The Rider Song chords by Nick Cave And Warren Ellis

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
E minorEm   G+G   E minorEm   G+G
C majorC   G+G   Dsus4Dsus4 G+G
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G   Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
C majorC   G+G   Dsus4Dsus4 G+G

Verse 1:
E minorEm              G+G
"When?" said the moon to the stars in the sky,
E minorEm             G+G
"Soon.” said the wind that followed him home,
C majorC             G+G
"Who?" said the cloud that started to cry,
Dsus4Dsus4          G+G
"Me.” said the rider as dry as a bone.

Verse 2:
Cmaj7Cmaj7          G+G
"Who?" said the sun that melted the ground,
Cmaj7Cmaj7            G+G
"Why?" said the river that refused to run,
C majorC               G+G
"Where?" said the thunder without a sound,
Dsus4Dsus4           G+G
"Here.” said the rider and took up his gun.

Verse 3:
E minorEm             G+G
"No.” said the stars to the moon in the sky,
E minorEm            G+G
"No.” said the trees that started to moan,
C majorC            G+G
"No.” said the dust that blinded his eyes,
Dsus4Dsus4          G+G
"Yes.” said the rider as white as a bone.

Verse 4:
Cmaj7Cmaj7          G+G
"No.” said the moon that rose from his sleep,
Cmaj7Cmaj7           G+G
"No.” said the cry of the dying sun,
C majorC              G+G
"No.” said the planets that started to weep,
Dsus4Dsus4           G+G