Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Lyre Of Orpheus (Guitar)
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[Verse]
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Orpheus sat gloomy in his garden shed
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Wondering what to do
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With a lump of wood, and a piece of wire
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And a little pot of glue
[Chorus]
Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
G He sawed at the wood with half a heart G And glued it top to bottom G He strung a wire in between Gm He was feeling something rotten
[Chorus]
G C G Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
G Orpheus looked at his instrument C And he gave the wire a pluck D He heard a sound so beautiful A He gasped and said "Oh my God"
[Chorus]
G Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
G
He rushed inside to tell his wifeHe went racing down the halls
D Eurydice was still asleep in bed Gm Like a sack of cannonballs
[Chorus]
G Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
G
Look what I've made, cried OrpheusAnd he plucked a gentle note
D Eurydice's eyes popped from their sockets D And her tongue burst through her throat
[Chorus]
G Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
G "Oh God, what have I done, " he said G As her blood pooled in the sheets G But in his heart he felt a bliss G Which nothing could compete
[Chorus]
Gm G Gm Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
G Dm Orpheus went leaping through the fields G Strumming as hard as he did please C Birdies detonated in the sky D G Bunnies dashed their brains out on the trees
[Chorus]
Gm G Gm Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
[Verse]
G Orpheus strummed 'til his fingers bled G He hit a G minor 7 G He woke up God from a deep, deep sleep G God was a major player in heaven
[Chorus]
Gm A# Am A Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
Am E God picked up a giant hammer Am And He threw it with a thunderous yell E A Em It smashed down hard on Orpheus' head Em And it knocked him down a well
[Chorus]
Am A Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
[Verse]
E Well, the well went down very deep Em Am Very deep went down the well A Well, the well went down so very deep D G Am Well, the well went down to hell
[Chorus]
A Am A Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
C E Em Poor Orpheus woke up with a start A All amongst the rotting dead E His lyre tucked safe under his arm Em His brains all down his head
[Chorus]
Am A Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
[Verse]
A
Eurydice appeared brindled in bloodShe said to Orpheus
Am A "If you play that fucking thing down here A I'll stick it up your orifice!"
[Chorus]
E Am C Am Oh mama, oh mama
[Verse]
A "This lyre lark is for the birds, " said Orpheus Em Am A "It's enough to send you bats E Let's stay down here, Eurydice, dear A We'll have a bunch of screaming brats"
[Chorus]
Am C Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
[Verse]
A Orpheus picked up his lyre for the last time A He was on a real low down bummer A He stared deep into the abyss and said
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This one is for Mama
[Outro]
Am Oh mama, oh mama D Oh mama, oh mama Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama) Bm Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama) Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama) D Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)