The Six Strings That Drew Blood Chords by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Tempo:
115.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
E
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[E] The
[G] [E]
[Gb] [Em]
fuck blew into town, [C] his eyes [G] like wheels spinning [B] round,
[Em]
Jerking off at every sound, [C]
laying all his crosses [Am] [D] down.
[Em]
Oh, yeah, he got six [E] [A] friends, [D] [C] the six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
He got six friends, yeah, [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
The bar is full of holy joes, [G] holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy,
Round [Em] the neck of our consumptive [C] rose,
Is [Am] the root of all his [Em] sorrow.
He got six friends, [D] [C] the six friends,
That [Gm] [Em] dream of love.
He got six friends, yeah, [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
Holy, holy, [E] [C] holy, holy, holy, [Bb] [Em] holy, holy, holy, holy, holy,
[C] Six friends, that [Em] dream of love.
[Bb] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[A] [G]
[E] In the bathroom [Em] undercover, he turns on one tap to [C] the cellar,
[Em] But he snatches his teeth out of the water,
While they [C] look in the mirror and say, don't [Gm] fuck me, [Em] mother.
[E] Cause I [G] got [Em] six friends, [C] yeah, six friends,
[G] That [B] dream [E] of love.
I got six friends, yeah, [G] [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
Numbing the rump to reputation, they call red paint,
[C] Toppy [Em] as a tonic, yeah,
A low tone whistles across his grave,
[C]
Forever the master and the [Em] slave of his six friends.
[Bb] [Em] Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy, holy,
[A] [Em] Yeah, holy, holy, holy, [E] holy, [Em] holy, holy,
[C] Six [Em] friends, that dream of love.
[C] [Bb] [Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[C]
[Am]
[Eb] [G] [E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A]
[C]
[E] The
[G] [E]
[Gb] [Em]
fuck blew into town, [C] his eyes [G] like wheels spinning [B] round,
[Em]
Jerking off at every sound, [C]
laying all his crosses [Am] [D] down.
[Em]
Oh, yeah, he got six [E] [A] friends, [D] [C] the six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
He got six friends, yeah, [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
The bar is full of holy joes, [G] holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy,
Round [Em] the neck of our consumptive [C] rose,
Is [Am] the root of all his [Em] sorrow.
He got six friends, [D] [C] the six friends,
That [Gm] [Em] dream of love.
He got six friends, yeah, [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
Holy, holy, [E] [C] holy, holy, holy, [Bb] [Em] holy, holy, holy, holy, holy,
[C] Six friends, that [Em] dream of love.
[Bb] [E]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[A] [G]
[E] In the bathroom [Em] undercover, he turns on one tap to [C] the cellar,
[Em] But he snatches his teeth out of the water,
While they [C] look in the mirror and say, don't [Gm] fuck me, [Em] mother.
[E] Cause I [G] got [Em] six friends, [C] yeah, six friends,
[G] That [B] dream [E] of love.
I got six friends, yeah, [G] [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
Numbing the rump to reputation, they call red paint,
[C] Toppy [Em] as a tonic, yeah,
A low tone whistles across his grave,
[C]
Forever the master and the [Em] slave of his six friends.
[Bb] [Em] Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy, holy,
[A] [Em] Yeah, holy, holy, holy, [E] holy, [Em] holy, holy,
[C] Six [Em] friends, that dream of love.
[C] [Bb] [Am] [Em]
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[C]
[Am]
[Eb] [G] [E]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A]
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_ _ [E] _ _ The _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _
fuck blew into _ town, [C] his eyes [G] like wheels spinning _ [B] round,
[Em] _
Jerking off at every sound, _ [C] _
laying all his crosses [Am] _ [D] down.
[Em]
Oh, yeah, _ _ _ _ he got six [E] _ [A] friends, _ [D] [C] the six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
_ _ He got six friends, _ yeah, _ [C] _
six friends,
That [Em] dream of _ love.
_ _ _ _ The bar is full of holy _ joes, _ [G] holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy,
Round [Em] the neck of our consumptive _ [C] rose,
Is [Am] the root of all his [Em] sorrow. _
_ _ _ _ _ He got six friends, _ _ _ [D] [C] the six _ friends,
That [Gm] [Em] dream of love.
_ He got six friends, _ _ yeah, _ [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
_ _ _ _ _ Holy, holy, _ [E] _ _ _ [C] holy, holy, holy, [Bb] _ [Em] holy, holy, holy, _ holy, holy,
_ [C] Six _ _ friends, that [Em] dream of _ love.
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[E] In the bathroom [Em] undercover, _ _ he turns on one tap to [C] the cellar,
_ [Em] But he snatches his teeth out of the water,
While they [C] look in the mirror and say, don't [Gm] fuck me, [Em] mother. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Cause I [G] got [Em] six friends, _ _ _ _ [C] yeah, six friends,
[G] That [B] dream [E] of love.
_ _ _ I got six friends, yeah, _ [G] _ [C] _
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
_ _ _ Numbing the rump to reputation, they call red paint, _
[C] _ Toppy [Em] as a tonic, _ yeah,
A low tone whistles across his grave,
[C] _
Forever the master and the [Em] slave of his six friends.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy, holy,
_ [A] [Em] Yeah, _ holy, holy, holy, [E] holy, [Em] holy, holy,
[C] Six _ _ [Em] friends, that dream of love. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ The _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _
fuck blew into _ town, [C] his eyes [G] like wheels spinning _ [B] round,
[Em] _
Jerking off at every sound, _ [C] _
laying all his crosses [Am] _ [D] down.
[Em]
Oh, yeah, _ _ _ _ he got six [E] _ [A] friends, _ [D] [C] the six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
_ _ He got six friends, _ yeah, _ [C] _
six friends,
That [Em] dream of _ love.
_ _ _ _ The bar is full of holy _ joes, _ [G] holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy,
Round [Em] the neck of our consumptive _ [C] rose,
Is [Am] the root of all his [Em] sorrow. _
_ _ _ _ _ He got six friends, _ _ _ [D] [C] the six _ friends,
That [Gm] [Em] dream of love.
_ He got six friends, _ _ yeah, _ [C]
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
_ _ _ _ _ Holy, holy, _ [E] _ _ _ [C] holy, holy, holy, [Bb] _ [Em] holy, holy, holy, _ holy, holy,
_ [C] Six _ _ friends, that [Em] dream of _ love.
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[E] In the bathroom [Em] undercover, _ _ he turns on one tap to [C] the cellar,
_ [Em] But he snatches his teeth out of the water,
While they [C] look in the mirror and say, don't [Gm] fuck me, [Em] mother. _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Cause I [G] got [Em] six friends, _ _ _ _ [C] yeah, six friends,
[G] That [B] dream [E] of love.
_ _ _ I got six friends, yeah, _ [G] _ [C] _
six friends,
That [Em] dream of love.
_ _ _ Numbing the rump to reputation, they call red paint, _
[C] _ Toppy [Em] as a tonic, _ yeah,
A low tone whistles across his grave,
[C] _
Forever the master and the [Em] slave of his six friends.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Em] Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, [C] holy, holy,
_ [A] [Em] Yeah, _ holy, holy, holy, [E] holy, [Em] holy, holy,
[C] Six _ _ [Em] friends, that dream of love. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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