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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.
Chords:

E -0---0--------0---0--------------------------------------------------|
B -0---0--------0---0--------------------------------------------------|
G -0---4--------9---9---------7---7---------10--10--------5---5--------|
D -2---4--------9---9---------7---7---------10--10--------5---5--------|
A -2---2--------7---7---------5---5---------8---8---------3---3--------|
E -0---0--------0---7-------------5-------------8-------------3--------|

   [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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