{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1735772,"song":"Avalanche","artist":"Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11371701-avalanche-chords-by-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1735772?type=chord","rating":4.8051,"votes":33,"content":"[tab]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                             Nick Cave - Avalanche (Leonard Cohen Cover)\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTabbed by: Chrizz2kplus1\r\nE-mail: chrizz.bert@googlemail.com[/tab]\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nGreat cover of the Leonard Cohen-Song 'Avalanche' by Nick Cave.\r\nHeard it on the 'Black Sails'-trailer for season 2.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]     Bb1      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Bb2[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       \r\ne|-------|---1---|-------|-------|-------|-------|\r\nb|---6---|---3---|---5---|-------|-------|-------|\r\ng|---7---|---3---|---5---|---2---|---7---|---6---|\r\nD|---7---|-------|---5---|---3---|---8---|---7---|\r\nA|---5---|---1---|---3---|---3---|---8---|---7---|\r\nE|-------|-------|-------|---1---|---6---|---5---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=               Intro                = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\nDm 2x\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=               Verse I              = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\nDm                    Bb1\r\n   I stepped into an avalanche\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   It covered up my soul[/tab]\r\nDm                    Bb1\r\n   When I am not this hunchback that you see\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   I sleep beneath the golden hill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Refrain               = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n        You who wish to conquer pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]Bb2[/ch]  \r\nYou must learn, learn to serve me well[/tab]\r\n\r\nA 2x\r\n\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Verse II              = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\nDm                 Bb1\r\n   You strike my side by accident\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   As you go down for your goal[/tab]\r\nDm                         Bb1\r\n   The cripple here that you clothe and feed\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   Is neither starved nor cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Refrain               = \r\n======================================\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n      He does not ask for your company[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]Bb2[/ch]   \r\n   Not at the centre, the centre of the world[/tab]\r\n\r\nA 2x\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=             Verse III              = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\nDm                Bb1\r\n   And I am on a pedestal\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   You did not raise me there[/tab]\r\nDm                    Bb1\r\n   Your laws do not compel me now\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   To kneel grotesque and bare[/tab]\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Refrain               = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     I myself am the pedestal[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Bb2[/ch]   \r\n   For this ugly hump at which you stare[/tab]\r\n\r\nA 2x\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Verse IV              = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\nDm                 Bb1\r\n   You who wish to conquer pain\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   You must learn what makes me kind[/tab]\r\nDm                           Bb1\r\n   The crumbs of love that you offer me\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  They're the crumbs I've left behind[/tab]\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Refrain               = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Your pain is no credential here[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Bb2[/ch]   \r\n  It's just the shadow, shadow of my wound[/tab]\r\n\r\nA 2x\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Verse V               = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\nDm                 Bb1\r\n   I have begun to long for you\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   I who have no greed[/tab]\r\nDm                Bb1\r\n   I have begun to ask for you\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   I who have no need[/tab]\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Refrain               = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     You say you've gone away from me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]Bb2[/ch]   \r\n  But I can feel you, feel you when you breathe[/tab]\r\n\r\nA 2x\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Verse VI              = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\nDm                      Bb1\r\n   Do not dress in those rags for me\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   I know you are not poor[/tab]\r\nDm                          Bb1\r\n   And don't love me quite so fiercely now\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   When you know that you are not sure[/tab]\r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=              Refrain               = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    It is your turn, my beloved one[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Bb2[/ch]   \r\n   It is your flesh that I wear[/tab]\r\n\r\nA 2x \r\n\r\n======================================\r\n=               Outro                = \r\n======================================\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]","plain_text":"Tuning: Standard\n\nGreat cover of the Leonard Cohen-Song 'Avalanche' by Nick Cave.\nHeard it on the 'Black Sails'-trailer for season 2.\n\n\n\n\n\n======================================\n=               Intro                = \n======================================\n\nDm 2x\n\n======================================\n=               Verse I              = \n======================================\n\nDm                    Bb1\n   I stepped into an avalanche\n\nDm                    Bb1\n   When I am not this hunchback that you see\n\n\n\n======================================\n=              Refrain               = \n======================================\n\n\n\n\nA 2x\n\n\n======================================\n=              Verse II              = \n======================================\n\nDm                 Bb1\n   You strike my side by accident\n\nDm                         Bb1\n   The cripple here that you clothe and feed\n\n\n======================================\n=              Refrain               = \n======================================\n\n\n\nA 2x\n\n======================================\n=             Verse III              = \n======================================\n\nDm                Bb1\n   And I am on a pedestal\n\nDm                    Bb1\n   Your laws do not compel me now\n\n\n======================================\n=              Refrain               = \n======================================\n\n\n\n\nA 2x\n\n======================================\n=              Verse IV              = \n======================================\n\nDm                 Bb1\n   You who wish to conquer pain\n\nDm                           Bb1\n   The crumbs of love that you offer me\n\n\n======================================\n=              Refrain               = \n======================================\n\n\n\n\nA 2x\n\n======================================\n=              Verse V               = \n======================================\n\nDm                 Bb1\n   I have begun to long for you\n\nDm                Bb1\n   I have begun to ask for you\n\n\n======================================\n=              Refrain               = \n======================================\n\n\n\n\nA 2x\n\n======================================\n=              Verse VI              = \n======================================\n\nDm                      Bb1\n   Do not dress in those rags for me\n\nDm                          Bb1\n   And don't love me quite so fiercely now\n\n\n======================================\n=              Refrain               = \n======================================\n\n\n\n\nA 2x \n\n======================================\n=               Outro                = \n======================================\n\nDm","chords":["E","Dm","C","F","Bb2","A","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}