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Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me by Mississippi John Hurt
Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
First verse:
C G C F C
Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air;
F C D G
Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare.
C G C F C
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
F C G C
Save on the undertaker bill - let the mermaids flirt with me!
Second verse:
C G C F C
I do not work for pleasure; earthly peace I'll see no more;
F C D G
The only reason I work at all is to drive the wolf from my door.
C G C F C
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
F C G C
Save on the undertaker bill - let the mermaids flirt with me!
Third verse:
C G C F C
My wife controls our happy home; my sweetheart I cannot find.
F C D G
The only thing I can call my own is a troubled and a worried mind.
C G C F C
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
F C G C
Save on the undertaker bill - let the mermaids flirt with me!
Fourth verse:
C G C F C
Blues all in my body; my darlin' has forsaken me.
F C D G
If I ever see her face again, have to travel 'cross the sea.
C G C F C
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
F C G C
Save on the undertaker bill - let the mermaids flirt with me!
Fifth verse, the same as first:
C G C F C
Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air;
F C D G
Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare.
C G C F C
When my earthly trials are over, cast my body out in the sea;
F C G C
Save on the undertaker bill - let the mermaids flirt with me!
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
C F C
Blues all on the ocean blues all in the air.
F C D7 G
Can't stay here no longer I have no steamship fare.
C F C
When my earthly trials are over carry my body out in the sea.
F C C G C
Save all the undertaker bills let the mermaids flirt with me.
C F C
I do not work for pleasure earthly peace I'll see no more.
F C D7 G
The only reason I work at all is drive the world from my door.
C F C
When my earthly trials are over carry my body out in the sea.
F C C G C
Save all the undertaker bills let the mermaids flirt with me.
C F C
My wife controls our happy home a sweetheart I can not find.
F C D G
The only thing I can call my own is a troubled and a worried mind.
C F C
When my earthly trials are over carry my body out in the sea.
F C C G C
Save all the undertaker bills let the mermaids flirt with me.
C F C
Blues all in my body my darling has forsaken me.
F C D7 G
If I ever see her face again I have to swim across the sea.
C F C
When my earthly trials are over carry my body out in the sea.
F C C G C
Save all the undertaker bills let the mermaids flirt with me.
C F C
Blues all on the ocean blues all in the air.
F C D7 G
Can't stay here no longer I have no steamship fare.
C F C
When my earthly trials are over carry my body out in the sea.
F C C G C
Save all the undertaker bills let the mermaids flirt with me.
Chords:
C F D7 G
e|---0---|---1---|-------|---3---|
B|---1---|---1---|---3---|---0---|
G|---0---|---2---|---5---|---0---|
D|---2---|---3---|---4---|---0---|
A|---3---|---3---|---5---|---2---|
E|-------|---1---|-------|---3---|
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
E||---------3---------1----|--0-------------------|--1--1----------------0--|
B||--3/5---------3---------|-------1--------------|--------------1----3-----|
G||---------0--------------|----------------------|-----------2-------------|
D||----0--------------0----|-------2---------2----|--------3----------3-----|
A||--------------0---------|--3-------------------|-------------------------|
E||------------------------|------------3---------|--1-----------1----------|
------------------------|-------------------------|-------0--------------|
------------------------|-----1-----3-----1-------|----------------------|
------------------------|--2-----------------2----|--0-------------------|
-------------------2----|--------3-----------3----|-------2---------2----|
--3-----0--2--3---------|-------------------------|--3-------------------|
-----3------------------|--1-----------1----------|------------3---------|
--------------1-----1--3--|------------------0----|--3--5-----3-----0-------|
--3--3-----3-----3--------|---------------0-------|-------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------0-|
--------0-----------0-----|-------0----------0----|--------0-----------2----|
--------------------------|-----------------------|--3-----------3----------|
--3-----------3-----------|--3---------3----------|-------------------------|
-----------------------|--1--1----------------0--|------------------------|
--3--1-----------------|--------------1----3-----|------------------------|
-----------------------|-----------2-------------|------------------------|
--------2---------2----|--------3----------3-----|-------------------2----|
--3--------------------|-------------------------|--3-----0--2--3---------|
-------------3---------|--1-----------1----------|-----3------------------|
----------------3/5-----|--3--0-------------------|--0--------------------|
-------1--1-------------|-----------1-------------|-----3--------0--------|
--2---------------------|----------------------0--|-----------0-------0---|
-------3-------------0--|--------2----------2-----|--------0----------0---|
------------------------|--3-----------3----------|-----------------------|
--1----------1----------|-------------------------|--3-----------3--------|
------------------------|---------3---------1----|--0-------------------|
--1---------------------|--3/5---------3---------|-------1--------------|
------------------------|---------0--------------|----------------------|
-------------------2----|----0--------------0----|-------2---------2----|
--3-----0--2--3---------|--------------0---------|--3-------------------|
-----3------------------|------------------------|------------3---------|
--1--1----------------0--|------------------------|-------------------------|
--------------1----3-----|------------------------|-----1-----3-----1-------|
-----------2-------------|------------------------|--2-----------------2----|
--------3----------3-----|-------------------2----|--------3-----------3----|
-------------------------|--3-----0--2--3---------|-------------------------|
--1-----------1----------|-----3------------------|--1-----------1----------|
-------0--------------|--------------1-----1--3--|------------------0----|
----------------------|--3--3-----3-----3--------|---------------0-------|
--0-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
-------2---------2----|--------0-----------0-----|-------0----------0----|
--3-------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
------------3---------|--3-----------3-----------|--3---------3----------|
--3--5-----3-----0--------|-----------------------|--1--1----------------0--|
--------------------------|--3--1-----------------|--------------1----3-----|
