Chords for Nick Cave and The bad seeds "Abattoir Blues" (live at Later)
Tempo:
83.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
Am
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[F] [G]
[F] The sun is high [G] up in the sky and up in my [F] car, drifting down into [G] the abattoir.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] The air grows heavier, [G] I listen to your breath.
[F] Twine together [G] in this culture of death.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] Sliding over here, [G] and give me a squeeze.
[F] For a birth, this unholy [G] evolutionary trajectory.
[Am] Can you hear what I hear, dear?
[F]
Does it make you [Am] feel afraid?
[F]
[D] Everything's dissolved in pain, just a cold in the vein.
[Dm] The [D] sky's on fire, the dead are heaped across the land.
[Dm] I went to bed last [D] night, my morrow coat got [Dm] jammed.
I woke [D] up this morning with a frappuccino [E] in my hand.
[F] [G]
Oh yeah, [F] [G]
[F] I kissed you once, [G] and I kissed you again.
[F] My heart, it tumbled [G] like the stock exchange.
[Am] Can you see what I see, dear?
[F]
Mass extinction, [G] darling, and hypocrisy.
[F] These things are [G] not good for me.
[A] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] Whoa, whoa, the gut [G] grows down to you and me.
[F] Makes a beautiful [G]
geometry.
[A] Shall we leave this place now, dear?
[F]
Is there some way [Am] out of here?
[F]
[Dm] [D] I'll wait with the sparrows, I'll hurry off to work.
Oh yeah, yeah.
The need for validation made, gone completely berserk.
Oh yeah, yeah.
I wanna be a superman, but I've turned out steep-jerk.
[Am] I got that amateur blues.
[F]
I got [A] that amateur blues.
[F]
I got [A] that amateur blues [F]
right down to my shoes.
[G]
Right down to [F] my
right [G]
down to [F] my
[G]
Got the amateur [F] blues.
[G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[N]
Big K, The Bad Seeds!
Amateur Blues!
Double Album.
Amazing.
Three pianos.
Hi-hat, separate drums.
[F] [G]
[F] The sun is high [G] up in the sky and up in my [F] car, drifting down into [G] the abattoir.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] The air grows heavier, [G] I listen to your breath.
[F] Twine together [G] in this culture of death.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] Sliding over here, [G] and give me a squeeze.
[F] For a birth, this unholy [G] evolutionary trajectory.
[Am] Can you hear what I hear, dear?
[F]
Does it make you [Am] feel afraid?
[F]
[D] Everything's dissolved in pain, just a cold in the vein.
[Dm] The [D] sky's on fire, the dead are heaped across the land.
[Dm] I went to bed last [D] night, my morrow coat got [Dm] jammed.
I woke [D] up this morning with a frappuccino [E] in my hand.
[F] [G]
Oh yeah, [F] [G]
[F] I kissed you once, [G] and I kissed you again.
[F] My heart, it tumbled [G] like the stock exchange.
[Am] Can you see what I see, dear?
[F]
Mass extinction, [G] darling, and hypocrisy.
[F] These things are [G] not good for me.
[A] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] Whoa, whoa, the gut [G] grows down to you and me.
[F] Makes a beautiful [G]
geometry.
[A] Shall we leave this place now, dear?
[F]
Is there some way [Am] out of here?
[F]
[Dm] [D] I'll wait with the sparrows, I'll hurry off to work.
Oh yeah, yeah.
The need for validation made, gone completely berserk.
Oh yeah, yeah.
I wanna be a superman, but I've turned out steep-jerk.
[Am] I got that amateur blues.
[F]
I got [A] that amateur blues.
[F]
I got [A] that amateur blues [F]
right down to my shoes.
[G]
Right down to [F] my
right [G]
down to [F] my
[G]
Got the amateur [F] blues.
[G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[N]
Big K, The Bad Seeds!
Amateur Blues!
Double Album.
Amazing.
Three pianos.
Hi-hat, separate drums.
