Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Mermaids (Live From KCRW) Chords

Tempo:
129.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

Dm

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Mermaids (Live From KCRW) chords
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[Bb] She was a catch,
[C] we were a match
[Bb] I was the match that would [C] fire up her snatch
[Bb] There was a catch,
[C] was no match
I [Bb] was fired from her crutch
[C] Now I sit around and watch
[Bb] Mermaids sun themselves [C] out on the rocks
[Bb] They are beyond our [C] touch
I watch and watch [Bb] them wave at me
[C] They wave at [Bb] me
They wave and [C] slip back into [Dm] the sea
And
[C] all the ones who [Bb] come
And all the ones who [Gm] go
[Bb] Down [D] to the [Dm] water
[C] And all the ones who [Bb] come
And all the ones [Gm] who go
Down to the [Dm] sea
I [Bb] do driver alertness course
[C] I do husband alertness [Bb] course
I do mermaid alertness [C] course
I watch them on the rocks
[Bb] They wave at me
[C] They wave at me
[Bb] They wave and slip [C]
back into [D] the sea
[Dm]
[C]
And all the ones who [Bb] come
And all the ones who [Gm] go
Down to the [Dm] water
[C] And all the ones who [Bb] come
And all the ones who [Gm] go
Down to the sea
[Dm]
[C]
[F] [G] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[C]
[Bb]
[G] [Gm]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[C]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[C]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Dm]
[C] I do [G] [Bb] driver alertness course
I do husband alertness course
[Gm]
[Dm] I do mermaid [C] alertness course
I do husband alertness course
[Bb]
[Gm]
[D]
[Bb] [N]
[Ebm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
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To learn Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - (Live from KCRW) Live From Kcrw chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Gm, Dm, C, Bb and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 64 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 129 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Minor.

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[Bb] _ _ She was a catch, _ _
[C] _ we were a match _ _
[Bb] _ _ I was the match that would [C] fire up her snatch _
[Bb] There _ was a catch, _ _
[C] _ _ was no match
I [Bb] was fired from her crutch _
_ [C] _ Now I sit around and watch
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ Mermaids sun themselves [C] out on the rocks
[Bb] They _ _ are beyond our _ [C] touch
_ I watch and watch [Bb] _ _ them _ wave at me
_ [C] _ They _ wave at [Bb] me
_ _ They wave and [C] slip _ _ back into [Dm] the sea _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ all the ones who [Bb] come
_ _ And all the ones who [Gm] go
_ _ _ [Bb] Down [D] to the _ [Dm] water _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ And all the ones who [Bb] come
_ And all the ones [Gm] who go
_ Down to the [Dm] _ sea _ _ _
I _ [Bb] _ _ do driver alertness course
[C] I do husband alertness [Bb] course
I do mermaid alertness _ [C] course
I watch them on the rocks
[Bb] _ They _ wave at me
[C] _ _ They wave at me
[Bb] They _ _ wave and slip [C] _ _ _ _
back into [D] the _ sea
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
And all the ones who [Bb] come
_ And all the ones who [Gm] go _ _
Down to the [Dm] _ water _
_ _ _ _ [C] And _ _ all the ones who [Bb] come
And all the ones who [Gm] _ go _
Down to the sea
[Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I _ _ do _ [G] [Bb] driver alertness course
I do husband alertness course _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ I do _ mermaid _ [C] alertness course
I do husband alertness course _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Nick Cave and Warren Ellis who authored this song.

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