Mermaids
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Bb C She was a catch We were a matchBb C I was the match That would fire up her snatchBb C But there was a catch I was no matchBb C I was fired from her crotch Now I'll sit around and watchBb C The mermaids sun themselves Out on the rocksBb C They are beyond our touch I watch and watchBb C Them wave at me, They wave at meBb C Dm They wave and slip Back into the seaC Bb All the ones who come All theGm ones who goDm Down to the waterContinues after the adC Bb And all the ones who come All theGm ones who goDm Down to the seaBb C I believe in God I believe in mermaids tooBb I believe in 72 virgins on a chainC Why not? Why not?Bb C I believe in the rapture For I've seen your faceBb C On the floor of the ocean At theDm bottom of the rainBb C I do Driver Alertness Course I do Husband Alertness CourseBb C I do Mermaid Alertness Course I watch them out on the rocksBb C They wave at me,they wave at meBb C Dm They wave and slip back into the seaC Bb All the ones who come All theGm ones who goDm Down to the waterC Bb And all the ones who come All theGm ones who goDm Down to the seaC Bb All the ones who come All theGm ones who goDm Down to the waterC Bb And all the ones who come All theGm ones who goDm Down to the sea