Regina Spektor - Mermaid

^CI am a ^Gmer^Cmaid But I've sold my ^Fvoice For a ^Ccouple of feet That ^Galways bleed When I go ^Fwalking in the ^Croad

^CI am a ^Gmer^Cmaid But I've sold my ^Fvoice For a ^Ccouple of feet And they ^Galways bleed No ^Fmatter how I clean

And ^GI once saw a most beautiful man at the ^Flocal record ^Cstore He ^Gbumped into me and said, Well excuse me, young ma'am, but haven't I ^Fseen those pretty eyes some^Cwhere before? ^AmI smiled, but gestured at my ^Gthroat To ^Fshow that I was ^Cmute^{C/B Am}Well, he quickly stared down ^Gat the floor And ^Fshuffled in his boots ^FAw, he was out of there so fast

^CI am a ^Gmer^Cmaid But I've sold my ^Fvoice For a ^Cmidnight train And a ^Gbump of cocaine And an ^Fold photo of Ballets ^CRusses

^CI am a ^Gmer^Cmaid But I have sold my ^Fvoice For a ^Cbottle of gin 'Cause I ^Gcan't swim And I ^Fsure don't want to float

Oh, ^GI was so lonely walking out of that store And ^Fback into the busy people ^Cstreet When ^GI overhead, I heard an argument A woman opened up her ^Fwindow, threw a flower pot from ^Cit I was ^Amstartled ^Gby the crash But went ^Fover to find the little ^Cplant ^{C/B Am}I quickly emptied it out my ^Gcoffee paper cup and ^F Adopted it ^FTransplanted it ^FTook it home and ^FNamed it Mozart

^CI am a ^Gmer^Cmaid But I've sold my ^Fvoice And I got ^Crid of my tail ^GAt a junkyard sale ^FAlong with some ^Cfavorite childhood toys

^CI am a ^Gmer^Cmaid But I have sold my ^Fvoice For a ^Ccouple of feet And they ^Galways bleed No ^Fmatter how I ^Cclean For a ^Ccouple of feet And they ^Galways bleed No ^Fmatter how I ^Cclean For a ^Ccouple of feet That ^Gtend to bleed When I go ^Fwa-wa-walking C C F C... In the streeeeeeeet