CAVE NICK - "the mercy seat" Tablature

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 01:07:48 +0800 (WST)
From: "Greg O'Beirne" <gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au>
Subject: CRD: "The Mercy Seat" by Nick Cave


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The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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transcribed by Greg O'Beirne (gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au)

Note: Every version of the Mercy Seat is different and
almost infinitely extendable. The version here is
how I play the chords, plus the lyrics that appear
in the booklet for the Tender Prey CD (with quite a few changes).
In short, this is just an approximation, so choose your own
lyrics from the vast selection that appear below.
The chords are defined at the end.


The Mercy Seat
written by Nick Cave & Mick Harvey


It ..
And ..
Of ..
And ..
I am ...

Em B(addE)
I ..
Em B(addE)
To ..
Em B(addE)
A ..
Em B(addE)
The ..
Em B(addE)
Those ..
Em B(addE)
The ..
Em B(addE)
A ..
Em B(addE)
food. ...

E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth..
F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth, And I'm not afraid to die..
Em B(addE)
Interpret ..
Em B(addE)
A ..
Em B(addE)
The ...
Em B(addE)
They ..
Em B(addE)
They ..
Em B(addE)
They ...
Em B(addE)
They ..
Em B(addE)
at ...

E5 E5(addB)
I hear ..
E5 E5(addB)
chamber..
E5 E5(addB)
manger ..
D5 D5(addA)
Died ...
D5 D5(addA)
say ..
F5 F5(addC)
way ..
C5 C5(addG)
trade...
Em B(addE)
told.

Em B(addE)

Em B(addE)
Like ..
Em B(addE)
I ..
Em B(addE)
brother's ..
Em B(addE)
That ..
Em B(addE)
nothing ...

E5 E5(addB)
In ...
E5 E5(addB)
The ..
E5 E5(addB)
stowed..
D5 D5(addA)
history ..
D5 D5(addA)
made ..
F5 F5(addC)
body ..
C5 C5(addG)
And ...

Em B(addE)
Into ..
Em B(addE)
My ..
Em B(addE)
wired..
D5 D5(addA)
enter ..
D5 D5(addA)
shuffling ..
F5 F5(addC)
hide ..
C5 C5(addG)
And ....

Em B(addE)
My ..
Em B(addE)
Wears ...
Em B(addE)
'Tis a ..
Em B(addE)
Collaring ..

E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ...
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth, ..
F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth, ...

E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth, ..a
F5 F5(addC)
tooth, ..
C5 C5(addG)
truth...

E5
And the ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
An ..
F5 F5(addC)
tooth..
C5 C5(addG)
proof..

E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ...
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
truth..
F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth...

E5
And ...
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
fun ..
D5 D5(addA)
An ..a
F5 F5(addC)
truth, ..
C5 C5(addG)
truth, ...

E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ...
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
proof, ..
F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5 C5(addG)
proof, ...

E5
And ..
E5(addB)
And ..
E5 E5(addB)
And ..
D5 D5(addA)
done ..
D5 D5(addA)
proof..
F5 F5(addC)
truth..
C5 C5(addG)
truth...


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/