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1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) by Jimi Hendrix
1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
Capo:no capo
(For the real Electric Ladyland version, tune 1/2 step down)
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[Verse]
D5
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D|7------------7-----------7----------------|
A|5-------------------5---------------5-----|
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Hooray I awake from yesterday, a-
C#m7
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B|----------5h7p5----------------------------|
G|-----------------6-4--4h6p4-----------4----|
D|-----6----------------------6-------6------|
A|-4--------------------------------4------4-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
live but the war is here to stay
C6
e|-----------5----------5-------------------|
B|-----------5------------5-----------------|
G|-----------5---------------5-----------5--|
D|-----5-----------------------5------3-----|
A|-3-------------3---------------3----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
So my love Catherina and me decide to
Bm7
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B|--------3h5p3---------------------3--------|
G|--------------2-------------2-------2------|
D|------4------------------4------------4----|
A|-2---------------------2-----------------2-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
take our last walk thru the noise to the sea
Bb6
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B|---------------------3--------------------|
G|-----------3-----------3------------------|
D|------3-------------------3----------3----|
A|--1------------1----------------1---------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Not to die but to be re-born........a-
Asus4
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B|3-----------3--------3-----3-------3------|
G|2-----------2--2-----2-----2-------2------|
D|2-----------2--------2-----2-------2--0---|
A|0-----------0-------------------------0---|
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way from the lands so battered and torn...
A5
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--2------------|
D|--2------------|
A|--0------------|
E|----------16\--|x
for-
A5
e|-----0-----------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------------------------------|
G|2----2--------------------------0--------|
D|2-------------------------0h2------------|
A|0-------------------0h3-------------3----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
-ever....................................
D5
e|------------------------|
B|-3-----3----------------|
G|-2-----2----------------|
D|-0-----0-----------0----|
A|--------------0--0----3-|
E|----------0-3---3-------|
for-....
Amsus2
e|-----------0-----------------------------|
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G|-----------2--------------------0----0---|
D|----2--2------2----------0h2-------------|
A|0----------------0--0h3------------------|
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ever..............
D
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G|-2-----2--2---2--2--x--6------|
D|-0-----0--0---0--0--x--4------|
A|------------------------------|
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Hurrah, I awake from yesterday
Alive, but the war is here to stay
So my love, Catherina and me,
decide to take our last walk through the noise to the sea
Not to die but to reborn,
away from lands so battered and torn
Forever, forever
Oh say, can you see it's really such a mess
Every inch of Earth is a fighting nest
Giant pencil and lipstick tube shaped things,
Continue to rain and cause screaming pain
And the arctic stains from silver blue to bloody red
as our feet find the sand,
and the sea is straight ahead, straight up ahead
Well it's too bad that our friends, can't be with us today
Well it's too bad
The machine, that we built,
would never save us', that's what they say
(That's why they ain't coming with us today)
And they also said it's impossible for a man to live and breathe under
water, forever,
was their main complaint
And they also threw this in my face, they said:
Anyway, you know good and well it would be beyond the will of God,
and the grace of the King (grace of the King)
(Yeah, yeah)
So my darling and I make love in the sand,
to salute the last moment ever on dry land
Our machine, it has done its work, played its part well
Without a scratch on our bodies and we bid it farewell
Starfish and giant foams greet us with a smile
Before our heads go under we take a last look at the killing noise
Of the out of style, the out of style, out of style(oooh)...
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
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version 2
Tune 1/2 step down (for the real album version)
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-------------2-----------------------0-----0---2---------2--2--2-------------
---------2---2-----------------0h2-------------0------------0--0---------2---
-12\--0-------------0----0h3-----------------3--------------------0---3------
-12\--------------0----------------------------------------------------------
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-2--0--2--------2--2-2----------------5--4
----------------2--2-2----5-4--5--4---5--4
---------0---------0-0-0--3-2--3--2---3--2
-----------------------0--3-2--3--2---3--2
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-----------3------------------------------
--2--2--------2--2---------2---------0----
--0--0--------0--0-----0------------------
--------------------0------------3------3-
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-------2-------5---4--5--4---5---4--------
-2-------------5---4--5--4---5---4--------
-0--0----0-----3---2--3--2---3---2--------
------------0--3---2--3--2---3---2--------
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---3---3--3-------------------------------
---2---2--2--2------0--2------------2-----
0------------0--0---------------2---------
0-------------------------0--3------------
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--------2-------5---4--5---4--5---4-------
-2--2---2-------5---4--5---4--5---4-------
-0--0------0-0--3---2--3---2--3---2-------
----------------3---2--3---2--3---2-------
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---3----3---3------------x----------------
---2----2---2------------x-----6----------
---0----0---0---0---0----x-----6----------
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Verse:
D5
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--------7---------------------------------
------------------------------7-----------
7------------7-----------7----------------
5-------------------5---------------5-----
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Hooray I awake from yesterday, a-
C#m7
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----------5h7p5---------------------------
-----------------6-4--4h6p4-----------4---
-----6----------------------6-------6-----
-4--------------------------------4------4
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live but the war is here to stay
C6
-----------5----------5-------------------
-----------5------------5-----------------
-----------5---------------5-----------5--
-----5-----------------------5------3-----
-3-------------3---------------3----------
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So my love Catherina and me decide to
Bm7
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--------3h5p3---------------------3-------
--------------2-------------2-------2-----
------4------------------4------------4---
-2---------------------2-----------------2
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take our last walk thru the noise to the sea
Bb6
-------------------3----------------------
---------------------3--------------------
-----------3-----------3------------------
------3-------------------3----------3----
--1------------1----------------1---------
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Not to die but to be re-born........a-
Asus4
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3-----------3--------3-----3-------3------
2-----------2--2-----2-----2-------2------
2-----------2--------2-----2-------2--0---
0-----------0-------------------------0---
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way from the lands so battered and torn...
