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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"Jesus Alone"
Suggested fingerings:
G      3xxxxx or 3x5xxx
Gm     xx533x or x1087xx
Gm alt 3553xx         
F      xx321x or x875xx           
Bb     xx333x or x887xx
C      xx555x or x10109xx
Note: The majority of the verse is just the note G, not an actual chord. But the lead melody implies a Gm 
tonality.
[Verse]
GYou fell from the sky
GCrash landed in a field
GNear the river Adur
GFlowers spring from the ground
GLambs burst from the wombs of their mothers
GIn a hole beneath the bridge
GShe convalesce, she fashioned masks of clay and twigs
GYou cried beneath the dripping trees
GGhost song lodged in the throat of a mermaid
[Chorus]
With my Gmvoice
            F   Gmalt
I am calling you
[Verse]
GYou're a young man waking
GCovered in blood that is not yours
GYou're a woman in a yellow dress
GSurrounded by a charm of hummingbirds
GYou're a young girl full of forbidden energy
GFlickering in the gloom
GYou're a drug addict lying on your back
GIn a Tijuana hotel room
[Chorus]
With my Gmvoice
            F   Gmalt
I am calling you
With my Bbvoice
            C   Gmalt
I am calling you
[Verse]
GYou're an African doctor harvesting tear ducts
GYou believe in God, but you get no special dispensation for this belief now
GYou're an old man sitting by a fire, hear the mist rolling off the sea
GYou're a distant memory in the mind of your creator, don't you see?
[Chorus]
With my Gmvoice
            F   Gmalt
I am calling you
With my Bbvoice
            C   Gmalt
I am calling you
[Bridge]
GLet us sit together until the moment comes
With my Gmvoice
            F   Gmalt
I am calling you
                 Bb                                    F   Gmalt
Let us sit together in the dark until the moment comes
[Chorus]
With my Gmvoice
            F   Gmalt
I am calling you
With my Bbvoice
            C   Gmalt
I am calling you
With my Bbvoice
            F   Gmalt
I am calling you
With my Bbvoice
            C   Gmalt
I am calling you
[Outro]
BbGm alFt
BbGm alCt
GmGm alFt
GmGm alCt
GmGm alFt
GmGm alCt
Lead
e|--------20-----\|18--------------|--------20--\18\|15--------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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Jesus Alone

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

"Jesus Alone"

Suggested fingerings:

G 3xxxxx or 3x5xxx

Gm xx533x or x1087xx

Gm alt 3553xx

F xx321x or x875xx

Bb xx333x or x887xx

C xx555x or x10109xx

Note: The majority of the verse is just the note G, not an actual chord. But the lead melody implies a Gm

tonality.

[Verse]

You fell from the sky

Crash landed in a field

Near the river Adur

Flowers spring from the ground

Lambs burst from the wombs of their mothers

In a hole beneath the bridge

She convalesce, she fashioned masks of clay and twigs

You cried beneath the dripping trees

Ghost song lodged in the throat of a mermaid

[Chorus]

With my voice

F Gm

alt

I am calling you

[Verse]

You're a young man waking

Covered in blood that is not yours

You're a woman in a yellow dress

Surrounded by a charm of hummingbirds

You're a young girl full of forbidden energy

Flickering in the gloom

You're a drug addict lying on your back

In a Tijuana hotel room

[Chorus]

With my voice

F Gm

alt

I am calling you

With my voice

C Gm

alt

I am calling you

[Verse]

You're an African doctor harvesting tear ducts

You believe in God, but you get no special dispensation for this belief now

You're an old man sitting by a fire, hear the mist rolling off the sea

You're a distant memory in the mind of your creator, don't you see?

[Chorus]

With my voice

F Gm

alt

I am calling you

With my voice

C Gm

alt

I am calling you

[Bridge]

Let us sit together until the moment comes

With my voice

F Gm

alt

I am calling you

Bb F Gm

alt

Let us sit together in the dark until the moment comes

[Chorus]

With my voice

F Gm

alt

I am calling you

With my voice

C Gm

alt

I am calling you

With my voice

F Gm

alt

I am calling you

With my voice

C Gm

alt

I am calling you

[Outro]

Bb F

Gm alt

Bb C

Gm alt

Gm F

Gm alt

Gm C

Gm alt

Gm F

Gm alt

Gm C

Gm alt

Lead

e|--------20-----\|18--------------|--------20--\18\|15--------------|

B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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