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Seahorse by Jonathan Coulton
Seahorse
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:no capo
Picking Pattern T-1-2-T-1-2 (Thumb, Index finger, Middle Finger)
[Intro]
D D/A D D/A
[Verse]
D D/A
He made his way
D D/A
and hoped someday
D D/A D
he'd find someone to love.
D D/A
He sees a girl
D D/A
Her tail is curled
D D/A D
He swims across to her.
A#maj7 C
But he's a seahorse, of course
D
Surely he knows
A#maj7 C
When you're a seahorse, of course
D
That's how it goes.
D D/A
They meet, they mate
D D/A
and things, are great
D D/A D
But only for a while.
D D/A
He wakes at dawn
D D/A
He sees she's gone
D D/A D
Somehow, he's not surprised.
[Verse]
A#maj7 C
Cause he's a seahorse, of course
D
Surely he knows.
A#maj7 C
When you're a seahorse, of course
D
That's how it goes.
G D
But the waves above go up and down
Em7 D
The big fish circle all around.
G D
It's hard and cold and dark and mean
F G
And he’s so very small
D D/A
Alone, afraid,
D D/A
His plans unmade,
D D/A D
He helped his young survive.
D D/A
He makes his way
D D/A
And hopes someday
D D/A D
He'll find someone to love.
A#maj7 C
But he's a seahorse, of course
D
Surely he knows
A#maj7 C
When you're a seahorse, of course
D
That's how it goes.
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