The Mercy Seat chords by Nick Cave
Guitar chords with lyrics
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The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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transcribed by Greg O'Beirne (gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au)
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.
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
The Mercy Seat
written by Nick Cave & Mick Harvey
It ..
And ..
Of ..
And ..
I am ...
Em B(addE)
I ..
Em B(addE)
To ..
Em B(addE)
A ..
Em B(addE)
The ..
Em B(addE)
Those ..
Em B(addE)
The ..
Em B(addE)
A ..
Em B(addE)
food. ...
E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth..
F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth, And I'm not afraid to die..
Em B(addE)
Interpret ..
Em B(addE)
A ..
Em B(addE)
The ...
Em B(addE)
They ..
Em B(addE)
They ..
Em B(addE)
They ...
Em B(addE)
They ..
Em B(addE)
at ...
E5 E5(addB)
I hear ..
E5 E5(addB)
chamber..
E5 E5(addB)
manger ..
D5 D5(addA)
Died ...
D5 D5(addA)
say ..
F5 F5(addC)
way ..
C5 C5(addG)
trade...
Em B(addE)
told.
Em B(addE)
Em B(addE)
Like ..
Em B(addE)
I ..
Em B(addE)
brother's ..
Em B(addE)
That ..
Em B(addE)
nothing ...
E5 E5(addB)
In ...
E5 E5(addB)
The ..
E5 E5(addB)
stowed..
D5 D5(addA)
history ..
D5 D5(addA)
made ..
F5 F5(addC)
body ..
C5 C5(addG)
And ...
Em B(addE)
Into ..
Em B(addE)
My ..
Em B(addE)
wired..
D5 D5(addA)
enter ..
D5 D5(addA)
shuffling ..
F5 F5(addC)
hide ..
C5 C5(addG)
And ....
Em B(addE)
My ..
Em B(addE)
Wears ...
Em B(addE)
'Tis a ..
Em B(addE)
Collaring ..
E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ...
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth, ..
F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth, ...
E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth, ..a
F5 F5(addC)
tooth, ..
C5 C5(addG)
truth...
E5
And the ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
An ..
F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5 C5(addG)
proof..
E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ...
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth..
F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth...
E5
And ...
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
fun ..
D5 D5(addA)
An ..a
F5 F5(addC)
truth, ..
C5 C5(addG)
truth, ...
E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ...
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
proof, ..
F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5 C5(addG)
proof, ...
E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
proof..
F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth...
Chords:
E -0---0--------0---0--------------------------------------------------
B -0---0--------0---0--------------------------------------------------
G -0---4--------9---9---------7---7---------10--10--------5---5--------
D -2---4--------9---9---------7---7---------10--10--------5---5--------
A -2---2--------7---7---------5---5---------8---8---------3---3--------
E -0---0--------0---7-------------5-------------8-------------3--------
Em B(addE) E5 E5(addB) D5 D5(addA) F5 F5(addC) C5 C5(addG)
Cheers,
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Greg O'Beirne
woyf@perth.dialix.oz.au
gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
http://www.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/