The Mercy Seat chords by Nick Cave

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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.

   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,
--
Greg O'Beirne
woyf@perth.dialix.oz.au
gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
http://www.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/