Midnight Man Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
tuning:
Standard
Chords:
Em - 022x00
G - 320033
C - x32010
A - x02220
[F] [-] [133211]
Intro
[Em]
Verse 1
[Em] Hold that chrysalis in your palm,see it [G]split and change[Em]
[Em] It won't do you any harm, it's just [G]trying to rearrange[Em]
[Em] It was born to live a day, now it [G]flies up from your [C]hand
[C] It's beautiful, it's the one they call your ever-loving ma[Em]n
Verse 2
[Em] Wolves have carried your babies away, oh your k[G]ids drip from their teeth[Em]
[Em] The nights are long and the day is b[G]itter cold beyond belief[Em]
em G C
You spread yourself like a penitent upon the mad vibrating sand
[C] And through your teeth arrange to meet your midnight man[Em] [G]
Chorus 1
[A] Everybody's coming round to my place[Em] [G]
[A] Everybody's coming round to my place[Em] [G]
[A] Everybody's coming round, oh baby, don't you see
[A] Everybody wanna be your midnight man[Em]
Verse 3
[Em] Don't disturb me as I sleep, treat me [G]gently when I wake[Em]
[Em] Don't disturb me when I sleep even [G]though your body aches[Em]
[Em] And even though your body aches[G] to serve at his com[C]mand
[C] Between the wars she still adores her ever-loving man[Em]
Verse 4
[Em] Close your eyes, sleep in him, [G]dream of your lost[Em] sons and daughters
[Em] Me, I'll raise up the dorsal fin, and [G]glide up and down the [Em]waters
[Em] I'll glide up and down the waters, then I'll [G]walk upon the land[C]
[C] And call the out, the ones who doubt your midnight man[Em] [G]
Chorus 2
[A] Everybody's coming round to my place[Em] [G]
[A] Everybody's coming round to my place[Em] [G]
[A] Everybody's coming round, oh baby, don't you see
[A] Everybody wants to be your midnight m[Em]an
Verse 5
[Em] It's early in the morning[G] and I don't know what to [Em]do
[Em] It's early in the morning and I [G]can't believe it's [Em]true
[Em] It's early in the morning and it's h[G]appening ag[C]ain
[C] I called you once, I called you twice, ain't I your midnight man?[Em] [G]
Chorus 3
[A] Everybody's coming round to my place[Em] [G]
[A] Everybody's coming round to my place[Em] [G]
[A] Everybody's coming round, oh baby, don't you see
[A] Everybody wants to be your midnight m[Em]an
Outro:
[Em] [F] [G] [F] [Em] Everybody's coming round
[Em] [F] [G] [F] [Em] Everybody's coming round
[Em] [F] [G] [F] [Em] Everybody's coming round
[Em] [F] [G] [F] [Em] To be your midnight man
[Em] [F] [G] [F] [Em] To be your midnight man
[Em] [F] [G] [F] [Em]
Timing of the outro:
[Em] [F] [G] [G] [F] [F] [F] [Em]
e|--0----1--3-------3-----1--1---1-0-------------| B|--0----1--3-------3-----1--1---1-0-------------| G|--x----2--0-------0-----2--2---2-x-------------| D|--2----3--0-------0-----3--3---3-2-------------| A|--2----3--2-------2-----3--3---3-2-------------| E|--0----1--3-------3-----1--1---1-0-------------|
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