-----------------------0--|-----------------------|-----------2-------------|
--------0-----------2-----|--------2---------2----|--------3----------3-----|
--3-----------3-----------|--3--------------------|-------------------------|
--------------------------|-------------3---------|--1-----------1----------|
------------------------|----------------3s--5-----|--3--0------------------|
------------------------|-------1--1---------------|-----------1-------------|
------------------------|--2-----------------------|----------------------0--|
-------------------2----|-------3---------------0--|--------2----------2-----|
--3-----0--2--3---------|--------------------------|--3-----------3----------|
-----3------------------|--1----------1------------|-------------------------|
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
--0---------------------|------------------------|---------3---------1----|
-----3--------0---------|--1---------------------|--3g5---------3---------|
-----------0-------0----|------------------------|---------0--------------|
--------0----------0----|-------------------2----|----0--------------0----|
------------------------|--3-----0--2--3---------|--------------0---------|
--3-----------3---------|-----3------------------|------------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q
--0-------------------|--1--1----------------0--|------------------------|
-------1--------------|--------------1----3-----|------------------------|
----------------------|-----------2-------------|------------------------|
-------2---------2----|--------3----------3-----|-------------------2----|
--3-------------------|-------------------------|--3-----0--2--3---------|
------------3---------|--1-----------1----------|-----3------------------|
E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
-------------------------|-------0--------------|--------------1-----1--3--|
-----1-----3-----1-------|----------------------|--3--3-----3-----3--------|
--2-----------------2----|--0-------------------|--------------------------|
--------3-----------3----|-------2---------2----|--------0-----------0-----|
-------------------------|--3-------------------|--------------------------|
--1-----------1----------|------------3---------|--3-----------3-----------|
Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
------------------0----|--3--5-----3-----0--------|-----------------------|
---------------0-------|--------------------------|--3--1-----------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------0--|-----------------------|
-------0----------0----|--------0-----------2-----|--------2---------2----|
-----------------------|--3-----------3-----------|--3--------------------|
--3---------3----------|--------------------------|-------------3---------|
--1--1----------------0--|------------------------|----------------3/5----|
--------------1----3-----|------------------------|-------1--1------------|
-----------2-------------|------------------------|--2--------------------|
--------3----------3-----|-------------------2----|-------3-------------0-|
-------------------------|--3-----0--2--3---------|-----------------------|
--1-----------1----------|-----3------------------|--1----------1---------|
--3--0-------------------|--0---------------------|--------------0--------||
-----------1-------------|-----3--------0---------|--1-----------1--------||
----------------------0--|-----------0-------0----|--------------0--------||
--------2----------2-----|--------0----------0----|--------------2--------||
--3-----------3----------|------------------------|--3-----0--2--3--------||
-------------------------|--3-----------3---------|-----3-----------------||
Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air
Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
I do not work for pleasure, earthly peace I'll see no more
The only reason I work at all, is drive the world from my door
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
My wife controls our happy home, a sweetheart I can not find
The only thing I can call my own, is a troubled and a worried mind
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
Blues all in my body, my darling has forsaken me
If I ever see her face again, I have to swim across the sea
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air
Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro/Verse}
e|------3-------1---0--------------|--1-1-----------0------------|
B|--3/5-----3-----------1----------|----------1---3--------------|
G|------0-------0------(0)------0--|------2------(0)----------0--|
D|--0-------0-----------2-------2--|------3-------2-----------2--|
A|------------------3--------------|----------3--------0-2-3-----|
E|--------------------------3------|--1---------------3----------|
e|---------------------------------|----------1---1-3-------------0--|
B|------1-3--1----------1----------|--3-3--3----3--------------------|
G|--2---------------0-----------0--|---------------------------------|
D|------3-------3-------2-------2--|------0-------0-------0-------0--|
A|------------------3-------3------|---------------------------------|
E|--1-------1----------------------|--3-------3-------3-------3------|
e|--3-5---3---0--------------------|--1-1-----------0-----------|
B|------------------3-1------------|----------1---3-------------|
G|----------------------0-------0--|------2------(0)---------0--|
D|------0-------0-------2-------2--|------3-------2----------2--|
A|------------------3--------------|----------3--------0-2-3----|
E|--3-------3---------------3------|--1---------------3---------|
e|------------3/5---3-0-------------|--0----------------------------|
B|------1-1---------------1------1--|----3---0-------1--------------|
G|--2-------------------0-------0---|-----------0----------------0--|
D|------3-------0-------2-------2---|------0-------0-------------2--|
A|------------------3-------3-------|------------------3---0-2-3----|
E|--1-------1-----------------------|--3-------3----------3---------|
Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air
Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
I do not work for pleasure, earthly peace I'll see no more
The only reason I work at all, is drive the world from my door
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
My wife controls our happy home, a sweetheart I can not find
The only thing I can call my own, is a troubled and a worried mind
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
Blues all in my body, my darling has forsaken me
If I ever see her face again, I have to swim across the sea
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
Blues all on the ocean, blues all in the air
Can't stay here no longer, I have no steamship fare
When my earthly trials are over, carry my body out in the sea
Save all the undertaker bills, let the mermaids flirt with me
| / Slide up
| (n) Ghost note
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