Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat (Guitar Live)
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[Intro]
N.C.
It began when they come took me from my home
And put me in Dead Row
Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know
And I’ll say it again
I am not afraid to die
[Verse 1]
Em Bm I began to warm and chill Em Bm To objects and their fields, Em Bm A ragged cup, a twisted mop Em Bm The face of Jesus in my soup Em Bm Those sinister dinner meals Em Bm The meal trolley’s wicked wheels Em Bm Em A hooked bone rising from my food Bm All things either good or ungood
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is waiting Em And I think my head is burning Bm And in a way I’m yearning D Dm To be done with all this measuring of truth
An eye for an eye
F A tooth for a tooth C An anyway I told the truth Em And I’m not afraid to die
[Verse 2]
Em Bm Interpret signs and catalogue Em Bm A blackened tooth, a scarlet fog Em Bm The walls are bad, black bottom kind Em Bm They are the sick breath at my hind Em Bm They are the sick breath at my hind Em Bm They are the sick breath at my hind Em Bm Em Bm They are the sick breath gathering at my hind
[Chorus]
Em I hear stories from the chamber Em How Christ was born into a manger Bm And like some ragged stranger D Died upon the cross Dm F And might I say it seems so fitting in its way C He was a carpenter by trade Em Or at least that’s what I’m told.
[Verse 3]
Em Bm Like my good hand I Em Bm Tattooed E.V.I.L. across it’s brother’s fist Em Bm That filthy five! They did nothing Em Bm To challenge or resist
[Chorus]
Em In Heaven His throne is made of gold Em The ark of His testament is stowed Bm A throne from which I’m told D All history does unfold Dm Down here it’s made of wood & wire F C And my body is on fire Em And God is never far away Em Into the mercy seat I climb Em My head is shaved, my head is wired Bm And like a moth that tries D To enter the bright eye Dm I go shuffling out of life F C Just to hide in death awhile Em And anyway I never lied
[Verse 4]
Em Bm My kill-hand is called E.V.I.L Em Bm Wears a wedding band that’s G.O.O.D Em Bm ‘Tis a long-suffering shackle Em Bm Collaring all that rebel blood
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is waiting Em And I think my head is burning Bm And in a way I’m yearning D Dm To be done with all this measuring of truth
An eye for an eye
F And a tooth for a tooth C An anyway I told the truth Em And I’m not afraid to die
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is burning Em And I think my head is glowing Bm And in a way I’m hoping D Dm To be done with all this weighing up of truth
An eye for an eye
F And a tooth for a tooth C And I’ve got nothing left to lose Em And I’m not afraid to die
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is glowing Em And I think my head is smoking Bm And in a way I’m hoping D Dm To be done with all these looks of disbelief
An eye for an eye
F And a tooth for a tooth C And anyway there was no proof Em Nor a motive why
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is smoking Em And I think my head is melting Bm And in a way I’m helping D Dm To be done with all this twisting of the truth
A lie for a lie
F And a truth for a truth C And I’ve got nothing left to lose Em And I’m not afraid to die
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is melting Em And I think my head is boiling Bm And in a way I’m spoiling D All the fun with all this truth and consequence Dm An eye for an eye F And a truth for a truth C An anyway I told the truth Em And I’m not afraid to die
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is waiting Em And I think my head is burning Bm And in a way I’m yearning D Dm To be done with all this measuring of proof Dm A life for a life F And a truth for a truth C And anyway there was no proof Em But I’m not afraid to tell a lie
[Chorus]
Em And the mercy seat is waiting Em And I think my head is burning Bm And in a way I’m yearning D Dm To be done with all this measuring of truth. Dm An eye for an eye F And a truth for a truth C An anyway I told the truth Em But I’m afraid I told a lie