Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Nocturama (Guitar)

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Chords

[Verse 1]
G
I passed by the Silent Tiger
The Ailing Ape
Am              G
The Forgotten Llama

                      Bm Am  G     C
The Penguin face down in the water

G                    Am    G
I retreat into the Nocturama

                            D
When will I ever be your husband?

G              C    Am    D
 When will you ever be my bride?

G                           D
 When will you take me from this place

G      C    G            Am  G
 Where hope and hopelessness collide?
[Chorus]
Ab        Bm   G
 To be by your side

              Bm
To be by your side

              C
To be by your side

              Am
To be by your side

              G
To be by your side

              Bm
To be by your side

              C
To be by your side

      C
To be by your side
[Bridge]
G                        D
Again and again Baby I'm not that strong

           Em                             Am          D
I've got a chain around my ankle and it's dragging me down
[Verse 2]
G
 Well nothing moves behind the glass

C       G              Am
 Deep inside this artificial night

G                D            G
 Tiny eyes blink from the darkness

C         G             Am C
 Saying everything will be alright

       Ab G
You'll be alright

Bm        C
 It'll be alright

         Am
It'll be alright
[Chorus]
              G
To be by your side

              Bm
To be by your side

              C
To be by your side

      Am      Ab
To be by your side
[Verse 3]
Bm   G                        D
Well again and again Baby I'm not that tough

Bm   Em                           Am          D
When Night falls 'round here it's never Night enough
[Instrumental] G Bm C G Am G C Am [Chorus]
              G
To be by your side

              Bm
To be by your side

              C
To be by your side

              Am
To be by your side

              G
To be by your side

              Bm
To be by your side

              C
To be by your side

              Am
To be by your side

           G
It'll be alright

           Bm
It'll be alright

           C
It'll be alright

           Am
It'll be alright
[Outro] To be by your side To be by your side