] loved a lady [A] who lives on [D] land
But my life [F] with the mermaid is [A] ever so grand
Won't [D] you go to my [C] lady [A] and ask [F] her for [D] me
May I [Dm] marry [G] this mermaid [A] who [Dm] lives in the sea
_ And this is [Am] the tale that she [Dm] heard from the crew
Her tears there were many, her [A] choices were few
[Dm]
She went down [C] to the sea, [Am] all the ship's bells [Dm] to ring
_ And this is the [G] song [Am] that she was [D] heard to sing
_ _ _ _ Captain Jack was a young man when he [A] went to sea _
[D] All the young ladies go and kiss him goodbye _
He was barely a [C] child of twenty and three
[D] _ Oh, tell him young ladies, go [C] and tell him for me
He can marry the mermaid who lives in the sea
[D] Tell him young ladies, go and tell him for me
[C] He can marry the mermaid who lives in [D] the sea
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