Chords for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song (Official Video)
Tempo:
87.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
G
Dm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] [Gm] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F] [Gm]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[G] Your son go [F] down to [G] the water and see the [F] women weeping [G] there.
Then go up [F] into [G] the mountain and [G]
they are [F] all [G] weeping.
[Gm] Father why [F] are all the women [Gm] weeping?
[Dm] [G] They are all [F] weeping for [G] them.
Then why are [F] [G]
they all [F] weeping there?
[Dm] [G]
[Gm] [F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of [Gm] witchdoing.
Why are all the [F] men that the women [Gm] sleep?
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] at all.
Father why are all the [F] children [G] weeping?
Oh they are [F] merely crying [Gm] son.
Oh they are [F] merely crying.
[Gm]
Yes they are weeping, [F] yes.
This [Gm]
[F] is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of [Gm] witchdoing.
Why are [F] all the little children [Gm] sleeping?
[F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, but I [F] won't be weeping [Gm] long.
Oh father tell [F] me are you [G] weeping?
Your [Gm] face it [F] seems wet [Gm] to touch.
Oh then I'm [F] so sorry [Gm] father.
I never thought [F] I'd hurt you [Gm] so much.
[F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [Gm] to weep.
While we [F] rock ourselves to [Gm] sleep.
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] [G] long.
[N]
[G] [F]
[G] [F] [Gm]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[G] Your son go [F] down to [G] the water and see the [F] women weeping [G] there.
Then go up [F] into [G] the mountain and [G]
they are [F] all [G] weeping.
[Gm] Father why [F] are all the women [Gm] weeping?
[Dm] [G] They are all [F] weeping for [G] them.
Then why are [F] [G]
they all [F] weeping there?
[Dm] [G]
[Gm] [F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of [Gm] witchdoing.
Why are all the [F] men that the women [Gm] sleep?
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] at all.
Father why are all the [F] children [G] weeping?
Oh they are [F] merely crying [Gm] son.
Oh they are [F] merely crying.
[Gm]
Yes they are weeping, [F] yes.
This [Gm]
[F] is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of [Gm] witchdoing.
Why are [F] all the little children [Gm] sleeping?
[F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, but I [F] won't be weeping [Gm] long.
Oh father tell [F] me are you [G] weeping?
Your [Gm] face it [F] seems wet [Gm] to touch.
Oh then I'm [F] so sorry [Gm] father.
I never thought [F] I'd hurt you [Gm] so much.
[F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [Gm] to weep.
While we [F] rock ourselves to [Gm] sleep.
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] [G] long.
[N]
Key:
F
Gm
G
Dm
Fm
F
Gm
G
[Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] Your son go [F] down to [G] the water _ _ and see the [F] women weeping [G] there.
_ _ _ Then go up [F] into [G] the mountain and [G] _
they are [F] all [G] weeping. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Father why [F] are all the women [Gm] weeping?
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] They are all [F] weeping for [G] them.
_ _ _ Then why are [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ they all [F] weeping there? _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of _ [Gm] _ witchdoing.
Why are all the [F] men that the women [Gm] sleep? _
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] at all. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Father why are all the [F] children [G] weeping?
_ _ _ Oh they are [F] merely crying [Gm] son. _ _ _
Oh they are [F] merely crying.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ Yes they are weeping, [F] yes. _
_ This _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of _ [Gm] witchdoing. _
Why are [F] all the little children [Gm] sleeping? _
[F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, but I [F] won't be weeping [Gm] long.
Oh _ _ _ _ _ _ father tell [F] me are you [G] weeping?
_ _ Your [Gm] face it [F] seems wet [Gm] to touch. _ _
Oh then I'm [F] so sorry [Gm] father. _
_ I never thought [F] I'd hurt _ _ _ you [Gm] so much. _
_ _ _ [F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [Gm] to weep.
While we [F] rock ourselves to [Gm] sleep. _
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
_ No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
_ No [F] I _ won't be weeping [Gm] [G] long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] Your son go [F] down to [G] the water _ _ and see the [F] women weeping [G] there.
_ _ _ Then go up [F] into [G] the mountain and [G] _
they are [F] all [G] weeping. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Father why [F] are all the women [Gm] weeping?
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] They are all [F] weeping for [G] them.
_ _ _ Then why are [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ they all [F] weeping there? _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of _ [Gm] _ witchdoing.
Why are all the [F] men that the women [Gm] sleep? _
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] at all. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Father why are all the [F] children [G] weeping?
_ _ _ Oh they are [F] merely crying [Gm] son. _ _ _
Oh they are [F] merely crying.
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ Yes they are weeping, [F] yes. _
_ This _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] is [Gm] a weeping song, [F] a song of _ [Gm] witchdoing. _
Why are [F] all the little children [Gm] sleeping? _
[F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, but I [F] won't be weeping [Gm] long.
Oh _ _ _ _ _ _ father tell [F] me are you [G] weeping?
_ _ Your [Gm] face it [F] seems wet [Gm] to touch. _ _
Oh then I'm [F] so sorry [Gm] father. _
_ I never thought [F] I'd hurt _ _ _ you [Gm] so much. _
_ _ _ [F] This [Gm] is a weeping song, [F] a song in which [Gm] to weep.
While we [F] rock ourselves to [Gm] sleep. _
[F] This is [Gm] a weeping song, but [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
_ No [F] I won't be weeping [Gm] long.
_ No [F] I _ won't be weeping [Gm] [G] long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _