The Witness Song Chords by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ I took a walk down to the bar _ _ where strangers meet and do consult.
_ A blanket with desire _ _ _ and a winter fog will thickly [C] out.
A winter fog will thickly [Am] out.
A winter [G] fog will [D] thickly out. _ _ _ _
And now who will be the witness?
Who will be the witness?
Who will be the witness when the _ bones that I see _ _ _ _
And I saw a friend beside the wall.
Her hands were raised in _ supplication.
And her face I could not see at all. _
And I raised my hands in rage.
And I brought them down and gave it here. _ _
And we entered through the eastern [C] door.
I entered through the eastern [Am] door.
She entered through [G] the eastern [D] door. _
_ _ _ And now who will be the witness?
Who will be the witness?
Who will be the witness when your own _ mind I see?
_ _ _ The witness will have a kiss. _ _ _ _ _ _
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The witness will have a kiss.
[G] And time gets somewhat muddled here.
_ _ But no matter, no matter.
_ _ _ Here come the events all _ _ [E] _ tumble and [Dm] fell. _
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[G] _ _ _ Now beyond the wall was a great garden _ into which we passed,
_ _ _ me and my friends.
_ _ _ And the place was all overgrown,
_ _ [Bm] and _ _ _ _ _ _ behold from its center there rose a great fountain,
_ _ _ [D] a fountain with a hill and water.
_ Yes, a fountain with a hill and water. _ _ _
_ And we knelt down by the rim, _
_ and I dipped my hand in, _
_ and she dipped her hand in too.
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And I said, Are you healed? _ _
And she said, Well, are you healed? _ _
And I said, Yes, I'm healed. _ _
And she said, Oh, yes, I'm healed then too. _
[Dm] And I said, Babe, you are a liar.
Babe, you are a liar.
Babe, you are a liar.
[C] Babe, you are a liar.
[Am] Babe, you [G] are a liar.
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_ _ _ _ Now who will be the witness?
Who will be the witness?
Who will be the witness when you're old?
You should do a heal that I see.
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And I kissed her once, I kissed her twice. _ _ _
And I made my way to _ _ _ leave her.
But she raised her hand up to _ _ her face,
and I said, I'm going down there now.
_ I said, that gesture, it will haunt me. _ _
[C] And I left her by the eastern [Am] door.
She left her [G] by the western [D] _ door. _ _ _ _
[C] Now who will be the witness?
[Am] Who will [G] be the [D] witness?
When _ you're blind and you can't [C] see.
Who will be the witness?
[Am] Who will [G] be the witness, [D] babe?
Now when you're all so clean and you can't [C] see.
_ _ [Am] And who will [G] be _
[D] _ the witness?
Who will _ _
[C] _ be the witness?
Baby, [Am] who will [G] be the witness, [D] babe?
When your friends are everywhere.
[C] Who will be the witness?
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ Who will be the [C] witness?
And your [Am] enemy is at [G] sea, [D] stupid.
Who will be the witness? _ _ _ _ _ _
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