[intro]
D Dm F#m A E A
A
There's blues all in the ocean
D F#m
There's blues all in the air
A
I can't stay no longer here
B E
For I have no steamship fare
A
When my earthly trials are over
D F#m
Carry my body out to the sea
A
Save on all the undertaker bills
E
Let the mermaids flirt with me
A
Oh, I do not work for pleasure
D F#m
Earthly peace I'll seek no more
A
Idle hands on a working man
B E
Brings the devil to my door
A
When my earthly trials are over
D F#m
Carry my body out to the sea
A
Save on all the undertaker bills
E A
Let the mermaids flirt with me
D
Let the mermaids flirt with me
Dm F#m
Let the mermaids flirt with me
A
Save on all the undertaker bills
E A
Let the mermaids flirt with me
N.C.
My wife controls our happy home
N.C.
My darling I cannot find
N.C.
Now the only thing that I call my own
N.C.
Is a troubled and a worried mind
N.C.
When my earthly trials are over
N.C.
Carry my body out to the sea
N.C.
Save on all the undertaker bills
N.C.
Let the mermaids flirt with me
A
There's blues all in my body
D F#m
My darling has forsaken me
A
If I ever see her face again
B E
I'd have to swim across the sea
A
When my earthly trials are over
D F#m
Carry my body out to the sea
A
Save on all the undertaker bills
E A
Let the mermaids flirt with me
D
Let the mermaids flirt with me
Dm F#m
Let the mermaids flirt with me
A
Save on all the undertaker bills
E A
Let the mermaids flirt with me, yeah!
D Dm A E
A D A B E
A D
La, da-da. La, da.
A E
La, da-da. La, da.
D
Let the mermaids flirt with me
Dm F#m
Let the mermaids flirt with me
A
Save on all the undertaker bills
E A
Let the mermaids flirt with me. (x2)
A
Oh, save on all the undertaker bills
E A
Let the mermaids flirt with me
A
I said, save on all the undertaker bills
E A
Let the mermaids flirt with me