CAVE NICK - "the good son" Tablature

Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 10:50:48 +0100 (BST)
From: "Andy Field" <andyf@cogs.susx.ac.uk>

These are the Chords to the album 'The Good Son' by Nick Cave and the Bad
Seeds (mute 1990). Origionally posted to the Nick Cave Newsgroup.

Andy Field

(andyf@cogs.susx.ac.uk)

>
> FOI NA CRUZ
>
>
> Intro:
>
> C,G / C,G
>
>
> C
>
> Foi ..
>
> Am
> que ..
>
> F G C
> meus ..
>
> Am
> Foi ..
>
> G
> que ..
>
> C
> Foi na ..
>
> G C F
> Love ..
>
> Gm Eb D Gm Eb / Gm / Gmaj7
> but ..
>
>
> Repeat this pattern for all other verses/choruses.
> **********************************************************************************************
>
> THE GOOD SON
>
>
> Em
> The ..
> he ..
> but ..
> against ...
> Yet he ..
> but ..
>
>
> Am
> The ..
>
> Em
> The ..
>
> Am
> The ..
>
>
> Em
> the ......
>
>
>
> .......
>
>
> G
> One ..
> one ..
>
> Am [ C / D ]
> one ..
>
> G
> One .....
>
> etc
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> SORROW'S CHILD
>
>
> (G) (Bb) Cm Bb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> Cm Bb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> Cm Bb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> Cm Bb
> Sorrow's ..
>
> C# G# Eb C#
> and ..
>
> Cm Bb Cm Bb G#
> sorrow's ..
>
>
> repeat
>
>
>
> Piano Solo bit at end:
>
> Cm / Bb / Cm / Eb / G / Cm, Bb / G#
>
> - You'll have to play along to the record to work out where the changes come (it's fairly obvious from humming the piano melody over the top).
>
> *************************************************************************************************
>
> THE WEEPING SONG
>
> Easy one this .....
>
> intro Gm
>
> (C, D - notes played on 5th string)
>
>
> Gm F Gm
> Go son, ..
>
> Gm F Gm
> and ..
>
> Gm F Gm
> then...
>
> Gm F Gm
> the ...
>
> Gm F Gm
> Father ..
>
> Gm F Gm
> They ..
>
> Gm F Gm
> Then ..
>
> Gm F Gm
> They ..
>
> F Gm F Gm
> This ..
>
> Gm F Gm
> while ..
>
> F Gm F Gm [C D - notes on 5th string]
> this ...
>
>
> Repeat to end
>
> *************************************************************************************************
>
> THE SHIP SONG
>
>
> G D
> Come ..
>
> C G D
> and ..
>
> G D
> we ..
>
> C G D
> everytime ..
>
> G D
> come..
>
> C G D
> and ..
>
> G D
> you ..
>
> C G D
> Everytime ...
>
> ¤
>
> C G D
> We ..
>
> C G D
> we ..
>
> Em G
> but ..
>
> C G D
> everything ...
>
> G D
> Come ..
>
> C G D
> and ..
>
> G D
> we ..
>
> C G D
> everytime ..
>
>
> Return to '¤' and repeat through remaining lyrics.
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> THE HAMMER SONG
>
>
> Riff 1 TAB:
>
>
> E---------------------------
> B---------------------------
> G---------------------------
> D---------------------------
> A-----1--3^5-5-3-3-1-1-0----
> E--3----------------------3-
>
> ^ means slide. This riff is played with lots of delay added.
>
> This is the riff played by the guitar throughout the verse - check record for exact rhythm.
>
> The bits in {} are bass bits for bass guitar!)
>
>
> Gm {G F# F D G (lo)}
> I set ..
>
> (Guit Riff 1)
> and ..
>
> Gm
> and ..
>
> { G F# F D F(lo)} (guit Riff 1)
> my ..
>
> Gm
> now, ..
>
> G# Gm
> and ..
>
>
>
>
> Repeat until:
>
>
> Gm
> Then ..
>
> G# Gm
> and ..
>
> F Eb
> it ..
>
> G# Gm
> take ...
>
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> LAMENT
>
>
> Fm
> I've ..
>
> Gm Fm
> your ..
>
> Fm
> I know ..
>
> Gm Fm
> your ...
>
> G# C# Eb G#
> So ..
>
> C# Eb G# Eb Bb
> now ...
>
>
>
> Repeat over remaining lyrics
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>
> THE WITNESS SONG
>
>
> Ok, The bass in this is sort of playing { D D(octave higher) C A G } behing the vocals.
> listen to the record and hopefully all will become clear!
>
> C / Am / G /
>
> D
> Yeah..
> I ..
>
> D
> where ..
>
> D
> All ..
>
> D
> and a ..
>
> C
> a ..
>
> Am G D
> a ...
>
> D
> Now ..
>
>
> when ...
>
>
> Repeat a lot.
>
>
> Middle Bit:
>
> D
> and ..
> but ..
> here ...
> .................
> and ..
> and ...
> and ..
>
> Dm
> and ...
> "babe ..
> "babe ..
>
> C
> "babe ..
>
> Am G
> "babe ..
>
> D (with bass bit)
>
> repeat D until end.
>
> **********************************************************************************************
>
> LUCY
>
>
> G Em
> Last ..
>
> G Em
> the ..
>
> G Em
> it ..
>
> Am D
> of ...
>
> G Em
> then ..
>
> G Em
> her ..
>
> G Em
> came ..
>
> Am Em
> all ..
>
> G D
> now ..
>
> G D
> and ..
>
> Em C
> O ..
>
> Am D
> wherever ..
>
>
> Rpt over remaining words.
>
> ************************************************************************************************
>



Worked out and Compiled by Andy Field (May 1995)

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