Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Murder Ballads chords
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Murder Ballads Album Chords ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Song of Joy (Cave) ---------------------GmHave mercy on me, sirAllow me to impose on you I have no place to stayG#And my bones are cold right throughEbI will tell you a storyDOf a man and his familyGmAnd I swear that it is trueGmTen years ago I met a girl named JoyShe was a sweet and happy thing Her eyes were bright blue jewels And we were married in the spring I had no idea what happiness and little love could bringG#Or what life had in storeEbBut all things move toward their endDAll things move toward their their endGmOn that you can be sureHit it Gm Cm Cm GmGmThen one morning I awoke to find her weepingAnd for many days to follow She grew so sad and lonely Became Joy in name only Within her breast there launched an unnamed sorrowG#And a dark and grim force set sailEbFarewell happy fieldsDWhere joy forever dwellsGmHail horrors hailGmWas it an act of contrition or some awful premonitionAs if she saw into the heart of her final blood-soaked night Those lunatic eyes, that hungry kitchen knife Ah, I see sir, that I have your attention!G#Well, could it be?EbHow often I've asked that questionDWell, then in quick successionGmWe had babies, one, two, threeGmWe called them Hilda, Hattie and HollyThey were their mother's children Their eyes were bright blue jewels And they were quiet as a mouse There was no laughter in the house No, not from Hilda, Hattie or Holly "No wonder", people said, "poor mother Joy's so melancholy"G#Well, one night there came a visitor to our little homeEbI was visiting a sick friendDI was a doctor thenGmJoy and the girls were on their ownGm Cm Cm GmGmJoy had been bound with electrical tapeIn her mouth a gag She'd been stabbed repeatedly And stuffed into a sleeping bag In their very cots my girls were robbed of their lives Method of murder much the same as my wife'sG#Method of murder much the same as my wife'sEbIt was midnight when I arrived homeDSaid to the police on the telephoneGmSomeone's taken four innocent livesGmThey never caught the manHe's still on the loose It seems he has done many many more Quotes John Milton on the walls in the victim's blood The police are investigating at tremendous cost In my house he wrote "his red right hand"G#That, I'm told is from Paradise LostEbThe wind round here gets wicked coldDBut my story is nearly toldGmI fear the morning will bring quite a frostGmAnd so I've left my homeI drift from land to land I am upon your step and you are a family man Outside the vultures wheel The wolves howl, the serpents hiss And to extend this small favour, friend Would be the sum of earthly blissG#Do you reckon me a friend?EbThe sun to me is darkDAnd silent as the moonGmDo you, sir, have a room?Are you beckoning me in? Hit it (La la la la la la la la la la) (La la la la la la la la la la) Gm Cm Cm Gm x4 2. Stagger Lee (Cave/Bargeld/Casey/Harvey/Wydler) ------------------------------------------------- Dm Am x2DmIt was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt .45 and a deck of cardsAmStagger LeeDmHe wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hatHad a '28 Ford, had payments on thatAmStagger LeeDmHis woman threw him out in the ice and snowAnd told him, "Never ever come back no more"AmStagger LeeDmHe walked through the rain and he walked through the mudTill he came to a place called The Bucket of BloodAmStagger LeeDmHe said, "Mr Motherfucker, you know who I am?"The barkeeper said, "No, and I don't give a good goddamn"AmTo Stagger LeeDmHe said, "Well bartender, it's plain to seeI'm that bad motherfucker called Stagger LeeAmMr. Stagger Lee"DmBarkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the wayAnd I kick motherfucking asses like you every day"AmMr Stagger LeeDmWell those were the last words that the barkeep saidAm Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking headDmJust then in came a broad called Nellie BrownAmWas known to make more money than any bitch in townDmShe struts across the bar, hitching up her skirtOver to Stagger Lee, she starts to flirtAm Oh Stagger LeeDmShe saw the barkeep, said, "Oh God, he can't be dead!AmStag said, "Well, just count the holes in the motherfucker's head"DmShe said, "You ain't look like you scored in quite a time.AmWhy not come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime"Mr. Stagger LeeDm"But there's something I have to say before you beginAm You'll have to be gone before my man Billy Dilly comesin, Mr. Stagger Lee"Dm"I'll stay here till Billy comes in, till time comes to passAmAnd