Mermaid
Regina SpektorVersion1
90
Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
I am a mermaid
But I've sold my voice
For a couple of feet
That always bleed
When I go walking in the road
I am a mermaid
But I've sold my voice
For a couple of feet
And they always bleed
No matter how I clean
And I once saw a most beautiful man
at the local record store
He bumped into me and said,
Well excuse me, young ma'am, but
haven't I seen those pretty eyes somewhere before?
I smiled, but gestured at my throat
To show that I was mute
Well, he quickly stared down at the floor
And shuffled in his boots
Aw, he was out of there so fast
I am a mermaid
But I've sold my voice
For a midnight train
And a bump of cocaine
And an old photo of Ballets Russes
I am a mermaid
But I have sold my voice
For a bottle of gin
'Cause I can't swim
And I sure don't want to float
Oh, I was so lonely walking out of that store
And back into the busy people street
When I overhead, I heard an argument
A woman opened up her window, threw a flower pot from it
I was startled by the crash
But went over to find the little plant
I quickly emptied it out my coffee paper cup and
Adopted it
Transplanted it
Took it home and
Named it Mozart
I am a mermaid
But I've sold my voice
And I got rid of my tail
At a junkyard sale
Along with some favorite childhood toys
I am a mermaid
But I have sold my voice
For a couple of feet
And they always bleed
No matter how I clean
For a couple of feet
And they always bleed
No matter how I clean
For a couple of feet
That tend to bleed
When I go wa-wa-walking
In the streeeeeeeet
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Readable chord sheet for Mermaid by Regina Spektor
[C]I am a [G]mer[C]maid But I've sold my [F]voice For a [C]couple of feet That [G]always bleed When I go [F]walking in the [C]road [C]I am a [G]mer[C]maid But I've sold my [F]voice For a [C]couple of feet And they [G]always bleed No [F]matter how I clean And [G]I once saw a most beautiful man at the [F]local record [C]store He [G]bumped into me and said, Well excuse me, young ma'am, but haven't I [F]seen those pretty eyes some[C]where before? [Am]I smiled, but gestured at my [G]throat To [F]show that I was [C]mute[C/B] [Am]Well, he quickly stared down [G]at the floor And [F]shuffled in his boots [F]Aw, he was out of there so fast [C]I am a [G]mer[C]maid But I've sold my [F]voice For a [C]midnight train And a [G]bump of cocaine And an [F]old photo of Ballets [C]Russes [C]I am a [G]mer[C]maid But I have sold my [F]voice For a [C]bottle of gin 'Cause I [G]can't swim And I [F]sure don't want to float Oh, [G]I was so lonely walking out of that store And [F]back into the busy people [C]street When [G]I overhead, I heard an argument A woman opened up her [F]window, threw a flower pot from [C]it I was [Am]startled [G]by the crash But went [F]over to find the little [C]plant [C/B] [Am]I quickly emptied it out my [G]coffee paper cup and [F] Adopted it [F]Transplanted it [F]Took it home and [F]Named it Mozart [C]I am a [G]mer[C]maid But I've sold my [F]voice And I got [C]rid of my tail [G]At a junkyard sale [F]Along with some [C]favorite childhood toys [C]I am a [G]mer[C]maid But I have sold my [F]voice For a [C]couple of feet And they [G]always bleed No [F]matter how I [C]clean For a [C]couple of feet And they [G]always bleed No [F]matter how I [C]clean For a [C]couple of feet That [G]tend to bleed When I go [F]wa-wa-walking In the str[C]ee[C]ee[F]ee[C]eet