Lime Tree Arbour chords by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A minorAm 8x:

A minorAm
The boatman calls from the lake
DmDm             G+G
A augmentedA lone loon dives upon the water
A minorAm
I put my hand over her
FF      E minorEm  DmDm  C majorC
Down in the lime tree arbour

A minorAm
The wind in the trees is whispering
DmDm          G+G
Whispering low that I love her
A minorAm
She puts her hand over mine
FF      E minorEm  DmDm  C majorC
Down in the lime tree arbour

G+G
Through every breath that I breathe
A minorAm        FF
And every place I go
F minorFm     C majorC      A minorAm
There is hand that protects me
FF   E minorEm   DmDm C majorC
And I do love her so

Instrumental:
A minorAm 4x:

A minorAm
There will always be suffering
DmDm             G+G
It flows through life like water
A minorAm
I put my hand over hers
FF      E minorEm  DmDm  C majorC
Down in the lime tree arbour

A minorAm
The boatman he has gone
DmDm              G+G
And the loons have flown for cover
A minorAm
She puts her hand over mine
FF      E minorEm  DmDm  C majorC
Down in the lime tree arbour

G+G
Through every word that I speak
A minorAm        FF
And every thing I know
F minorFm    C majorC       A minorAm
There is hand that protects me
FF    E minorEm  DmDm C majorC
And I do love her so