Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - City of Refuge Chords

Tempo:
128.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

F

Em

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - City of Refuge chords
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[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[Am] [A] [Em]
You [E]
better run, [G] you better [Em] run, you better run to the city of refuse.
You better run, you better run, you [G] better run to the city of refuse.
You [E] better run, you better run, [G] you better run to the city [F] of refuse.
You [E] better run, you better run, [G] you better run to the city [F] of refuse.
[E]
[G] [F] [E] Oh, and the stanky from the bar in the state of shame because your robes are covered [Am] in mud.
[E] Whitney, I like the pain [Ebm] of a woman [E] on the street.
[Em] The doctors will run with [F] blood, they will run with [E] blood.
You
[G] better [F]
[E] run, you better run, you [G] better run to the city of [F] refuse.
When [E] the day is a [N] man, there's my brother, my sister, [E] with the drag to walk [Am] a cow now.
[Bm] You were great, but in the [E] end you're gonna be one wreck.
[G] But great you must be the end, and you must be [E] the end.
You better run,
[G] [F]
[E] you better run, you [Em] better run to the city [Bb] of refuse.
[G] You [E] better run.
You've been working in the darkness against your fellow man.
You'll find a job to [A] kill him for.
[C] So you scrub and you scrub, even the trouble is [G] above.
But nobody wants [Fm] your shot, no one wants your shot.
[E] You better run, you better run, [Em] you better run [G] to the city of [F] refuse.
You [E] better run, you better run, you [G] better [F]
[E]
[G] run to the city of [F] refuse.
[Em] You [E] better run, you better [Em] run, you [G] better run to the [Bb] city of refuse.
[E]
When you stand before the barber in a state of shame, because your roots are [Gb] covered in mud.
When the [E] media and the beaters come a-hollering on the street, [G] the gods will run with blood, [F] they will [E] run with blood.
You better run, you [G] better run, you better [F]
[E]
[Em] run to the city of [F] refuse.
You [E] better [G]
[Dm]
[E]
[G] [C]
[E]
[Em] [G]
[E] run, you better run, you better [Eb] run to the city of [F] refuse.
[Db] You [E] better run, you better run, [G] you better run to [Cm] the city of [E] refuse.
[Em]
[Eb] [E]
[Em]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - (2010 Remaster) City Of Refuge chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, F, E, G and E. Start with a comfortable 64 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 128. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ _ _ _ You [E]
better run, _ [G] you better [Em] run, you better run to the city of refuse.
You better run, you better run, you [G] better run to the city of refuse.
You [E] better run, you better run, [G] you better run to the city [F] of refuse.
You [E] better run, you better run, [G] you better run to the city [F] of refuse. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] Oh, and the stanky from the bar in the state of shame because your robes are covered [Am] in mud.
[E] Whitney, I like the pain [Ebm] of a woman [E] on the street.
[Em] The doctors will run with [F] blood, they will run with [E] blood.
You _ _ _ _
[G] better _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ run, you better run, you [G] better run to the city of [F] refuse.
When [E] the day is a [N] man, there's my brother, my sister, [E] with the drag to walk [Am] a cow now.
[Bm] You were great, but in the [E] end you're gonna be one wreck.
[G] But great you must be the end, and you must be [E] the end.
_ _ You better run, _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[E] _ _ you better run, you [Em] better run to the city [Bb] of refuse.
[G] You [E] better run. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You've been working in the darkness against your fellow man.
You'll find a job to [A] kill him for.
[C] So you scrub and you scrub, even the trouble is [G] above.
But nobody wants [Fm] your shot, no one wants your shot.
[E] You better run, you better run, [Em] you better run [G] to the city of [F] refuse.
You [E] better run, you better run, you [G] better _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] run to the city of [F] refuse.
[Em] You [E] better run, you better [Em] run, you [G] better run to the [Bb] city of refuse.
[E]
When you stand before the barber in a state of shame, because your roots are [Gb] covered in mud.
When the [E] media and the beaters come a-hollering on the street, [G] the gods will run with blood, [F] they will [E] run with blood.
You better run, you [G] better run, you better _ [F] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] run to the city of [F] refuse.
You [E] better _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] run, you better run, you better [Eb] run to the city of [F] refuse.
[Db] You [E] better run, you better run, [G] you better run to [Cm] the city of [E] refuse. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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It's Nick Cave who authored this song.

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