Ghosteen chords by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
F Gm x 15 F


Verse 1:
G                      G
This world is beautiful
F                     F
Held within its stars
G                     G
I keep it in my heart
F                         F
The stars are yourâ??eyes
G                                      G
Iâ??loved them rightâ??from the start
F                    F
A world so beautiful
      G     G F
Andâ??I keep it in my heart

Bridge:
C                    Gm
A ghosteen dances in my hand
C                         Gm
Slowly twirling, twirling all around
C                Gm
A glowing circle in my hand
C                         Gm
Dancing, dancing, dancing all around
C                 Gm
A ghosteen dances in my hand (In my hand)
C                         Gm
Slowly twirling, twirling all around (All around)
C                 Gm
A ghosteen dances in my hand (In my hand)
C                         Gm
Dancing, dancing, dancing all around (All around)
Bb
Here we go

Instrumental:
Am Em/G Am Em/G F C G F

Verse 2:
C                         G
There goes the moonlit man
F                          C G
Got a suitcase in his hand
              F
He's moving on
             C
Down the road
            G             Am
Things tend to fall apart starting with his heart
Em/G
He kisses you lightly and he leaves
Am
Leaves your sleeping body
            Em/G                F                  C G   F
Curled and dreaming around your smile, your smile


Verse 3:
C                         G
The three bears watch the TV
F                            C
They age a lifetime, O' Lord
          G
Mama bear holds the remote
           F
Papa bear, he just floats
                      C
And baby bear, he has gone
G                                F C G    Am Em/G
To the moon in a boat, on a boat
                   Am
I'm speaking about love now
                            Em/G
And how the lights of love go down
                    Am
You're in the back room washing his clothes
Em/G
Love's like that, you know, it's like a tidal flow
Am                                    Em/G                      F
And the past with its fierce undertow won't ever let us go
                      C  G   F C G Am
Won't ever let you go


Verse 4:
Em/G
If I could move the night I would
Am
And I would turn the world around if I could
Em/G
There's nothing wrong with loving something
Am
You can't hold in your hand
Em/G
You're sitting on the edge of your bed
            Am
Smoking and shaking your head
                           Em/G
Well there's nothing wrong with loving things
     F                 C  G F Am
That cannot even stand


Verse 5:
Em/G
Well there goes your moony man
Am
With his suitcase in his hand
Em/G
Well every road is lined with animals
Am
That rise from their blood and walk
Em/G
Well the moon won't get a wink of sleep
Am
If I stay all night and talk
Em/G
If I stay all night and talk

Am