furthermore I'll fuck Billy in his motherfucking ass"Said Stagger LeeDm"I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you knowAmAnd I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get one fat boy's asshole"Said Stagger LeeDmJust then Billy Dilly rolls in and he says, "You must beThat bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee"Am Im Stagger LeeDm"Yeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your kneesAmAnd suck my dick, because If you don't you're gonna be dead"Said Stagger LeeDmBilly dropped down and slobbered on his headAmAnd Stag filled him full of leadDm Am ... Repeat to fade 3. Henry Lee (Cave) -------------------AmGet down, get down, little Henry LeeDmAnd stay all night with meYou won't find a girl in this damn worldAmThat will compare with meG G7And the wind did howl and the wind did blowCLa la la la laAmLa la la la leeDm AmA little bird lit down on Henry LeeAmI can't get down and I won't get downDmAnd stay all night with theeFor the girl I have in that merry green landAmI love far better than theeG G7And the wind did howl and the wind did blowCLa la la la laAmLa la la la leeDm AmA little bird lit down on Henry LeeAmShe leaned herself against a fenceDmJust for a kiss or twoAnd with a little pen-knife held in her handAmShe plugged him through and throughG G7And the wind did roar and the wind did moanCLa la la la laAmLa la la la leeDm AmA little bird lit down on Henry LeeAmCome take him by his lilly-white handsDm Come take him by his feetAnd throw him in this deep deep wellAmWhich is more than one hundred feetG G7And the wind did howl and the wind did blowCLa la la la laAmLa la la la leeDm AmA little bird lit down on Henry LeeAmLie there, lie there, little Henry LeeDmTill the flesh drops from your bonesFor the girl you have in that merry green landAmCan wait forever for you to come homeG G7And the wind did howl and the wind did moanCLa la la la laAmLa la la la leeDm AmA little bird lit down on Henry Lee ] x34. Lovely Creature (Cave/Bargeld/Casey/Harvey/Wydler) ----------------------------------------------------- Cm thoughout There she stands, this lovely creature There she stands, there she stands With her hair full of ribbons And green gloves on her hands So I asked this lovely creature Yes, I asked. Yes I asked Would she walk with me a while Through this night so fast She took my hand, this lovely creature "Yes", she said, "Yes", she said "Yes, I'll walk with you a while" It was a joyful man she led Over hills, this lovely creature Over mountains, over ranges By great pyramids and sphinxs We met drifters and strangers Oh the sands, my lovely creature And the mad, moaning winds At night the deserts writhed With diabolical things Through the night, through the night The wind lashed and it whipped me When I got home, my lovely creature She was no longer with me Somewhere she lies, this lovely creature Beneath the slow drifting sands With her hair full of ribbons And green gloves on her hands 5. Where the Wild Roses Grow (Cave) -----------------------------------Gm Cm GmThey call me The Wild RoseBb DBut my name was Elisa DayGm Cm GmWhy they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa DayGm BbFrom the first day I saw her I knew she was the oneCm DAs she stared in my eyes and smiledGm BbFor her lips were the colour of the rosesCm DThey grew down the river, all bloody and wildGm BbWhen he knocked on my door and entered the roomCm DMy trembling subsided in his sure embraceGm BbHe would be my first man, and with a careful handCm DHe wiped the tears that ran down my faceGm Cm GmThey call me The Wild RoseBb DBut my name was Elisa DayGm Cm GmWhy they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa DayGm BbOn the second day I brought her a flowerCm DShe was more beautiful than any woman I'd seenGm BbI said, 'Do you know where the wild roses growCm DSo sweet and scarlet and free?'Gm BbOn the second day he came with a single roseCm DHe said: 'Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?'Gm Bb I nodded my head, as I layed on the bedCm DIf I show you the roses will you follow?Gm Cm GmThey call me The Wild RoseBb DBut my name was Elisa DayGm Cm GmWhy they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa DayGm BbOn the third day he took me to the riverCm DHe showed me the roses and we kissedGm BbAnd the last thing I heard was a muttered wordCm BbAs he stood smiling above me with a rock in his fistGm BbOn the last day I took her where the wild roses growCm DAnd she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thiefGm BbAs I kissed her goodbye, I said, 'All beauty must die'Cm DAnd lent down and planted a rose between her teethGm Cm GmThey call