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The Mercy Seat Nick Cave
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[Em]I began to [B(addE]warm and chill
[Em]To objects [B(addE]and their fields
[Em]A ragged cup, a [B(addE]twisted mop
[Em]The face of Jesus [B(addE]in my soup
[Em]Those sinister [B(addE]dinner deals
[Em]The meal trolley's [B(addE]wicked wheels
[Em]A hooked bone [B(addE]rising from my
[Em]food. All things [B(addE]good or ungood.
[E5]And the mercy seat is waiting
[E5(addB]And I think my head is burning
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]yearning to be
[D5]done with all this [D5(addA]measuring of
[D5]truth, An eye for an [D5(addA]eye and a tooth for a
[F5]tooth, And any[F5(addC]way I told the
[C5]truth, And I'm [C5(addG]not afraid to die.
[Em]Interpret [B(addE]signs and catalogue
[Em]A blackened [B(addE]tooth, a scarlet fog
[Em]The walls are [B(addE]bad. Black. Bottom kind.
[Em]They are the [B(addE]sick breath at my hind
[Em]They are the [B(addE]sick breath at my hind
[Em]They are the [B(addE]sick breath at my hind
[Em]They are the [B(addE]sick breath gathering
[Em]at my [B(addE]hind.
[E5]I hear [E5(addB]stories from the
[E5]chamber, How Christ was [E5(addB]born into a
[E5]manger And like some [E5(addB]ragged stranger
[D5]Died upon the [D5(addA]cross, And might I
[D5]say it seems so [D5(addA]fitting in its
[F5]way He was a [F5(addC]carpenter by
[C5]trade, Or at [C5(addG]least that's what I'm
[Em]told. [B(addE]
[Em] [B(addE]
[Em]Like m[B(addE]y good hand
[Em]I tattooed [B(addE]E.V.I.L. across it's
[Em]brother's fist [B(addE]
[Em]That filthy [B(addE]five! They did
[Em]nothing to [B(addE]resist.
[E5]In heaven His [E5(addB]throne is made of gold
[E5]The ark of His [E5(addB]testament is
[E5]stowed, A throne from [E5(addB]which I'm told all
[D5]history does un[D5(addA]fold, Down here it's
[D5]made of wood and [D5(addA]wire, And my
[F5]body is on [F5(addC]fire
[C5]And God is [C5(addG]never far away.
[Em]Into the [B(addE]mercy seat I climb
[Em]My head is [B(addE]shaved, my head is
[Em]wired, And like a [B(addE]moth that tries to
[D5]enter the bright [D5(addA]eye, so I go
[D5]shuffling out [D5(addA]life, Just to
[F5]hide in death a [F5(addC]while
[C5]And any[C5(addG]way I never lied.
[Em]My kill-hand [B(addE]is called E.V.I.L.
[Em]Wears a wedding [B(addE]band that's G.O.O.D.
[Em]'Tis a long [B(addE]suffering shackle
[Em]Collaring all that [B(addE]rebel blood
[E5]And the mercy seat is waiting
[E5(addB]And I think my head is burning
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]yearning to be
[D5]done with all this [D5(addA]measuring of
[D5]truth, An eye for an [D5(addA]eye and a tooth for a
[F5]tooth, And any[F5(addC]way I told the
[C5]truth, And I'm [C5(addG]not afraid to die.
[E5]And the mercy seat is burning
[E5(addB]And I think my head is glowing
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]hoping to be
[D5]done with all this [D5(addA]weighing up of
[D5]truth, An eye for an [D5(addA]eye and a tooth for a
[F5]tooth, And any[F5(addC]way I told the
[C5]truth, And I'm [C5(addG]not afraid to die.
[E5]And the mercy seat is glowing
[E5(addB]And I think my head is smoking
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]hoping to be
[D5]done with all these [D5(addA]looks of disbeleif
[D5] An eye for an [D5(addA]eye and a tooth for a
[F5]tooth, And any[F5(addC]way I there was no
[C5]proof, [C5(addG]Nor a motive why.
[E5]And the mercy seat is smoking
[E5(addB]And I think my head is melting
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]helping to be
[D5]done with all this [D5(addA]twisting of
[D5]truth, An eye for an [D5(addA]eye and a truth for a
[F5]truth, And any[F5(addC]way I told the
[C5]truth, And I'm [C5(addG]not afraid to die.
[E5]And the mercy seat is melting
[E5(addB]And I think my blood is boiling
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]spoiling all the
[D5]fun with all this [D5(addA]truth and consequence
[D5] An eye for an [D5(addA]eye and a truth for a
[F5]truth, And any[F5(addC]way I told the
[C5]truth, And I'm [C5(addG]not afraid to die.
[E5]And the mercy seat is waiting
[E5(addB]And I think my head is burning
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]yearning to be
[D5]done with all this [D5(addA]measurement of
[D5]proof, A lie for a li[D5(addA]e and a truth for a
[F5]truth, And any[F5(addC]way there was no
[C5]proof, And I'm [C5(addG]not afraid to tell a lie.
[E5]And the mercy seat is waiting
[E5(addB]And I think my head is burning
[E5]And in a way I'm [E5(addB]yearning to be
[D5]done with all this [D5(addA]measurment of
[D5]proof, An eye for an [D5(addA]eye and a truth for a
[F5]truth, And any[F5(addC]way I told the
[C5]truth, And I'm [C5(addG]afraid I told a lie.
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[Em] [B(addE] [E5] [E5(addB] [D5] [D5(addA] [F5] [F5(addC] [C5] [C5(addG]
Cheers,
[--]Greg O'Beirne
woyf@perth.dialix.oz.au
gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
http://www.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/
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