Chords for Nick Cave - Mercy Seat - Solo Piano and Vocals
Tempo:
68.15 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
Bm
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[Bb] [F] [N] The next guest is an acclaimed singer-songwriter whose forthcoming CD will be out in October,
and we established earlier that it's a double-disc CD.
One side is Abattoir Blues, and the other side is The Liar of Orpheus.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back Nick K.
[Em] [Bm] [Em]
I began to warm and chill to objects [Bm] in their fields.
[Em] Ragged cup and [Bm] a twisted mop, [Em] face of [D] Jesus in my soup.
[Em] Mercy's seat is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
And away I'm yearnin' [D] to be done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
Interpret [Bm] signs in the [Em] catalog, [D] blackened tooth-faced scarlet [Em] fog.
The walls [Bm] are bad, black-bottomed [Em] kind.
They are [D] the sick breath at my [Em] hind.
They are [D] the sick breath [Em] gatherin' at my [Bm] hind.
[Em] And I hear stories from the chamber how Christ was a-born into a manger,
and like some [E] ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
And might [Dm] I say it seems so fittin' in his [F] way, he was a carpenter by [C] trade.
Or at least that's [Em] what I'm told.
[Bm] My good hand tattled [Em] evil, cross his [Bm] brother's fist.
[Em] That filthy [A] five did nothing [Em] to challenge or [Bm] resist.
[G] In heaven [Em] his throne is made of gold, and the ark of his testament is stowed.
A throne from which I'm [D] told all our history does unfold.
Down here [Dm] it's made of wood and wire, [F] and my body is on [C] fire.
And God is never far away.
My killed [Bm] hand is called evil.
[E] Where's a wedding [D] band that's good?
[E] Tis a long-suffering sheikah, [D] collarin' all that rebel [Em] blood.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
In a way I'm yearnin' to be [D] done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for [F] a tooth, and I got nothin' [C] left to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is smokin'.
In a way I'm hopin' to [D] be done with all this looks of disbelief.
[A] An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm [G] not afraid to die.
[Em] And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is boilin'.
In a way I'm spoilin' [D] all of my own, these looks of [A] disbelief.
An eye for an eye and [F] a tooth for a tooth, and I got nothin' left [C] to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [E] die.
[N] Thank you.
Nick Cave.
Hi Nick.
Good to have you with us.
Thank you very much.
Nick Cave, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll be right back.
Thank you, sir.
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [E] [N]
David?
I'm sorry?
You're on.
I've never been so depressed in my entire life.
Well, the thing is that, you know Uh-huh.
Oh, never mind.
My thanks to Nick Cave, Josh Hartnett, and Paul Hamm, ladies and gentlemen.
From our other program, Natalie Caglin, she's won two gold medals and five Olympic medals that weren't gold or something.
When you're depressed, things just get to you.
I know.
It's like I'm in a vault.
[Bb] [F] [N] The next guest is an acclaimed singer-songwriter whose forthcoming CD will be out in October,
and we established earlier that it's a double-disc CD.
One side is Abattoir Blues, and the other side is The Liar of Orpheus.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back Nick K.
[Em] [Bm] [Em]
I began to warm and chill to objects [Bm] in their fields.
[Em] Ragged cup and [Bm] a twisted mop, [Em] face of [D] Jesus in my soup.
[Em] Mercy's seat is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
And away I'm yearnin' [D] to be done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
Interpret [Bm] signs in the [Em] catalog, [D] blackened tooth-faced scarlet [Em] fog.
The walls [Bm] are bad, black-bottomed [Em] kind.
They are [D] the sick breath at my [Em] hind.
They are [D] the sick breath [Em] gatherin' at my [Bm] hind.
[Em] And I hear stories from the chamber how Christ was a-born into a manger,
and like some [E] ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
And might [Dm] I say it seems so fittin' in his [F] way, he was a carpenter by [C] trade.
Or at least that's [Em] what I'm told.
[Bm] My good hand tattled [Em] evil, cross his [Bm] brother's fist.
[Em] That filthy [A] five did nothing [Em] to challenge or [Bm] resist.
[G] In heaven [Em] his throne is made of gold, and the ark of his testament is stowed.
A throne from which I'm [D] told all our history does unfold.
Down here [Dm] it's made of wood and wire, [F] and my body is on [C] fire.
And God is never far away.
My killed [Bm] hand is called evil.
[E] Where's a wedding [D] band that's good?
[E] Tis a long-suffering sheikah, [D] collarin' all that rebel [Em] blood.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
In a way I'm yearnin' to be [D] done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for [F] a tooth, and I got nothin' [C] left to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is smokin'.
In a way I'm hopin' to [D] be done with all this looks of disbelief.
[A] An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm [G] not afraid to die.
[Em] And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is boilin'.
In a way I'm spoilin' [D] all of my own, these looks of [A] disbelief.
An eye for an eye and [F] a tooth for a tooth, and I got nothin' left [C] to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [E] die.
[N] Thank you.
Nick Cave.
Hi Nick.
Good to have you with us.
Thank you very much.
Nick Cave, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll be right back.
Thank you, sir.
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [E] [N]
David?
I'm sorry?
You're on.
I've never been so depressed in my entire life.
Well, the thing is that, you know Uh-huh.
Oh, never mind.
My thanks to Nick Cave, Josh Hartnett, and Paul Hamm, ladies and gentlemen.
From our other program, Natalie Caglin, she's won two gold medals and five Olympic medals that weren't gold or something.
When you're depressed, things just get to you.
I know.
It's like I'm in a vault.
