brother, my cup is empty - nick cave and the bad seeds Chords
Tempo:
103.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
Am
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
Oh brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
I am the captain of my pain, the fifth, the bridal, and the thrashing king.
[A] The spear of the harness and the whip in me, [E] the big old eye and the shriek and pray.
Brother, buy me one more drink, explain the nature of my pity.
[Am] But let me tell you once again, [Em] I am the captain of my pain.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C]
home.
[E] I can't blame it all on her, to blame her all would be a lie.
[Em] For many a night I lay awake, [E] I wish that I could watch her die.
See her accusing me, conspire, [E] see blood swallow hateful [Am] lie.
To watch her groan and endure, [E] see her clinking top crack [Em] dry.
Brother, buy me one more drink, one more drink, I say [Am] goodbye.
Don't I must fail when I say [Em] let's drink one more before I [E] die.
Brother, my cup is empty [Em] and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
I've been sliding down a rainbow, I've been swinging from the stars.
[Am] Now this wretched beggar's clothing [Em] fangs his cuff across the bars.
Look, this cup of mine is empty, is a misplaced by desires.
[A] Is a sweeping up the ash, yeah, [E] I've found my former fires.
So brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine.
[Am] At least I'm making whiskey, [Em] I have no hate for wine.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [E] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C] home.
[E] I counted all my blessings, but I counted only one.
One [Am] tiny little blessing, [E] and now that blessing's gone.
[Em] Gonna buy me one more drink, my brother, and I'll take it [E] to the road.
[Am] Yes, I'll take it to the rain, [E] and I'll take it to the snow.
For my friend, my only brother, did I let the party grieve?
[Am] Yeah, throw a dollar on the wall, [E] now kiss my [C] ass and leave.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got [Em] a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
Oh brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
I am the captain of my pain, the fifth, the bridal, and the thrashing king.
[A] The spear of the harness and the whip in me, [E] the big old eye and the shriek and pray.
Brother, buy me one more drink, explain the nature of my pity.
[Am] But let me tell you once again, [Em] I am the captain of my pain.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C]
home.
[E] I can't blame it all on her, to blame her all would be a lie.
[Em] For many a night I lay awake, [E] I wish that I could watch her die.
See her accusing me, conspire, [E] see blood swallow hateful [Am] lie.
To watch her groan and endure, [E] see her clinking top crack [Em] dry.
Brother, buy me one more drink, one more drink, I say [Am] goodbye.
Don't I must fail when I say [Em] let's drink one more before I [E] die.
Brother, my cup is empty [Em] and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
I've been sliding down a rainbow, I've been swinging from the stars.
[Am] Now this wretched beggar's clothing [Em] fangs his cuff across the bars.
Look, this cup of mine is empty, is a misplaced by desires.
[A] Is a sweeping up the ash, yeah, [E] I've found my former fires.
So brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine.
[Am] At least I'm making whiskey, [Em] I have no hate for wine.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [E] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C] home.
[E] I counted all my blessings, but I counted only one.
One [Am] tiny little blessing, [E] and now that blessing's gone.
[Em] Gonna buy me one more drink, my brother, and I'll take it [E] to the road.
[Am] Yes, I'll take it to the rain, [E] and I'll take it to the snow.
For my friend, my only brother, did I let the party grieve?
[Am] Yeah, throw a dollar on the wall, [E] now kiss my [C] ass and leave.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got [Em] a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
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Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
Oh brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
I am the captain of my pain, the fifth, the bridal, and the thrashing king.
[A] The spear of the harness and the whip in me, [E] the big old eye and the shriek and pray.
Brother, buy me one more drink, explain the nature of my pity.
[Am] But let me tell you once again, [Em] I am the captain of my pain.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C]
home.
[E] I can't blame it all on her, to blame her all would be a lie.
[Em] For many a night I lay awake, [E] I wish that I could watch her die.
See her accusing me, conspire, [E] see blood swallow hateful [Am] lie.
To watch her groan and endure, [E] see her clinking top crack [Em] dry.
Brother, buy me one more drink, one more drink, I say [Am] goodbye.
Don't I must fail when I say [Em] let's drink one more before I [E] die.
Brother, my cup is empty [Em] and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
I've been sliding down a rainbow, I've been swinging from the stars.
[Am] Now this wretched beggar's clothing [Em] fangs his cuff across the bars.
Look, this cup of mine is empty, is a misplaced by desires.
[A] Is a sweeping up the ash, yeah, [E] I've found my former fires.
So brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine.
[Am] At least I'm making whiskey, [Em] I have no hate for wine.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [E] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C] home.
[E] I counted all my blessings, but I counted only one.
One [Am] tiny little blessing, [E] and now that blessing's gone.
[Em] Gonna buy me one more drink, my brother, and I'll take it [E] to the road.
[Am] Yes, I'll take it to the rain, [E] and I'll take it to the snow.
For my friend, my only brother, did I let the party grieve?
[Am] Yeah, throw a dollar on the wall, [E] now kiss my [C] ass and leave.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got [Em] a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, _ _ I [E] have to go home. _ _ _
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
Oh brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, I [E] have to go home.
I am the captain of my pain, the fifth, the bridal, and the thrashing king.
[A] The spear of the harness and the whip in me, [E] the big old eye and the shriek and pray.
Brother, buy me one more drink, explain the nature of my pity.
[Am] But let me tell you once again, [Em] I am the captain of my pain.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C]
home.
[E] I can't blame it all on her, to blame her all would be a lie.
[Em] For many a night I lay awake, [E] I wish that I could watch her die.
See her accusing me, conspire, [E] see blood swallow hateful [Am] lie.
To watch her groan and endure, [E] see her clinking top crack [Em] dry.
Brother, buy me one more drink, one more drink, I say [Am] goodbye.
Don't I must fail when I say [Em] let's drink one more before I [E] die.
Brother, my cup is empty [Em] and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
I've been sliding down a rainbow, I've been swinging from the stars.
[Am] Now this wretched beggar's clothing [Em] fangs his cuff across the bars.
Look, this cup of mine is empty, is a misplaced by desires.
[A] Is a sweeping up the ash, yeah, [E] I've found my former fires.
So brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine.
[Am] At least I'm making whiskey, [Em] I have no hate for wine.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [E] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [A] buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go [C] home.
[E] I counted all my blessings, but I counted only one.
One [Am] tiny little blessing, [E] and now that blessing's gone.
[Em] Gonna buy me one more drink, my brother, and I'll take it [E] to the road.
[Am] Yes, I'll take it to the rain, [E] and I'll take it to the snow.
For my friend, my only brother, did I let the party grieve?
[Am] Yeah, throw a dollar on the wall, [E] now kiss my [C] ass and leave.
[E] Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got [Em] a penny.
[Am] Gonna buy no more whiskey, [Em] I have to go home.
Brother, my cup is empty and I haven't got a penny.
Gonna [Am] buy no more whiskey, _ _ I [E] have to go home. _ _ _
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