Chords with lyrics
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The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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transcribed by Greg O'Beirne ([email protected])
Note: Every version of the Mercy Seat is different and
almost infinitely extendable. The version here is
how I play the chords, plus the lyrics that appear
in the booklet for the Tender Prey CD (with quite a few changes).
In short, this is just an approximation, so choose your own
lyrics from the vast selection that appear below.
The chords are defined at the end.
The Mercy Seat
written by Nick Cave & Mick Harvey
It ..
And ..
Of ..
And ..
I am ...
E minorEm B(addE)
I ..
E minorEm B(addE)
To ..
E minorEm B(addE)
A augmentedA ..
E minorEm B(addE)
The ..
E minorEm B(addE)
Those ..
E minorEm B(addE)
The ..
E minorEm B(addE)
A augmentedA ..
E minorEm B(addE)
food. ...
E5E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
truth..
F5F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5C5 C5(addG)
truth, And I'm not afraid to die..
E minorEm B(addE)
Interpret ..
E minorEm B(addE)
A augmentedA ..
E minorEm B(addE)
The ...
E minorEm B(addE)
They ..
E minorEm B(addE)
They ..
E minorEm B(addE)
They ...
E minorEm B(addE)
They ..
E minorEm B(addE)
at ...
E5E5 E5(addB)
I hear ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
chamber..
E5E5 E5(addB)
manger ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
Died ...
D5D5 D5(addA)
say ..
F5F5 F5(addC)
way ..
C5C5 C5(addG)
trade...
E minorEm B(addE)
told.
E minorEm B(addE)
E minorEm B(addE)
Like ..
E minorEm B(addE)
I ..
E minorEm B(addE)
brother's ..
E minorEm B(addE)
That ..
E minorEm B(addE)
nothing ...
E5E5 E5(addB)
In ...
E5E5 E5(addB)
The ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
stowed..
D5D5 D5(addA)
history ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
made ..
F5F5 F5(addC)
body ..
C5C5 C5(addG)
And ...
E minorEm B(addE)
Into ..
E minorEm B(addE)
My ..
E minorEm B(addE)
wired..
D5D5 D5(addA)
enter ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
shuffling ..
F5F5 F5(addC)
hide ..
C5C5 C5(addG)
And ....
E minorEm B(addE)
My ..
E minorEm B(addE)
Wears ...
E minorEm B(addE)
'Tis a ..
E minorEm B(addE)
Collaring ..
E5E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ...
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
truth, ..
F5F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5C5 C5(addG)
truth, ...
E5E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
truth, ..a
F5F5 F5(addC)
tooth, ..
C5C5 C5(addG)
truth...
E5E5
And the ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
An ..
F5F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5C5 C5(addG)
proof..
E5E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ...
D5D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
truth..
F5F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5C5 C5(addG)
truth...
E5E5
And ...
E5(addB)
And ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
fun ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
An ..a
F5F5 F5(addC)
truth, ..
C5C5 C5(addG)
truth, ...
E5E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ...
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
proof, ..
F5F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5C5 C5(addG)
proof, ...
E5E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5D5 D5(addA)
proof..
F5F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5C5 C5(addG)
truth...
Chords:
E MajorE -0---0--------0---0--------------------------------------------------
BB -0---0--------0---0--------------------------------------------------
G+G -0---4--------9---9---------7---7---------10--10--------5---5--------
D MajorD -2---4--------9---9---------7---7---------10--10--------5---5--------
A augmentedA -2---2--------7---7---------5---5---------8---8---------3---3--------
E MajorE -0---0--------0---7-------------5-------------8-------------3--------
E minorEm B(addE) E5E5 E5(addB) D5D5 D5(addA) F5F5 F5(addC) C5C5 C5(addG)
Cheers,
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Greg O'Beirne
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