The Mercy Seat chords by Nick Cave

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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