I noticed a lot of mistakes in my first tab for this song so 
I thought I'd give it another go.

I listed all the chords fingerings I use at the bottom of the 
page; I use (alt) and (high) to indicate when I play the chord in 
a different position (Once again, see the bottom of the page).

Fantastic Song, have fun playing it!



Notation:
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/: Slide Up
\: Slide Down



Song:
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Dm                F                     Bbm
Mermaid sits on a Siwash Rock in the harbor
             C
Watching the children play
    Dm         F
And every day, sun or rain,
Bbm                   C
Old Man kneels to the earth to pray
        Dm
For the rain and stars
        F
And the cars at the heart
Bbm                     C
The dark, and windy, Vancouver
(break)                F
A black day in December


F/Am                              Am\G   
   She sees the worst is yet to come, yeah
  Bb(alt)     A(alt)     Dm
A big wave on the horizon
F/Am                      Am\G
   The first wind blowing in
     Bb(alt)         A(alt)      Dm
Left Stanley soldiers felled and broken
            Bbm(alt)  C
And we went oh,       oh?


Dm                        F
And Old Man kneels to the earth
                Bbm
In his mother's garden
              C
Where his own father was laid
    Dm            F  
And every day, sun or rain
Bbm                 C
Mermaid sits on her rock and she prays
        Dm
For the salmon in the sea
        F
For the winged in the trees
        Bbm
For the Old Man on his knees
               Dm
Oh and for the beauty in the park
        F
And the cars at the heart
       Bbm
Her own sisters and her brothers
        C
And ten thousand friends and lovers
(break)              F   
Black day in December
F/Bbm  C                   F    F/Bbm   C
     A black day in December


Dm                F                     Bbm
Mermaid sits on a tide wash rock in the harbor
               C
Where the blue heron would lay
    Dm         F
And every day, sun or rain,
Bbm                     C
Old friends fall to the earth and decay
         Dm
With the city by the sea
      F
Sweet brine in the breeze
         Bbm
With the mountains watching over
       C
Her Vancouver


(break)              F  
Black day in December
Bb                        F  
   A black day in December
C(high)  C#(high)             F  
         Black day in December
Bb                        F  
   A black day in December
C(high) C#(high) Dm(high)
Oh,     oh... 



Chords (In order of appearance):
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     e|---|---|---|---|
     B|---|-x-|---|---|
Dm   G|---|---|-x-|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|-x-|---|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    5   6   7   8  

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
F    G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    1   2   3   4

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
A#m  G|-x-|---|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    6   7   8   9

     e|---|---|---|---|
     B|---|---|-x-|---|
C    G|---|---|-x-|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|-x-|---|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    3   4   5   6




     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
Am   G|-x-|---|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    5   6   7   8

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
G    G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    3   4   5   6

     e|---|---|---|---|
     B|---|---|-x-|---|
A#   G|---|---|-x-|---|
alt. D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|-x-|---|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    1   2   3   4

     e|---|---|---|---|
     B|---|-x-|---|---|
A    G|---|-x-|---|---|
alt. D|---|-x-|---|---|
     A|---|---|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    1   2   3   4

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|---|-x-|---|---|
A#m  G|---|---|-x-|---|
alt. D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|-x-|---|---|---|
     E|---|---|---|---|

Fret    1   2   3   4




     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
A#   G|---|-x-|---|---|
     D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    6   7   8   9

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
C    G|---|-x-|---|---|
high D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    8   9  10  11

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
C#   G|---|-x-|---|---|
high D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret    9  10  11  12

     e|-x-|---|---|---|
     B|-x-|---|---|---|
Dm   G|-x-|---|---|---|
high D|---|---|-x-|---|
     A|---|---|-x-|---|
     E|-x-|---|---|---|

Fret   10  11  12  13