Regina Spektor - Mermaid

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i Am a mermaid
F
but i’ve sold my voice
C
for a couple of feet
G
that always bleed
F C
when i go walking in the road

C G C
i Am a mermaid
F
but i’ve sold my voice
C
for a couple of feet
G
and they always bleed
F
no matter how i clean

G
and i once saw a most beautiful man
F C
at the local record store
G
he bumped into me and said ,
well excuse me , young ma’am , but
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haven’t i seen those pretty eyes somewhere before?
Am G
i smiled , but gestured at my throat
F C C/B
to show that i was mute
Am G
well , he quickly stared down at the floor
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and shuffled in his boots
F
aw , he was out of there so fast

C G C
i Am a mermaid
F
but i’ve sold my voice
C
for a midnight train
G
and a bump of cocaine
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and an old photo of ballets russes

C G C
i Am a mermaid
F
but i have sold my voice
C
for a bottle of gin
G
’cause i can’t swim
F
and i sure don’t want to float

G
oh , i was so lonely walking out of that store
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and back into the busy people street
G
when i overhead , i heard an argument
F C
a woman opened up her window , threw a flower pot from it
Am G
i was startled by the crash
F C C/B
but went over to find the little plant
Am G F
i quickly emptied it out my coffee paper cup and
adopted it
F
transplanted it
F
took it home and
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named it mozart

C G C
i Am a mermaid
F
but i’ve sold my voice
C
and i got rid of my tail
G
at a junkyard sale
F C
along with some favorite childhood toys

C G C
i Am a mermaid
F
but i have sold my voice
C
for a couple of feet
G
and they always bleed
F C
no matter how i clean
C
for a couple of feet
G
and they always bleed
F C
no matter how i clean
C
for a couple of feet
G
that tend to bleed
F
when i go wa – wa – walking
C C F C . . .
in the streeeeeeeet