Key:
Em
D
Bm
F
C
Em
D
Bm
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [N] The next guest is an acclaimed singer-songwriter whose forthcoming CD will be out in October,
and we established earlier that it's a double-disc CD.
One side is Abattoir Blues, and the other side is The Liar of Orpheus.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back Nick K. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em]
I began to warm and chill to objects [Bm] in their fields.
[Em] Ragged cup and [Bm] a twisted mop, [Em] face of [D] Jesus in my soup.
[Em] _ Mercy's seat is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
And away I'm yearnin' [D] to be done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
Interpret [Bm] signs in the [Em] catalog, [D] blackened tooth-faced scarlet [Em] fog.
The walls [Bm] are bad, black-bottomed [Em] kind.
They are [D] the sick breath at my [Em] hind.
They are [D] the sick breath [Em] gatherin' at my [Bm] hind.
_ [Em] And I hear stories from the chamber how Christ was a-born into a manger,
and like some [E] ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
And might [Dm] I say it seems so fittin' in his [F] way, he was a carpenter by [C] trade.
Or at least that's [Em] what I'm told.
[Bm] My good hand tattled [Em] evil, cross his [Bm] brother's fist.
[Em] That filthy [A] five did nothing [Em] to challenge or [Bm] resist.
[G] In heaven [Em] his throne is made of gold, and the ark of his testament is stowed.
A throne from which I'm [D] told all our history does unfold.
Down here [Dm] it's made of wood and wire, [F] and my body is on [C] fire.
And God is never far away.
My killed [Bm] hand is called evil.
[E] Where's a wedding [D] band that's good?
[E] Tis a long-suffering sheikah, [D] collarin' all that rebel [Em] blood.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
In a way I'm yearnin' to be [D] done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for [F] a tooth, and I got nothin' [C] left to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is smokin'.
In a way I'm hopin' to [D] be done with all this looks of disbelief.
[A] An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm [G] not afraid to die.
[Em] And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is boilin'.
In a way I'm spoilin' [D] all of my own, these looks of [A] disbelief.
An eye for an eye and [F] a tooth for a tooth, and I got nothin' left [C] to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [E] die. _ _
[N] _ Thank you.
_ Nick Cave.
Hi Nick.
Good to have you with us.
Thank you very much.
Nick Cave, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll be right back.
Thank you, sir.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _
David?
I'm sorry?
You're on.
I've never been so depressed in my entire life. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, the thing is that, you know_ Uh-huh.
_ Oh, never mind.
My thanks to Nick Cave, Josh Hartnett, and Paul Hamm, ladies and gentlemen.
From our other program, Natalie Caglin, she's won two gold medals and five Olympic medals that weren't gold or something.
_ _ When you're depressed, things just get to you.
I know.
It's like I'm in a vault. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [N] The next guest is an acclaimed singer-songwriter whose forthcoming CD will be out in October,
and we established earlier that it's a double-disc CD.
One side is Abattoir Blues, and the other side is The Liar of Orpheus.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back Nick K. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em]
I began to warm and chill to objects [Bm] in their fields.
[Em] Ragged cup and [Bm] a twisted mop, [Em] face of [D] Jesus in my soup.
[Em] _ Mercy's seat is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
And away I'm yearnin' [D] to be done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
Interpret [Bm] signs in the [Em] catalog, [D] blackened tooth-faced scarlet [Em] fog.
The walls [Bm] are bad, black-bottomed [Em] kind.
They are [D] the sick breath at my [Em] hind.
They are [D] the sick breath [Em] gatherin' at my [Bm] hind.
_ [Em] And I hear stories from the chamber how Christ was a-born into a manger,
and like some [E] ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
And might [Dm] I say it seems so fittin' in his [F] way, he was a carpenter by [C] trade.
Or at least that's [Em] what I'm told.
[Bm] My good hand tattled [Em] evil, cross his [Bm] brother's fist.
[Em] That filthy [A] five did nothing [Em] to challenge or [Bm] resist.
[G] In heaven [Em] his throne is made of gold, and the ark of his testament is stowed.
A throne from which I'm [D] told all our history does unfold.
Down here [Dm] it's made of wood and wire, [F] and my body is on [C] fire.
And God is never far away.
My killed [Bm] hand is called evil.
[E] Where's a wedding [D] band that's good?
[E] Tis a long-suffering sheikah, [D] collarin' all that rebel [Em] blood.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is a-burnin'.
In a way I'm yearnin' to be [D] done with all this weighin' up [Dm] truth.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for [F] a tooth, and I got nothin' [C] left to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [Em] die.
And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is smokin'.
In a way I'm hopin' to [D] be done with all this looks of disbelief.
[A] An eye for an eye and a tooth [F] for a tooth, and I got nothin' left to [C] lose.
And I'm [G] not afraid to die.
[Em] And the mercy seed is a-waitin', and I think my head is boilin'.
In a way I'm spoilin' [D] all of my own, these looks of [A] disbelief.
An eye for an eye and [F] a tooth for a tooth, and I got nothin' left [C] to lose.
And I'm not afraid to [E] die. _ _
[N] _ Thank you.
_ Nick Cave.
Hi Nick.
Good to have you with us.
Thank you very much.
Nick Cave, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll be right back.
Thank you, sir.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _
David?
I'm sorry?
You're on.
I've never been so depressed in my entire life. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, the thing is that, you know_ Uh-huh.
_ Oh, never mind.
My thanks to Nick Cave, Josh Hartnett, and Paul Hamm, ladies and gentlemen.
From our other program, Natalie Caglin, she's won two gold medals and five Olympic medals that weren't gold or something.
_ _ When you're depressed, things just get to you.
I know.
It's like I'm in a vault. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _