Intro:
Ab Bb Cm Eb -x2-
Ab Bb Cm Eb Fm Bb
Cm
Verse:
Ab Bb Cm Eb
Can’t swim so I took a boat, to an island so remote
Ab Bb Cm Eb
Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before
Ab Bb Cm Eb
I stayed there till the air was clear I was bored and out of tears
Fm Bb
Then I saw you washed up on the shore
Verse:
Ab Bb Cm Eb
I offered you my coat, thank god this luck can flow
Ab Bb Cm Eb
Crazy how that shipwreck met my ship was coming in
Ab Bb Cm Eb
We talked till the sun went down, love on the fugit sound
Fm Gm
My treasure map was on your skin
Chorus:
Cm Eb Bb Ab
Beauty in the water, angel on the beach
Cm Eb Bb Gm
Ocean’s daughter, I thought love was out of reach
Cm Eb Bb Fm
Till I got her, had I known it could come through
Bb Ab Bb Cm
I would have wished in ’92, for a mermaid just like you
Whoa, just like you, whoa
Verse -same as before-:
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:
Cm Eb Bb Ab
Beauty in the water, angel on the beach
Cm Eb Bb Gm
Ocean’s daughter, I thought love was out of reach
Cm Eb Bb Fm
Till I got her, had I known it could come through
Bb Ab Bb Cm
I would have wished in ’92, for a mermaid just like you
Whoa, just like you, whoa
Verse -same as before-:
Rescued you by the banyan tree, All the girlfish in the sea
Couldn't hold a candle to you, They don’t have a handle on you,
They don’t have a scandal on you, I love Ecco Sandals on you
Saving me was B-I-G, All the boyfish in the sea
They all wish that they could be me
Bridge:
Ab Bb Cm Eb
Can’t swim so I took a boat, to an island so remote
Ab Bb Cm Eb
Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before
Chorus:
Cm Eb Bb Ab
Beauty in the water, angel on the beach
Cm Eb Bb Gm
Ocean’s daughter, I thought love was out of reach
Cm Eb Bb Fm
Till I got her, had I known it could come through
Bb Ab Bb Cm
I would have wished in ’92, for a mermaid just like you
Whoa, just like you, whoa.
For an easier version you can transpose it +2
i think the easiest is -3
the calypso strum pattern (DDUUDU) kind of works for the verses since its in 4/4, its a bit fast but I like the effect. however the chorus has a different time signature (guess is 9/8) so that strum pattern doesn’t work,, would appreciate insight on this!!