Chords with lyrics
These are the Chords to the album 'The Good Son' by Nick Cave and the Bad
Seeds (mute 1990). Origionally posted to the Nick Cave Newsgroup.
Andy Field
([email protected])
>
> FOI NA CRUZ
>
>
> Intro:
>
> C,G / C,G
>
>
> 
C majorC
>
> Foi ..
>
> 
A minorAm
> que ..
>
> 
FF 
G+G C majorC
> meus ..
>
> A minorAm
> Foi ..
>
> G+G
> que ..
>
> C majorC
> Foi na ..
>
> G+G C majorC FF
> Love ..
>
> 
G minorGm 
Eb MajorEb 
D MajorD G minorGm Eb MajorEb / G minorGm / 
Gmaj7Gmaj7
> but ..
>
>
> Repeat this pattern for all other verses/choruses.
> **********************************************************************************************
>
> THE GOOD SON
>
>
> 
E minorEm
> The ..
> he ..
> but ..
> against ...
> Yet he ..
> but ..
>
>
> A minorAm
> The ..
>
> E minorEm
> The ..
>
> A minorAm
> The ..
>
>
> E minorEm
> the ......
>
>
>
> .......
>
>
> G+G
> One ..
> one ..
>
> A minorAm [ C majorC / D MajorD ]
> one ..
>
> G+G
> One .....
>
> etc
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> SORROW'S CHILD
>
>
> (G+G) (
Bb majorBb) 
C minorCm Bb majorBb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> C minorCm Bb majorBb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> C minorCm Bb majorBb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> C minorCm Bb majorBb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> 
C#C# 
G#G# Eb MajorEb C#C#
> and ..
>
> C minorCm Bb majorBb C minorCm Bb majorBb G#G#
> sorrow's ..
>
>
> repeat
>
>
>
> Piano Solo bit at end:
>
> C minorCm / Bb majorBb / C minorCm / Eb MajorEb / G+G / Cm, Bb majorBb / G#G#
>
> - You'll have to play along to the record to work out where the changes come (it's fairly obvious from humming the piano melody over the top).
>
> *************************************************************************************************
>
> THE WEEPING SONG
>
> Easy one this .....
>
> intro G minorGm
>
> (C, D MajorD - notes played on 5th string)
>
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> Go son, ..
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> and ..
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> then...
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> the ...
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> Father ..
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> They ..
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> Then ..
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> They ..
>
> FF G minorGm FF G minorGm
> This ..
>
> G minorGm FF G minorGm
> while ..
>
> FF G minorGm FF G minorGm [C majorC D MajorD - notes on 5th string]
> this ...
>
>
> Repeat to end
>
> *************************************************************************************************
>
> THE SHIP SONG
>
>
> G+G D MajorD
> Come ..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> and ..
>
> G+G D MajorD
> we ..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> everytime ..
>
> G+G D MajorD
> come..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> and ..
>
> G+G D MajorD
> you ..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> Everytime ...
>
> ¤
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> We ..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> we ..
>
> E minorEm G+G
> but ..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> everything ...
>
> G+G D MajorD
> Come ..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> and ..
>
> G+G D MajorD
> we ..
>
> C majorC G+G D MajorD
> everytime ..
>
>
> Return to '¤' and repeat through remaining lyrics.
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> THE HAMMER SONG
>
>
> Riff 1 TAB:
>
>
> E---------------------------
> B---------------------------
> G---------------------------
> D---------------------------
> A-----1--3^5-5-3-3-1-1-0----
> E--3----------------------3-
>
> ^ means slide. This riff is played with lots of delay added.
>
> This is the riff played by the guitar throughout the verse - check record for exact rhythm.
>
> The bits in {} are bass bits for bass guitar!)
>
>
> G minorGm {G 
F#F# FF D MajorD G+G (lo)}
> I set ..
>
> (Guit Riff 1)
> and ..
>
> G minorGm
> and ..
>
> { G+G F#F# FF D MajorD F(lo)} (guit Riff 1)
> my ..
>
> G minorGm
> now, ..
>
> G#G# G minorGm
> and ..
>
>
>
>
> Repeat until:
>
>
> G minorGm
> Then ..
>
> G#G# G minorGm
> and ..
>
> FF Eb MajorEb
> it ..
>
> G#G# G minorGm
> take ...
>
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> LAMENT
>
>
> 
F minorFm
> I've ..
>
> G minorGm F minorFm
> your ..
>
> F minorFm
> I know ..
>
> G minorGm F minorFm
> your ...
>
> G#G# C#C# Eb MajorEb G#G#
> So ..
>
> C#C# Eb MajorEb G#G# Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
> now ...
>
>
>
> Repeat over remaining lyrics
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> THE WITNESS SONG
>
>
> Ok, The bass in this is sort of playing { D MajorD D(octave higher) C majorC 
A augmentedA G+G } behing the vocals.
> listen to the record and hopefully all will become clear!
>
> C majorC / A minorAm / G+G /
>
> D MajorD
> Yeah..
> I ..
>
> D MajorD
> where ..
>
> D MajorD
> All ..
>
> D MajorD
> and a ..
>
> C majorC
> a ..
>
> A minorAm G+G D MajorD
> a ...
>
> D MajorD
> Now ..
>
>
> when ...
>
>
> Repeat a lot.
>
>
> Middle Bit:
>
> D MajorD
> and ..
> but ..
> here ...
> .................
> and ..
> and ...
> and ..
>
> 
DmDm
> and ...
> "babe ..
> "babe ..
>
> C majorC
> "babe ..
>
> A minorAm G+G
> "babe ..
>
> D MajorD (with bass bit)
>
> repeat D MajorD until end.
>
> **********************************************************************************************
>
> LUCY
>
>
> G+G E minorEm
> Last ..
>
> G+G E minorEm
> the ..
>
> G+G E minorEm
> it ..
>
> A minorAm D MajorD
> of ...
>
> G+G E minorEm
> then ..
>
> G+G E minorEm
> her ..
>
> G+G E minorEm
> came ..
>
> A minorAm E minorEm
> all ..
>
> G+G D MajorD
> now ..
>
> G+G D MajorD
> and ..
>
> E minorEm C majorC
> O ..
>
> A minorAm D MajorD
> wherever ..
>
>
> Rpt over remaining words.
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
Worked out and Compiled by Andy Field (May 1995)
Comments/corrections to [email protected]
