Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The boatmans call
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Here's another chord compilations of one of the most depressing albums I've ever heard.
a pretty spare, acoustic/piano album so I figured it'd be cool to collect the chords to
in one place. Here it goes!
All transcription credit goes to Alon Drori, Boaz, Moho, Leo McPartland, Peter
and ondrej.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds'
1. Into My Arms
Note: If chord reads, */# play the chord * with the # bass note.
F/C
C G/B C F/C
I don't believe in an interventionist God
C G/B C F/C
But I know, darling, that you do
C G/B C F/C
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
Not to inCtervene when it came to you
Not to toucFh a hair on your head
To leave Dmyou as you are
And iGf He felt He had to direct you
Then direct you into my arms
Dm
E --3p1-0h1---------1--------------------|
B ----------3---3--------1h3-----3-------|
G ------------2---2---2--------2---2-----|
D ----------0----------------0-----------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
Into my arms, O Lord
C
E --1p0---0------------------------------|
B ------3---1-------1----0h1-------------|
G --------------0----------------0-------|
D ------------2---2---2--------2---2-----|
A ----------3----------------3-----------|
E ---------------------------------------|
Into my arms, O Lord
Dm
E --3p1-0h1---------1--------------------|
B ----------3---3--------1h3-----3-------|
G ------------2---2---2--------2---2-----|
D ----------0----------------0-----------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|
Into my arms, O Lord
C
E --1p0---0---------------------------0--------1---|
B ------3---1-------1-----0---3---1-------3----1---|
G --------------0------------------------------2---|
D ------------2---2---2-----2---2---2---2---2------|
A ----------3-----------------3-------3------------|
E ---------------------------------------------1---|
Into my arms
And I don't believe in the existence of angels
But looking at you I wonder if that's true
But if I did I would summon them together
And ask them to watch over you
To each burn a candle for you
To make bright and clear your path
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
And guide you into my arms
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms
And I believe in Love
And I know that you do too
And I believe in some kind of path
That we can walk down, me and you
So keep your candles burning
And make her journey bright and pure
That she will keep returning
Always and evermore
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms
2. Lime-Tree Arbour
TheAm boatman calls from the lake
A lFone loon dives Gupon the water
I pAmut my hand over hers
DowFn in the lime-tGree arbouCr
TheAm wind in the trees is whispering
WhiFspering low that I Glove her
SheAm puts her hand over mine
DowFn in the lime-tree Garbour C
Chorus:
ThGrough every breath that I breathe
AnAmd every place I go F
ThFmere is a hand tChat protecAmts me
AnFd I do loveG her so C
Repeat the same chords through the
others lyrics and chorus
3. People Ain't No Good
intro: C/G/F
People just (C)ain't no good(G)(F)
I think that's well understood
You can see it everywhere you look
People just ain't no (G)good
People they (C)ain't (G)no (G)good
To our (C)love send a dozen white (F)lilies
4. Brompton Oratory
(C)Up those stone (A)steps I climb
(F)Hail this joyful (G)day¥s return
(C)Into its great shadowed (A)vault I go
(Bb)Hail the Pente(F)costal (G)morn
and so it goes...
5. There Is A Kingdom
Intro: C Fm C Fm
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Verse: (same as intro)
CJust like a biFmrd that sings up theC sun
In a Fmdawn so very dEbark
Such is my lAbove for you
EbSuch is my lAbove
Chorus: Db Ab
There is a kingdom
TDbhere is a kAbing
The bridge, I don't know exactly, but just play around in F minor.
6. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For?
(a)I've felt you coming girl, (C)as you drew near
(F)I knew you'd find me, cause I (C)longed you here
(F)Are you my destiny? Is this (C)how you'll appear?
W(Bb)rapped in a coat with tears in your eyes?
(G)Well take that coat babe, and throw it on the floor
Are (d)you the (C)one that (Bb)I've been (F)waiting for?(a)
O we will (G)know, won't we?
(F)The sta(G)rs will explode (a)in the sky
But they (G)don't, do they?
(F)Stars have their (G)moment and then they (a)die
7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?
I rGmemember a girl Cmso very well
TheGm carnival drum alFl mad in the air
GriGmm reapers and skeletons and Dma missionary bell
O wBbhere do we go now butF nowhere
In Gma colonial hotel Cmwe fucked up the sun
AndGm then we fucked iFt down again
WelGml the sun goes upDm and the sun goes down
GoiBbng round and around but Fnowhere
TheGm kitten that padded Cmand purred on my lap
NowGm swipes at my face wFith the paw of a bear
I tGmurn the other cheek anDmd you lay into that
O wBbhere do we go now Fbut nowhere
Chorus:
EbO wake up my love my lover Fwake up
EbO wake up my love my lover Fwake up
And so on with the other verses and chorus...
8. West Country Girl
intro: A
(a)With a crooked smile and a heart-shaped face
Comes from the West country where the birds sing bass
She¥s got a house-big heart where we all live
(F)and plead and council (E)and forgive
9. Black Hair
intro: F/G a few times
(F)Last night my (G)kisses were banked in (F)black hair(G)
(F)And in my bed, my (G)lover, her hair was midnight (F)black(G)
(C)And all her (e)mystery dwelled within her (a)black hair(F)
(F)And her black hair (G)framed A happy
face(G)
(F)Today she took A (G)train to the (C)West(A)
10. Idiot Prayer
Capo: 8th Fret
AmThey're taking me down my friend G
Amand as they usher me off to my end G
will I bid you adieu? D C
Or be seeing you soon? D C
If what they say round here is true Am
thGen we'll meet again
me and you. D
11. Far From Me
Main bass-line
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------- 0-0--0--33-22-----------------|
A-3-3-0-33-----3-------------------3-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1:
Fyou Gwere my mad little lover
Fin a woGrld where everybody fucks everybody else over
youDm are so far fromG me
so Dmfar from me G
Cfar from me
(For other choruses)
Dmso far from me G
Dmso far from me G
Emway across some cold, neFurotic sea G