me The Wild RoseBb DBut my name was Elisa DayGm Cm GmWhy they call me it I do not knowGm F GmFor my name was Elisa DayGm F GmFor my name was Elisa DayGm F GmFor my name was Elisa Day6. The Curse of Millhaven (Cave) -------------------------------- Repeat progression for entire songAm I live in a town called MillhavenDmAnd it's small and it's mean and it's coldBut if you come around just as the sun goes downAmYou can watch the whole town turn to goldG G7It's around about then that I used to go a-roamingC AmSinging La la la la La la la lieDm Em AmAll God's children they all gotta dieMy name is Loretta but I prefer Lottie I'm closing in on my fifteenth year And if you think you have seen a pair of eyes more green Then you sure didn't see them around here My hair is yellow and I'm always a-combing La la la la La la la lie Mama often told me we all got to die You must have heard about The Curse Of Millhaven How last Christmas Bill Blake's little boy didn't come home They found him next week in One Mile Creek His head bashed in and his pockets full of stones Well, just imagine all the wailing and moaning La la la la La la la lie Even little Billy Blake's boy, he had to die Then Professor O'Rye from Millhaven High Found nailed to his door his prize-winning terrier Then next day the old fool brought little Biko to school And we all had to watch as he buried her His eulogy to Biko had all the tears a-flowing La la la la La la la lie Even God's little creatures, they have to die Our little town fell into a state of shock A lot of people were saying things that made little sense Then the next thing you know the head of Handyman Joe Was found in the fountain of the Mayor's residence Foul play can really get a small town going La la la la La la la lie Even God's children all have to die Then, in a cruel twist of fate, old Mrs Colgate Was stabbed but the job was not complete The last thing she said before the cops pronounced her dead Was, "My killer is Loretta and she lives across the street!" Twenty cops burst through my door without even phoning La la la la La la la lie The young ones, the old ones, they all gotta die Yes, it is I, Lottie. The Curse Of Millhaven I've struck horror in the heart of this town Like my eyes ain't green and my hair ain't yellow It's more like the other way around I gotta pretty little mouth underneath all the foaming La la la la La la la lie Sooner or later we all gotta die Since I was no bigger than a weavil they've been saying I was evil That if "bad" was a boot that I'd fit it That I'm a wicked young lady, but I've been trying hard lately O fuck it! I'm a monster! I admit it! It makes me so mad my blood really starts a-going La la la la La la la lie Mama always told me that we all gotta die Yeah, I drowned the Blakey kid, stabbed Mrs. Colgate, I admit Did the handyman with his circular saw in his garden shed But I never crucified little Biko, that was two junior high school psychos Stinky Bohoon and his friend with the pumpkin-sized head I'll sing to the lot, now you got me going La la la la La la la lie All God's children have all gotta die There were all the others, all our sisters and brothers You assumed were accidents, best forgotten Recall the children who broke through the ice on Lake Tahoo? Everyone assumed the "Warning" signs had followed them to the bottom Well, they're underneath the house where I do quite a bit of stowing La la la la La la la lie Even twenty little children, they had to die And the fire of '91 that razed the Bella Vista slum There was the biggest shit-fight this country's ever seen Insurance companies ruined, land lords getting sued All cause of wee girl with a can of gasoline Those flames really roared when the wind started blowing La la la la La la la lie Rich man, poor man, all got to die Well I confessed to all these crimes and they put me on trial I was laughing when they took me away Off to the asylum in an old black Mariah It ain't home, but you know, it's fucking better than jail It ain't such bad old place to have a home in La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all gotta die Now I got shrinks that will not rest with their endless Rorschach tests I keep telling them they're out to get me They ask me if I feel remorse and I answer, "Why of course! There is so much more I could have done if they'd let me!" So it's Rorschach and Prozac and everything is groovy Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all have to die La la la la La la la lie I'm happy as a lark and everything is fine Singing La la la la La la la lie Yeah, everything is groovy and everything is fine Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they gotta