"Mermaid Song"
Ezio - The Making of Mr Spoons
Homepage http://www.ezio.de
Transcript by John Hudspith
(Music & Lyrics: Ezio Lunedei)


    Chords used: G#m      466400
                 A        577600
                 B        799800
                 F#m      244200
                 E        022100     (079900)
                 C#m      446654     (91111900)
                 D        000232
  Try this descending run from the D to C#m chord"So long...etc"


                 D        000232
                 Dsus2    000220
                 ?        000200   (not sure what this is)
                 Dsus2    007750   (same chord different position)
                 C#m      9 11 11 9 0 0

Tips:Most of the chords should be played with the top two strings kept in
the open position unfretted.......this creates a lovely bell-like sound.


  Intro: G#m,A,B. x2

G#m                 A                           B                     A
she loves to drive east in the evening when the sun is all golden and lo
G#m                       A                  B                 A
when nobody knows she's arriving and there's nobody waiting at home
F#m                A                          E                    B
she told that she still has a lover but he's away for a year at a time
F#m                 A                          E
and if I wanted to I could go see her but she told me she'd never be
B
mine

G#m                A                             B                  A
she said that she loves to go dancing but she'd rather go dancing alone
G#m                    A                        B
she said that there's no point in dancing with someone that you already
A
know
F#m                   A                           E
then she asked me if she met a stranger would I share her for only an
B
hour
F#m                        A                        E
she said don't worry boy there's no danger I get amnesia straight after
   B
a shower


C#m                 E
and I know that you do what you say
    C#m                  E
and what you want while you're away
C#m                        E
I just wish you wouldn't look at me that way
       D        C#m  B
for so long, so long
G#m             A                             B
she said don't wait for me in the darkness I can find my way home if
      A
it's clear
 G#m             A                               B
by observing the stars and their movements and by holding a shell to my
A
ear
F#m                                        A
she said boy you'd better find yourself somewhere new to go after your
E             B
days work is done
       F#m                 A                           E
because me I love to drive east in the evening I can't wait for the
              B
night time to come
F#m             A                       E                        B
I love to drive east in the evening you know it makes me feel so alive
F#m                   A                       E               B
I can't wait for his sweet return and for the night time to arrive


C#m                  E
and I know that you do what you say
    C#m            E
and what you want while you're away
C#m                      E
I just wish you wouldn't look at me that way
       D        C#m      B
for so long, so long, so long

  Fade out