A5
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--2-----------
--2-----------
--0-----------
----------16\x
for-
A5
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2----2--------------------------0--------
2-------------------------0h2------------
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-ever....................................
D5
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-3-----3---------------
-2-----2---------------
-0-----0-----------0---
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for-....
Amsus2
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ever..............
D
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-3-----3--3------3--x--6------
-2-----2--2---2--2--x--6------
-0-----0--0---0--0--x--4------
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The rest:
Just repeat the above verse again, using arpeggios and "Hendresque"
variations (i.e., hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs). Then he uses chords
for the rest of the song...they are...
D A C G D A C G D A C G
Hurrah, I awake from yesterday
Alive, but the war is here to stay
So my love, Catherina and me,
decide to take our last walk through the noise to the sea
Not to die but to reborn,
away from lands so battered and torn
Forever, forever
Oh say, can you see it's really such a mess
Every inch of Earth is a fighting nest
Giant pencil and lipstick tube shaped things,
Continue to rain and cause screaming pain
And the arctic stains from silver blue to bloody red
as our feet find the sand,
and the sea is straight ahead, straight up ahead
Well it's too bad that our friends, can't be with us today
Well it's too bad
The machine, that we built,
would never save us', that's what they say
(That's why they ain't coming with us today)
And they also said it's impossible for a man to live and breathe under
water, forever,
was their main complaint
And they also threw this in my face, they said:
Anyway, you know good and well it would be beyond the will of God,
and the grace of the King (grace of the King)
(Yeah, yeah)
So my darling and I make love in the sand,
to salute the last moment ever on dry land
Our machine, it has done its work, played its part well
Without a scratch on our bodies and we bid it farewell
Starfish and giant foams greet us with a smile
Before our heads go under we take a last look at the killing noise
Of the out of style, the out of style, out of style(oooh)...
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version 3
Capo:no capo
tuned half step down
Am D Am D Am D Am D C
D Db
Hurray, I awake from yesterday Alive, but the war is here to stay
C
So my love, Catherina and me,
B
decide to take our last walk through the noise to the sea
Bb A
Not to die but to reborn, away from lands so battered and torn
Am D Am D C
Forever, forever
D
Oh say, can you see it's really such a mess
Db
Every inch of Earth is a fighting nest
C
Giant pencil and lipstick tube shaped things,
B
Continue to rain and cause screaming pain
Bb
And the arctic stains from silver blue to bloody red as our
A Am D Am D
feet find the sand, and the sea is straight ahead, straight up ahead
Dm Am C
Well it's too bad that our friends, can't be with us today
Gm
Well it's too bad
Dm Am
The machine, that we built,
C Gm
would never save us, that's what they say
That's why they ain't coming with us today
Dm Am
And they also said it's impossible for a man to live and breathe under
C
water, forever, was their main complaint
Gm
And they also threw this in my face, they said:
Dm Am
Anyway, you know good and well it would be beyond the will of God,
C Gm
and the grace of the King grace of the King Yeah, yeah
Dm Am C Gm Dm Am C Gm
Dm
So my darling and I make love in the sand,
Dbm
to salute the last moment ever on dry land
C
Our machine, it has done its work, played its part well
B
Without a scratch on our bodies and we bid it farewell
Bb
Starfish and giant foams greet us with a smile
A
Before our heads go under we take a last look at the killing noise
Am D Am Am D
Of the out of style, the out of style, out of style
Db Cm
So down and down and down and down and down and down we go
B Bb
hurry my darling we mustn't be late for the show
A Ab
Neptune champion games to an aqua world that's so very dear
Gb A C G A
right this way smiles a mermaid I can hear Atlantis full of cheer
Am D Am D Am D Am D
Atlantis full of cheer I can hear Atlantis full of cheer
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