Chords for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Mermaids (Live at The Fonda Theatre 2013)
Tempo:
70.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
D
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] She was a catch
[C] We were a match.
[Bb] I was the match that [C] would fire
up her snatch
[Bb] But there was a catch.
[C] I
Was no match.
[Bb] I was fired from a [C] crutch
Now sit around and [Bb] watch
Mermaids [Cm] some themselves out on the rocks
[Bb] They are beyond our [C] touch
I'll watch and [Bb] watch
Them wave at [G] me
They [Dm] wave at [Bb] me
They wave and slip
[C] back [Dm] into the sea
[D]
[C] And [Bb] all the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] in the water
[C] And all [Bb] the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] to the sea I
[Bb] believe in God [C] I
believe [Bb] in two
I believe in 72 virgins [C] on a chain one
[Bb] I believe in the [C] rapture
For I've seen your face [Bb] on the floor of the ocean [C] and the [Dm] bottom of the rain I
[Bb] Do driver alertness [C] course I do husband alertness [Bb] course
I do mermaid alertness [C] course
I'll watch them on the [Bb] rocks
They wave at [C] me
They wave at [Bb] me
They wave and [C] slip
back [Dm] into the sea
[D]
[C] And all the [Bb] ones who come and all the [Gm] ones who go
Down to [D] the water
Now
[C] the ones [Bb] who come
And all the ones who [Gm] go
Down [D] to the sea
And [C]
all [Bb] the ones who come
And all the [Gm] ones who go
Down [D] to the water
[C] And all the [Bb] ones who come and [Gm] all the ones who go
But [D] down to the sea
[N] Thank
[C] We were a match.
[Bb] I was the match that [C] would fire
up her snatch
[Bb] But there was a catch.
[C] I
Was no match.
[Bb] I was fired from a [C] crutch
Now sit around and [Bb] watch
Mermaids [Cm] some themselves out on the rocks
[Bb] They are beyond our [C] touch
I'll watch and [Bb] watch
Them wave at [G] me
They [Dm] wave at [Bb] me
They wave and slip
[C] back [Dm] into the sea
[D]
[C] And [Bb] all the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] in the water
[C] And all [Bb] the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] to the sea I
[Bb] believe in God [C] I
believe [Bb] in two
I believe in 72 virgins [C] on a chain one
[Bb] I believe in the [C] rapture
For I've seen your face [Bb] on the floor of the ocean [C] and the [Dm] bottom of the rain I
[Bb] Do driver alertness [C] course I do husband alertness [Bb] course
I do mermaid alertness [C] course
I'll watch them on the [Bb] rocks
They wave at [C] me
They wave at [Bb] me
They wave and [C] slip
back [Dm] into the sea
[D]
[C] And all the [Bb] ones who come and all the [Gm] ones who go
Down to [D] the water
Now
[C] the ones [Bb] who come
And all the ones who [Gm] go
Down [D] to the sea
And [C]
all [Bb] the ones who come
And all the [Gm] ones who go
Down [D] to the water
[C] And all the [Bb] ones who come and [Gm] all the ones who go
But [D] down to the sea
[N] Thank
Key:
Bb
C
D
Gm
Dm
Bb
C
D
[Bb] _ She was a catch
[C] _ We were a match.
[Bb] _ I was the match that [C] would fire
up her snatch
[Bb] But there was a catch.
[C] I
Was no match.
[Bb] I was fired from a [C] crutch
Now sit around and [Bb] watch
_ Mermaids [Cm] some themselves out on the rocks
[Bb] _ They are beyond our [C] touch
I'll watch and [Bb] watch
Them wave at [G] me
They [Dm] wave at [Bb] me
They wave and slip
[C] _ back [Dm] into the _ _ _ sea
[D] _
[C] And _ _ [Bb] all the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] in the water _ _
[C] And all [Bb] the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] to the sea I
[Bb] _ _ believe in God [C] I
believe [Bb] in two
I believe in 72 virgins [C] on a chain one
[Bb] I believe in the [C] rapture
For I've seen your face [Bb] on the floor of the ocean [C] and the [Dm] bottom of the rain _ I _ _ _
[Bb] Do driver alertness [C] course I do husband alertness [Bb] course
I do mermaid alertness [C] course
I'll watch them on the [Bb] rocks
They wave at [C] me
They wave at [Bb] me
They wave and [C] slip
_ back [Dm] into the _ sea
_ _ [D] _
[C] And _ all the [Bb] ones who come and all the [Gm] ones who go
Down to [D] the water
Now _
[C] _ _ the ones [Bb] who come
And all the ones who [Gm] go
Down [D] to the sea
And [C] _
_ all [Bb] the ones who come
And all the [Gm] ones who go
Down [D] to the water
_ [C] And _ all the [Bb] ones who come and [Gm] all the ones who go
But [D] down to the sea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] Thank
[C] _ We were a match.
[Bb] _ I was the match that [C] would fire
up her snatch
[Bb] But there was a catch.
[C] I
Was no match.
[Bb] I was fired from a [C] crutch
Now sit around and [Bb] watch
_ Mermaids [Cm] some themselves out on the rocks
[Bb] _ They are beyond our [C] touch
I'll watch and [Bb] watch
Them wave at [G] me
They [Dm] wave at [Bb] me
They wave and slip
[C] _ back [Dm] into the _ _ _ sea
[D] _
[C] And _ _ [Bb] all the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] in the water _ _
[C] And all [Bb] the ones who come and all [Gm] the ones who go
Down [D] to the sea I
[Bb] _ _ believe in God [C] I
believe [Bb] in two
I believe in 72 virgins [C] on a chain one
[Bb] I believe in the [C] rapture
For I've seen your face [Bb] on the floor of the ocean [C] and the [Dm] bottom of the rain _ I _ _ _
[Bb] Do driver alertness [C] course I do husband alertness [Bb] course
I do mermaid alertness [C] course
I'll watch them on the [Bb] rocks
They wave at [C] me
They wave at [Bb] me
They wave and [C] slip
_ back [Dm] into the _ sea
_ _ [D] _
[C] And _ all the [Bb] ones who come and all the [Gm] ones who go
Down to [D] the water
Now _
[C] _ _ the ones [Bb] who come
And all the ones who [Gm] go
Down [D] to the sea
And [C] _
_ all [Bb] the ones who come
And all the [Gm] ones who go
Down [D] to the water
_ [C] And _ all the [Bb] ones who come and [Gm] all the ones who go
But [D] down to the sea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] Thank