Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The ballad of robert moore and betty coltrane

There was a ^Amthickset man with ^Amfrog eyes who was ^Amstanding at the ^Amdoor And a ^Glittle bald man with ^Gwing nut ears was ^Gwaiting in the ^Gcar Well, ^FRobert Moore passed the ^Gfrog-eyed man as he ^Dwalked into the ^Gbar And Betty Col^Amtrane, she ^Amjumped under her ^Amtable ^Am

"What's your ^Ampleasure?", asked the ^Ambarman, he had a ^Amface like boiled ^Ammeat "There's a ^Ggirl called Betty ^GColtrane that ^GI have come to ^Gsee" "But I ^Fain't seen that ^Ggirl 'round here for ^Dmore than a ^Gweek" And Betty Col^Amtrane, she had ^Amhid beneath the ^Amtable ^Am

Well, then ^Amin came a ^Amsailor with mermaids ^Amtattooed on his ^Amarms Followed ^Gby the man with the ^Gwing nut ears who was ^Gwaitin' in the ^Gcar Well, ^FRobert Moore sensed ^Gtrouble, he'd seen it ^Dcomin' from a^Gfar And Betty Col^Amtrane, she ^Amgasped beneath the ^Amtable ^Am

Ah well, the ^Amsailor said, "I'm ^Amlooking for my wife, they ^Amcall her Betty Col^Amtrane" And the ^Gfrog-eyed man said, "^GThat can't be, that's ^Gmy wife's maiden ^Gname" And the ^Fman with the wing nut ^Gears said, "Hey, I ^Dmarried her back in ^GSpain" And Betty Col^Amtrane crossed her^Amself beneath the ^Amtable ^Am

Well, ^AmRobert Moore stepped ^Amup and said, "That ^Amwoman is my ^Amwife" And he ^Gdrew a silver ^Gpistol and a ^Gwicked bowie ^Gknife And he ^Fshot the man with the ^Gwing nut ears ^Dstraight between the ^Geyes And Betty Col^Amtrane, she ^Ammoaned under the ^Amtable ^Am

Ah well, the ^Amfrog-eyed man jumped at ^AmRobert Moore who ^Amstabbed him in the ^Amchest And as ^GMr. Frog-Eyes ^Gdied he said, "Betty, you're the ^Ggirl that I loved ^Gbest" Then the ^Fsailor pulled a ^Grazor, Robert ^Dblasted it to ^Gbits "And Bett^Amyyy, I know you're ^Amunder the ^Amtable" ^Am

"Well, ^Amhave no fear," said ^AmRobert Moore, "I ^Amdo not wanna ^Amhurt you" "^GNever a woman ^Gdid I love me ^Ghalf as much as ^Gyou" "You're the ^Fblessed sun, the ^Gmeek girl, and you ^Dare the sacred ^Gmoon" And Betty ^Am shot his legs ^Amout from under the ^Amtable ^Am

Well, ^AmRobert Moore went ^Amdown heavy with a ^Amcrash upon the ^Amfloor And ^Gover to his thrashin' ^Gbody, Betty ^GColtrane, she did ^Gcrawl She ^Fput the gun to the ^Gback of his head and ^Dpulled the trigger once ^Gmore And blew his ^Ambrains out all ^Amover the ^Amtable ^Am

Well, ^AmBetty stood up and ^Amshook her head and ^Amwaved the smoke a^Amway Said, "I'm ^Gsorry, Mr. ^GBarman, to ^Gleave your place this ^Gway" As she ^Femptied out their ^Gwallets she said, "I'll col^Dlect my severance ^Gpay" Then she ^Amwinked and threw a ^Amdollar on the ^Amtable ^Am