Key:
F
G
Am
D
Dm
F
G
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ The sun is high [G] up in the sky and up in my [F] car, drifting down into [G] the abattoir.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
_ [F] The air grows heavier, [G] I listen to your breath.
_ [F] Twine together [G] in this culture of death.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] _ Sliding over here, [G] and give me a squeeze.
[F] For a birth, this unholy [G] evolutionary trajectory.
[Am] Can you hear what I hear, dear?
[F] _
Does it make you [Am] feel afraid?
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Everything's dissolved in pain, just a cold in the vein.
[Dm] The [D] sky's on fire, the dead are heaped across the land.
_ [Dm] I went to bed last [D] night, my morrow coat got [Dm] jammed.
I woke [D] up this morning with a frappuccino [E] in my hand.
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Oh yeah, [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] I kissed you once, [G] and I kissed you again.
_ [F] My heart, it tumbled [G] like the stock exchange.
[Am] Can you see what I see, dear?
[F] _
Mass extinction, [G] darling, and hypocrisy.
_ [F] These things are [G] not good for me.
[A] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] _ Whoa, whoa, the gut [G] grows down to you and me.
_ [F] _ Makes a beautiful [G] _
geometry.
[A] Shall we leave this place now, dear?
[F] _
Is there some way [Am] out of here?
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] I'll wait with the sparrows, I'll hurry off to work.
Oh yeah, yeah.
The need for validation made, gone completely berserk.
Oh yeah, yeah.
I wanna be a superman, but I've turned out steep-jerk.
[Am] I got that amateur blues.
_ [F] _ _
I got [A] that amateur blues.
[F] _ _
I got [A] that amateur blues _ [F] _
right down to my _ shoes.
[G] _
Right down to [F] my
right _ [G] _
down to [F] my
_ _ _ [G] _
Got the amateur [F] blues.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Big K, The Bad Seeds! _
Amateur Blues!
_ Double Album.
Amazing.
Three pianos.
Hi-hat, separate drums.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ The sun is high [G] up in the sky and up in my [F] car, drifting down into [G] the abattoir.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
_ [F] The air grows heavier, [G] I listen to your breath.
_ [F] Twine together [G] in this culture of death.
[Am] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] _ Sliding over here, [G] and give me a squeeze.
[F] For a birth, this unholy [G] evolutionary trajectory.
[Am] Can you hear what I hear, dear?
[F] _
Does it make you [Am] feel afraid?
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [D] _ Everything's dissolved in pain, just a cold in the vein.
[Dm] The [D] sky's on fire, the dead are heaped across the land.
_ [Dm] I went to bed last [D] night, my morrow coat got [Dm] jammed.
I woke [D] up this morning with a frappuccino [E] in my hand.
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Oh yeah, [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] I kissed you once, [G] and I kissed you again.
_ [F] My heart, it tumbled [G] like the stock exchange.
[Am] Can you see what I see, dear?
[F] _
Mass extinction, [G] darling, and hypocrisy.
_ [F] These things are [G] not good for me.
[A] Do you see what I see, dear?
[F] _ Whoa, whoa, the gut [G] grows down to you and me.
_ [F] _ Makes a beautiful [G] _
geometry.
[A] Shall we leave this place now, dear?
[F] _
Is there some way [Am] out of here?
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [D] I'll wait with the sparrows, I'll hurry off to work.
Oh yeah, yeah.
The need for validation made, gone completely berserk.
Oh yeah, yeah.
I wanna be a superman, but I've turned out steep-jerk.
[Am] I got that amateur blues.
_ [F] _ _
I got [A] that amateur blues.
[F] _ _
I got [A] that amateur blues _ [F] _
right down to my _ shoes.
[G] _
Right down to [F] my
right _ [G] _
down to [F] my
_ _ _ [G] _
Got the amateur [F] blues.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Big K, The Bad Seeds! _
Amateur Blues!
_ Double Album.
Amazing.
Three pianos.
Hi-hat, separate drums.