The Wave-soaked Maiden chords by Ginny Di

Verse 1:
Em
One gray day so thick with fog
    D                     Em
The clouds hung heavy and low
  Em
A fisherman out on the waves
       D                  Em
Pulled his nets up from below



Em
Tangled up amongst the cod
    D
And bass and brill and bream
    Em
Was something strange and scaly
       D             Em
Like a vision from a dream

Refrain 1:
Em                             D             Em
La da da da, da da da da da, a vision from a dream

Verse 2:
    Em
She had fins where her feet should be
    D                   Em
Her eyes were dark as a storm:
    Em
The siren that he caught upon
     D                Em
That gray and fateful morn

  Em
Behind her lips, her teeth were sharp -
     D
Much sharper than his knives!
    Em
She said to him, "Come closer, sir
    D             Em
And I'll eat you alive."

Refrain 2:
Em                           D             Em
La da da da, da da da da da
I'll eat you alive

Chorus:
  C                    Em
Beware the wave-soaked maidens
   D                 Em
To whom the depths belong!
       C               Em
If you sail upon their waters
     D                  Em
Then you won't sail for long!

Verse 3:
   Em
He trembled as she gazed at him;
    D                    Em
Her eyes were hungry and cold
    Em
She was a sight both terrible
    D           Em
And lovely to behold

Em
"Please don't feast upon my flesh,"
   D
He begged her to forgive
    Em
"If I return you to the sea
     D                Em
Then won't you let me live "

Refrain 3:
Em                           D                Em
La da da da, da da da da da, won't you let me live?

Verse 4:
    Em
She looked at him upon his knees
    D                     Em
And thought him a pitiful sight
                      Em
She told him, "I will let you go
    D                 Em
But quickly take your flight

Em
"If ever you should drop your nets
 D
Again amongst these waves
     Em
Then me, and all my sisters here
     D                Em
Will drag you to your grave."

Refrain 4:
Em                           D                Em
La da da da, da da da da da, drag you to your grave

Chorus:
  C                    Em
Beware the wave-soaked maidens
   D                 Em
To whom the depths belong!
       C               Em
If you sail upon their waters
     D                  Em
Then you won't sail for long!

Verse 5:
  Em
A fortnight hence, he tossed and turned:
    D                   Em
Her eyes had driven him mad
    Em
And when he slept, all he could see
        D             Em
Was the lady, seaweed-clad

  Em
Desperate for just one glimpse more
   D
He took back too the deep
    Em
And sure enough, she came to him
     D           Em
With promises to keep

Refrain 5:
Em                            D          Em
La da da da, da da da da da, promises to keep

Verse 6:
    Em
She said, "Good sir
I warned you once
     D                 Em
That you could never return
  Em
I should have known right then and there;
     D               Em
Your kind will never learn."

Em
When he saw her sisters rise
   D
He knew that he was damned
    Em
And now his bones are fathoms-deep
    D             Em
All buried in the sand

Refrain 6:
Em                           D             Em
La da da da, da da da da da, buried in the sand

Chorus:
  C                    Em
Beware the wave-soaked maidens
   D                 Em
To whom the depths belong!
       C               Em
If you sail upon their waters
     D                  Em
Then you won't sail for long!

Outro:
       C               Em
If you sail upon their waters
     D                  Em
Then you won't sail for long!