Jesus Met The Woman At The Well by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)




 A                                   D               Dsus4 D
  :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
|-----0-----0-0---|-----0-------0---|-----5-----5-5---|-5---5---5---5-5-|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-------2---|-----7-----7-7---|-8---7---7---7-7-|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-------2---|-----7-----7-7---|-7---7---7---7-7-|
|-----2-----------|-----2-------2---|-0------(0)------|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dsus4 D             D6    D7  D       A
  :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
|-5---5---5---5---|-7---5-8---5-5---|-----5-----5-5---|-----5-----5-5---|
|-8---7---7---7---|-7---7-7---7-7---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|
|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7-7---7-7---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-------------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------3-------|
  :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
|-----5-----5-5---|-----5-----5-5---|-----5-----5-5---|-----5-5-5---5---|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-2-2---2---|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-2-2---2---|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-2-2---2---|
|-0---------------|-0-----------0---|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1:
A
Jesus met the woman at the well
D Dsus4  D   Dsus4  D      A
Jesus met the woman at the well
       E        D7                     A
And he told her everything she'd ever done

Verse 2:
         A
He said, woman, oh woman, where is your husband?
         D Dsus4 D Dsus4  D             A
He said, woman, oh woman, where is your husband?
E      D7                     A
I know everything you've ever done

Verse 3:
          A
She said, jesus, oh jesus, I ain't got no husband
          D Dsus4 D Dsus4  D            A
She said, jesus, oh jesus, ain't got no husband
    E              D7                   A
And you don't know everything I've ever done

Verse 4:
         A
He said, woman, woman, you've got five husbands
        D Dsus4 D  Dsus4  D               A
He said, woman, oh woman, you've got five husbands
        E            D7                 A
And the one you have now, he's not your own

Verse 5:
          A
She said, this man, oh this man, he must be a prophet
          D Dsus4   D   Dsus4    D            A
She said, this man, oh this man, he must be a prophet
        E       D7                   A
He done told me everything I've ever done

Verse 6:
A
Jesus met the woman at the well
D Dsus4  D   Dsus4  D      A
Jesus met the woman at the well
       E        D7                    A
And he told her everything she'd ever done

(the D7 is interchangeable up to you if you want it or not it defers throughout covers)

Jesus Met The Woman At The Well Chords Info

Jesus Met The Woman At The Well Chords by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Last Updated: September 10, 2025

Chords: E, A, D, G, B, Dsus4, D6, D7