Train - Mermaid: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mermaid" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G#               A#        Cm             Gm
Can't swim so I took a boat, to an island so remote
G#           A#            Cm          D#
Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before
G#                      A#           Cm
I stayed there till the air was clear,
                 Gm
I was bored and out of tears
     Fm                            A#  G
Then I saw you washed up on the shore

  G#        A#           Cm           Gm
I offered you my coat, thank Goddess love can float
G#              A#                 Cm             D#
Crazy how that shipwreck meant my ship was coming in
G#                 A#           Cm            Gm
We talked till the sun went down, love on the Puget
sound
    Fm                        G
My treasure map was on your skin

Chorus:
Cm            G#  D# A#
Beauty in the water, angel on the beach
Cm      G#      D#          Gm
Ocean’s daughter, I thought love was out of reach
Cm     G#     D#       A#
Till I got her, had I known it could come true
Fm                       G
I would have wished in '92 for a mermaid
 G#   A#  Cm
just like you
    Gm  G#   A#  Cm   Gm
Whoa, just like you, whoa

Sharks green with envy, they wonder what you
see in me
Funny but sometimes can't help but wonder that
as well
Now life is a holiday, making up for the years
I paid
The way to this heavenly bay, it went through hell

Chorus

 A#                           Fm
Rescued you by the banyan tree,
all the girl fish in the sea
G#
Couldn't hold a handle to you,
they don’t have a handle on you
           D#
They don't have a scandal on you,
I love Ecco sandals on you
       A#                     Fm
Savin' me was B.I.G., all the boy fish in the sea
     G#                           G
They all wish that they could be me

Can’t swim so I took a boat
To an island so remote
Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before

Chorus:
Beauty in the water
Angel on the beach
Ocean’s daughter
I thought love was out of reach
'Til I got her
Had I known it could come true
I would have wished in ’92
For a mermaid just like you
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Just like you
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)

Just like you (Rescued you by the banyan tree)
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh) (All the girlfish in the sea)
Just like you
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mermaid" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mermaid" by Train.

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