die 7. The Kindness of Strangers (Cave) ----------------------------------- C Am F GC AmThey found Mary Bellows cuffed to the bedDm GWith a rag in her mouth and a bullet in her headF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmShe'd grown up hungry, she'd grown up poorDm GShe left her home in ArkansasF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmShe wanted to see the deep blue seaDm GShe travelled across TennesseeF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmShe met a man along the wayDm GHe introduced himself as Richard SladeF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmPoor Mary thought that she might dieDm GWhen she saw the ocean for the first timeF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmShe checked into a cheap little placeDm GRichard Slade carried in her old suitcaseF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC Am"I'm a good girl, sir", she said to himDm GI couldn't possibly permit you inF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmSlade tipped his hat and winked his eyeDm GAnd turned away without goodbyeF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmShe sat on her bed and thought of homeDm GWith the sea breeze whistling all aloneF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmIn hope and loneliness she crossed the floorDm GAnd undid the latch on her front doorF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmThey found her the next day cuffed to the bedDm GA rag in her mouth and a bullet in her headF G C GO poor Mary BellowsC AmSo mothers keep your girls at homeDm GDon't let them journey out aloneC AmTell them this world is full of dangerDm GAnd to shun the company of strangersF G C GO poor Mary BellowsF G C O poor Mary Bellows8. Crow Jane (Cave/Casey) ------------------------- D x4DCrow JaneDCrow JaneGCrow JaneDCrow JaneAh huh huhDHorrors in her headThat her tongue dare not name She lives alone by the river The rolling rivers of painGCrow JaneGCrow JaneDCrow JaneAh huh huhDThere is one shining eye on a hard-hatThe company closed down the mine Winking on waters they came Twenty hard-hats, twenty eyes In her clapboard shack Only six foot by five They killed all her whiskey And poured their pistols dryGCrow JaneGCrow JaneDCrow JaneAh huh huhDSeems you've rememberedHow to sleep, how to sleep The house dogs are in your turnips And your yard dogs are running all over the streetGCrow JaneGCrow JaneDCrow JaneAh huh huhD"O Mr. Smith and Mr. WessonWhy you close up shop so late?" "Just fitted out a girl who looked like a bird Measured .32, .44, .38 I asked that girl which road she was taking Said she was walking the road of hate But she stopped on a coal-trolley up to the new town Population: 48"GCrow JaneGCrow JaneDCrow JaneAh huh huhDYour guns are drunk and smokingThey've followed you right back to your gate Laughing all the way back from the new town Population, now, 28GCrow JaneGCrow JaneDCrow JaneAh hah huh D ... to fade 9. OMalleys Bar (Cave) ------------------------CmI am tall and I am thinOf an enviable hight And I've been known to be quite handsomeFmIn a certain angle and in certain lightCmWell I entered into O'Malley'sSaid, "O'Malley, I have a thirst" O'Malley merely smiled at meFmSaid "You wouldn't be the first"...Repeat same progression for 14 minutes 10. Death Is Not the End (Dylan) -------------------------------- A A E AAWhen you're sad and when you're lonelyAnd you haven't got a friendE AJust remember that death is not the endAAnd all that you held sacredFalls down and does not mendE AJust remember that death is not the endANot the end, not the endE AJust remember that death is not the endAWhen you're standing on the crossroadsThat you cannot comprehendE AJust remember that death is not the endAAnd all your dreams have vanishedAnd you don't know what's up the bendE AJust remember that death is not the endANot the end, not the endE AJust remember that death is not the endAWhen the storm clouds gather round youAnd heavy rains descendE AJust remember that death is not the endAAnd there's no-one there to comfort youWith a helping hand to lendE AJust remember that death is not the endANot the end, not the endE AJust remember that death is not the endDFor the tree of life is growingAWhere the spirit never diesDAnd the bright light of salvationA EUp in dark and empty skiesAWhen the cities are on fireWith the burning flesh of menE AJust remember that death is not the endAWhen you search in vain to findSome law-abiding citizenE EJust remember that death is not the endANot the end, not the endE AJust remember that death is not the endANot the end, not the endE AJust remember that death is not the endA A E A .. to fade