Chords for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-The weeping song (Live in Glastonbury)
Tempo:
104.05 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
Gm
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] This is a weeping song, but we won't be weeping long.
[F] [G]
[F]
[F] [D]
[F] [Gm]
[Dm] [G]
When the [Gm] sun goes [F] down to [Gm] the [G] water
And she and I are weeping there
Let go of our fear and travel the mountains
The men they are [F] all [G] weeping too
[Gm] I [G] thought that while all [F] the women [G] are weeping
Well, they are weeping on both ends
Then why are [F] all the men [G] they are weeping
Well, [Gm] they are weeping on [F] their [G] left and right ends
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which to [G] weep
While [F] we are there that women [G] sleep
[F] This is a weeping song, [F] but I won't be [G] weeping long
But for the [C] world [G] we'll still be weeping
Well, they are merely a crying son
Oh, are they merely [D] a crying [G] father
Well, you're sweeping [F] his head
[C]
[G] So come
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
While all [F] the young children [G] sleep
This is a weeping [Gm] song, and we won't be [G] weeping long
Oh, father, [D] are you [G] weeping?
Your face, it seems, went to touch
Oh, I'm so sorry, father
I never thought [F] I'd hurt
Just [G] so hard
[Bb]
This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
While [F] we ride ourselves to [G] sleep
[F] This [G] is a weeping song, [F] I won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't be weeping long
I know we won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't [C]
[F] be [E]
[Eb] weeping [Gm]
long
I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
[F] Won't fail me, [G] no.
I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
[F] I know [F] [C]
you won't fail me, [G] no.
[D] [G] [N]
[F] [G]
[F]
[F] [D]
[F] [Gm]
[Dm] [G]
When the [Gm] sun goes [F] down to [Gm] the [G] water
And she and I are weeping there
Let go of our fear and travel the mountains
The men they are [F] all [G] weeping too
[Gm] I [G] thought that while all [F] the women [G] are weeping
Well, they are weeping on both ends
Then why are [F] all the men [G] they are weeping
Well, [Gm] they are weeping on [F] their [G] left and right ends
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which to [G] weep
While [F] we are there that women [G] sleep
[F] This is a weeping song, [F] but I won't be [G] weeping long
But for the [C] world [G] we'll still be weeping
Well, they are merely a crying son
Oh, are they merely [D] a crying [G] father
Well, you're sweeping [F] his head
[C]
[G] So come
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
While all [F] the young children [G] sleep
This is a weeping [Gm] song, and we won't be [G] weeping long
Oh, father, [D] are you [G] weeping?
Your face, it seems, went to touch
Oh, I'm so sorry, father
I never thought [F] I'd hurt
Just [G] so hard
[Bb]
This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
While [F] we ride ourselves to [G] sleep
[F] This [G] is a weeping song, [F] I won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't be weeping long
I know we won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't [C]
[F] be [E]
[Eb] weeping [Gm]
long
I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
[F] Won't fail me, [G] no.
I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
[F] I know [F] [C]
you won't fail me, [G] no.
[D] [G] [N]
Key:
F
G
Gm
D
C
F
G
Gm
_ _ _ _ [N] _ This is a weeping song, but we won't be weeping long. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When the [Gm] sun goes [F] down to [Gm] the [G] water
_ _ And she and I are weeping there _ _ _
Let go of our fear and travel the mountains
_ _ The men they are [F] all [G] weeping too
[Gm] _ I [G] thought that while all [F] the women [G] are weeping _
Well, they are weeping on both _ ends
_ _ _ Then why are [F] all the men [G] they are weeping
_ Well, [Gm] they are weeping on [F] _ their _ _ [G] left and right _ ends _ _
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which to [G] weep
While [F] we are there that women [G] sleep
_ [F] This is a weeping song, [F] but I won't be [G] weeping long _ _ _ _ _ _
But for the [C] world [G] we'll still be weeping
Well, they are merely a crying son
_ _ Oh, are they merely [D] a crying [G] father
_ _ Well, you're sweeping [F] his _ head
_ [C] _ _
[G] So come _ _ _ _
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
_ While all [F] the young children [G] sleep
This is a weeping [Gm] song, and we won't be [G] weeping long _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, father, [D] are you [G] weeping? _ _
_ Your face, it seems, went to touch
_ Oh, I'm so sorry, father
_ _ _ I never thought [F] I'd hurt
_ Just [G] so hard
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
While [F] we ride ourselves to [G] sleep
_ [F] This [G] is a weeping song, [F] I won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't be weeping long
I know we won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ be [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] weeping [Gm] _
long
_ _ _ I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
_ _ _ _ [F] Won't fail me, [G] no.
I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
_ _ [F] I know [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ you _ _ _ _ won't fail me, [G] no.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When the [Gm] sun goes [F] down to [Gm] the [G] water
_ _ And she and I are weeping there _ _ _
Let go of our fear and travel the mountains
_ _ The men they are [F] all [G] weeping too
[Gm] _ I [G] thought that while all [F] the women [G] are weeping _
Well, they are weeping on both _ ends
_ _ _ Then why are [F] all the men [G] they are weeping
_ Well, [Gm] they are weeping on [F] _ their _ _ [G] left and right _ ends _ _
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which to [G] weep
While [F] we are there that women [G] sleep
_ [F] This is a weeping song, [F] but I won't be [G] weeping long _ _ _ _ _ _
But for the [C] world [G] we'll still be weeping
Well, they are merely a crying son
_ _ Oh, are they merely [D] a crying [G] father
_ _ Well, you're sweeping [F] his _ head
_ [C] _ _
[G] So come _ _ _ _
This is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
_ While all [F] the young children [G] sleep
This is a weeping [Gm] song, and we won't be [G] weeping long _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, father, [D] are you [G] weeping? _ _
_ Your face, it seems, went to touch
_ Oh, I'm so sorry, father
_ _ _ I never thought [F] I'd hurt
_ Just [G] so hard
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song in which [G] to weep
While [F] we ride ourselves to [G] sleep
_ [F] This [G] is a weeping song, [F] I won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't be weeping long
I know we won't be weeping [G] long
I [F] know we won't _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ be [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] weeping [Gm] _
long
_ _ _ I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
_ _ _ _ [F] Won't fail me, [G] no.
I know [F] you won't fail me, [G] no.
_ _ [F] I know [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ you _ _ _ _ won't fail me, [G] no.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _