Chords for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Mercy Seat" - Bohemia Afterdark
Tempo:
93.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
C
Em
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [C] [E]
[Am] [C#] I'm nearly all innocent, [B] I'm
[G] [Em] [E]
[Em]
sorry.
I'm about to see the way death, I don't think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning [D] to be done with all this measuring [F] up.
But I'm right, I am the truth, we're cool.
And in a way I'm [C] told what's cool.
I'm [Em] not afraid to die.
[E] The scars on my head [Em] are on the way.
Scarred the froth on the walls of my head like blood on canvas.
Breath in my hand, there is.
Breath in [E] my hand, there is.
Breath [Em] in my hand, there is.
Breath in my hand, there is.
I've heard stories from the chamber, Christ was [B] born into a mania.
Like some ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
The light I [Dm] see, it seems so fitting in its [F] way.
Was it common to laugh, [C] or to be stressed when [Em] I'm not.
My good hand, Debbie, will cross my brother's fist.
That filthy fire, it did nothing to challenge the resist.
[E] In heaven, this throne is made of gold.
All it consists [B] of is just stones.
And thrown from where I'm so [D] lost.
This is because I'm old, [Dm] down here, made of wood and wire.
And [F] my body moves on fire.
[C] And I will never [Em] fall.
Way into the mercy seat I climb.
My head is shaved, [B] my head [Bm] is wired.
Like the moth that tries [D] to enter the bright eye.
So I [Dm] can shut the night [A] of lies, just [F] to hide in death a while.
[C] And wait that.
[Em] My name is Carl E.
Vaughn.
I was a wedding band that's pure.
Just a long [E] suffering shackle.
[Em] Coloured all that dirt for a girl.
[E] And the mercy seat is a burning.
And I think my head is [Bm] glowing.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be burned with all this weird, awful [Dm] truth.
And I cry out to [F] the moon.
And I collect nothing [C] left to lose.
And I'm not a [E] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way there [C] was no proof.
The normal.
[E] And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is [Em] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [Dm] be done with all this measuring up proof.
A lie for a lie.
A truth [F] for a truth.
And in a way there was [C] no proof.
And I'm not a [Em] great guy.
And the mercy seat is [E] waiting.
And I think my head is smoking.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be done with all this lonesome [Dm] testimony.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way I'm [C] yearning to be done with all this lonesome testimony.
And I'm not a [G] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a [E] waiting.
And I think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to be done [D] with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
And in a way I told [C] the truth.
And I'm not a great [E] guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm gonna break [Em] a teeth
I'm gonna see she's a [E] waiter
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning to [Bm] be done
With all [D] this measuring [Dm] up, ooh
But I'm gonna have to [F] screw too
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm not [Em] so high
[E] I'm not so high
[D] [B] [F] [C]
[E]
[Bm]
[Am] [C#] I'm nearly all innocent, [B] I'm
[G] [Em] [E]
[Em]
sorry.
I'm about to see the way death, I don't think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning [D] to be done with all this measuring [F] up.
But I'm right, I am the truth, we're cool.
And in a way I'm [C] told what's cool.
I'm [Em] not afraid to die.
[E] The scars on my head [Em] are on the way.
Scarred the froth on the walls of my head like blood on canvas.
Breath in my hand, there is.
Breath in [E] my hand, there is.
Breath [Em] in my hand, there is.
Breath in my hand, there is.
I've heard stories from the chamber, Christ was [B] born into a mania.
Like some ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
The light I [Dm] see, it seems so fitting in its [F] way.
Was it common to laugh, [C] or to be stressed when [Em] I'm not.
My good hand, Debbie, will cross my brother's fist.
That filthy fire, it did nothing to challenge the resist.
[E] In heaven, this throne is made of gold.
All it consists [B] of is just stones.
And thrown from where I'm so [D] lost.
This is because I'm old, [Dm] down here, made of wood and wire.
And [F] my body moves on fire.
[C] And I will never [Em] fall.
Way into the mercy seat I climb.
My head is shaved, [B] my head [Bm] is wired.
Like the moth that tries [D] to enter the bright eye.
So I [Dm] can shut the night [A] of lies, just [F] to hide in death a while.
[C] And wait that.
[Em] My name is Carl E.
Vaughn.
I was a wedding band that's pure.
Just a long [E] suffering shackle.
[Em] Coloured all that dirt for a girl.
[E] And the mercy seat is a burning.
And I think my head is [Bm] glowing.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be burned with all this weird, awful [Dm] truth.
And I cry out to [F] the moon.
And I collect nothing [C] left to lose.
And I'm not a [E] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way there [C] was no proof.
The normal.
[E] And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is [Em] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [Dm] be done with all this measuring up proof.
A lie for a lie.
A truth [F] for a truth.
And in a way there was [C] no proof.
And I'm not a [Em] great guy.
And the mercy seat is [E] waiting.
And I think my head is smoking.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be done with all this lonesome [Dm] testimony.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way I'm [C] yearning to be done with all this lonesome testimony.
And I'm not a [G] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a [E] waiting.
And I think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to be done [D] with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
And in a way I told [C] the truth.
And I'm not a great [E] guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm gonna break [Em] a teeth
I'm gonna see she's a [E] waiter
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning to [Bm] be done
With all [D] this measuring [Dm] up, ooh
But I'm gonna have to [F] screw too
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm not [Em] so high
[E] I'm not so high
[D] [B] [F] [C]
[E]
[Bm]
Key:
E
C
Em
F
D
E
C
Em
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C#] I'm nearly all innocent, [B] I'm _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
sorry.
I'm about to see the way death, I don't think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning [D] to be done with all this measuring [F] up.
But I'm right, I am the truth, we're cool.
And in a way I'm [C] told what's cool.
I'm [Em] not afraid to die.
[E] The scars on my head [Em] are on the way.
Scarred the froth on the walls of my head like blood on canvas.
Breath in my hand, there is.
Breath in [E] my hand, there is.
Breath [Em] in my hand, there is.
Breath in my hand, there is.
I've heard stories from the chamber, Christ was [B] born into a mania.
Like some ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
The light I [Dm] see, it seems so fitting in its [F] way.
Was it common to laugh, [C] or to be stressed when [Em] I'm not.
My good hand, Debbie, will cross my brother's fist.
That filthy fire, it did nothing to challenge the resist.
[E] In heaven, this throne is made of gold.
All it consists [B] of is just stones.
And thrown from where I'm so [D] lost.
This is because I'm old, [Dm] down here, made of wood and wire.
And [F] my body moves on fire.
_ [C] And I will never [Em] fall.
Way into the mercy seat I climb.
My head is shaved, [B] my head [Bm] is wired.
Like the moth that tries [D] to enter the bright eye.
So I [Dm] can shut the night [A] of lies, just [F] to hide in death a while.
[C] And wait that.
[Em] My name is Carl E.
Vaughn.
I was a wedding band that's pure.
Just a long [E] suffering shackle.
[Em] Coloured all that dirt for a girl.
[E] And the mercy seat is a burning.
And I think my head is [Bm] glowing.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be burned with all this weird, awful [Dm] truth.
And I cry out to [F] the moon.
And I collect nothing [C] left to lose.
And I'm not a [E] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way there [C] was no proof.
The normal.
[E] And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is [Em] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [Dm] be done with all this measuring up proof.
A lie for a lie.
A truth [F] for a truth.
And in a way there was [C] no proof.
And I'm not a [Em] great guy.
And the mercy seat is [E] waiting.
And I think my head is smoking.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be done with all this lonesome [Dm] testimony.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way I'm [C] yearning to be done with all this lonesome testimony.
And I'm not a [G] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a [E] waiting.
And I think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to be done [D] with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
And in a way I told [C] the truth.
And I'm not a great [E] guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm gonna break [Em] a teeth
I'm gonna see she's a [E] waiter
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning to [Bm] be done
With all [D] this measuring [Dm] up, ooh
But I'm gonna have to [F] screw too
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm not [Em] so high
_ [E] _ _ I'm not so high
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C#] I'm nearly all innocent, [B] I'm _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
sorry.
I'm about to see the way death, I don't think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning [D] to be done with all this measuring [F] up.
But I'm right, I am the truth, we're cool.
And in a way I'm [C] told what's cool.
I'm [Em] not afraid to die.
[E] The scars on my head [Em] are on the way.
Scarred the froth on the walls of my head like blood on canvas.
Breath in my hand, there is.
Breath in [E] my hand, there is.
Breath [Em] in my hand, there is.
Breath in my hand, there is.
I've heard stories from the chamber, Christ was [B] born into a mania.
Like some ragged stranger [D] died upon the cross.
The light I [Dm] see, it seems so fitting in its [F] way.
Was it common to laugh, [C] or to be stressed when [Em] I'm not.
My good hand, Debbie, will cross my brother's fist.
That filthy fire, it did nothing to challenge the resist.
[E] In heaven, this throne is made of gold.
All it consists [B] of is just stones.
And thrown from where I'm so [D] lost.
This is because I'm old, [Dm] down here, made of wood and wire.
And [F] my body moves on fire.
_ [C] And I will never [Em] fall.
Way into the mercy seat I climb.
My head is shaved, [B] my head [Bm] is wired.
Like the moth that tries [D] to enter the bright eye.
So I [Dm] can shut the night [A] of lies, just [F] to hide in death a while.
[C] And wait that.
[Em] My name is Carl E.
Vaughn.
I was a wedding band that's pure.
Just a long [E] suffering shackle.
[Em] Coloured all that dirt for a girl.
[E] And the mercy seat is a burning.
And I think my head is [Bm] glowing.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be burned with all this weird, awful [Dm] truth.
And I cry out to [F] the moon.
And I collect nothing [C] left to lose.
And I'm not a [E] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way there [C] was no proof.
The normal.
[E] And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is [Em] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [Dm] be done with all this measuring up proof.
A lie for a lie.
A truth [F] for a truth.
And in a way there was [C] no proof.
And I'm not a [Em] great guy.
And the mercy seat is [E] waiting.
And I think my head is smoking.
And in a way I'm hoping to [D] be done with all this lonesome [Dm] testimony.
And I throw an eye and a [F] tooth for a tooth.
And in a way I'm [C] yearning to be done with all this lonesome testimony.
And I'm not a [G] great guy.
And the mercy seat is a [E] waiting.
And I think my head is [Bm] burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to be done [D] with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
And in a way I told [C] the truth.
And I'm not a great [E] guy.
And the mercy seat is a waiting.
And I think my head is burning.
And in a way I'm yearning to [D] be done with all this measuring [Dm] up proof.
Lie for an eye.
[F] A truth for a tooth.
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm gonna break [Em] a teeth
I'm gonna see she's a [E] waiter
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning to [Bm] be done
With all [D] this measuring [Dm] up, ooh
But I'm gonna have to [F] screw too
Anyway, I'm [C] totally screwed
I'm not [Em] so high
_ [E] _ _ I'm not so high
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _