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[Intro]
C Am Em
Em C
[Verse 1]
The fires continued through the Amnight
The kid with a bat face appeared at the Emwindow then disappeared into the headlightCs
I was halfway to the Pacific AmCoast
I had left you in your Emlonging and your yearning like a ghostC  
There's little room for Amwonder now, and little room for Emwildness tooC  
We crawl inAmto our wounds, I'm Emnearly all the way to MalibuC  
I'm gonna buy me a hAmouse up in the hillsEm  
With a tear-shaped pool and a gun that killsC  
Cause they say there is a Amcougar that roams these parts
With a Emterrible engine of wrath for a heartC  
That she is white and Amrare and full of all kinds of harm
And Emstalks the perimeter all day longC  
But at night lays trembling in my AmarmsEm  C  
[Chorus]
And I'm just Amwaiting now, Emfor my time to comeC  
And I'm just Amwaiting now, Emfor my time to comeC  
And I'm just Amwaiting now, Emfor my place in the sunC  
And I'm just Amwaiting now, Emfor peace to comeC  
 Am   Em    Cx4
[Verse 2]
And I'm just Amwaiting now, for my Emtime to comeC  
And I'm just wAmaiting nowEm, for my time to comeC  
And we Amhide in our wounds EmI'm nearly all the way to MalibuC  
And I know my time Amwill come one day soonEm  
I'm waiting for peace to comeC  
I'm nearly Amall the way to MalibuEm  
Oh babe we're on the run, we're on the run, we're on the runC  
Halfway down the PaAmcific CoastEm  
Well I left you sleeping like a ghost in your CwoAmundEmsC  Am  Em  C  
Darling your dAmreams are your greatest partEm  
I carry them with me in my heartC  
Darling your dAmreams are your greatest partEm  
I carry them with me in my heartC  
SomewhereAm, don't EmknowC  
 Am   Em   Cx3
[Verse 3]
Now I'm standing on the shoreAm  
All the animals roam the beachesEm  
Sea creatures rise out of the seaC  
And I'm standing on the shoreAm  
Everyone begins to runEm  
                                   N.C.
The kid drops his bucket and spade
And climbs into the sun
 C   Am   Emx2
[Verse 4]
 CKisa had a Ambaby, but the baby EmdiedC  
Goes to the Amvillagers, says "My baby's Emsick!"C  
Villagers shake their Amheads and say to her
"Better bury your Embaby in the forest quick"
[Refrain]
It's a Clong way to Amfind peace of Emmind, peace of mind
It's a Clong way to Amfind peace of Emmind, peace of mindC  
[Verse 5]
Kisa went to the Ammountain and asked the Buddha
"My baby's Emsick!" Buddha said, "Don't cry"C  
"Go to each house and collect a mustard Amseed
But only from a house where Emno one's died"C  
Kisa went to each Amhouse in the village
"My baby's getting Emsicker", poor Kisa criedC  
But Kisa never collected one Ammustard seed
In every house, Emsomeone had diedC  
Kisa sat down in the Amold village square
She hugged her Embaby and cried and criedC  
She said everybody is Amalways losing somebody
Then Emwalked into the forest and buried her child
[Refrain]
CEveryAmbody's losing someoneEm  
CEveryAmbody's losing someoneEm  
CIt's a long way to Amfind peace of Emmind, peace of mind
CIt's a long way to Amfind peace of Emmind, peace of mind
[Chorus]
CAnd I'm just Amwaiting now, for my Emtime to come
CAnd I'm just Amwaiting now, for Empeace to come
For peace to Ccome

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Hollywood

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am Em

Em C

[Verse 1]

The fires continued through the night

Em C

The kid with a bat face appeared at the window then disappeared into the headlights

I was halfway to the Pacific Coast

Em C

I had left you in your longing and your yearning like a ghost

Am Em C

There's little room for wonder now, and little room for wildness too

Am Em C

We crawl into our wounds, I'm nearly all the way to Malibu

Am Em

I'm gonna buy me a house up in the hills

With a tear-shaped pool and a gun that kills

Cause they say there is a cougar that roams these parts

Em C

With a terrible engine of wrath for a heart

That she is white and rare and full of all kinds of harm

Em C

And stalks the perimeter all day long

Am Em C

But at night lays trembling in my arms

[Chorus]

Am Em C

And I'm just waiting now, for my time to come

Am Em C

And I'm just waiting now, for my time to come

Am Em C

And I'm just waiting now, for my place in the sun

Am Em C

And I'm just waiting now, for peace to come

Am Em C

[Verse 2]

Am Em C

And I'm just waiting now, for my time to come

Am Em C

And I'm just waiting now, for my time to come

Am Em C

And we hide in our wounds I'm nearly all the way to Malibu

Am Em

And I know my time will come one day soon

I'm waiting for peace to come

Am Em

I'm nearly all the way to Malibu

Oh babe we're on the run, we're on the run, we're on the run

Am Em

Halfway down the Pacific Coast

C Am Em C Am Em C

Well I left you sleeping like a ghost in your wounds

Am Em

Darling your dreams are your greatest part

I carry them with me in my heart

Am Em

Darling your dreams are your greatest part

I carry them with me in my heart

Am Em C

Somewhere, don't know

Am Em C

[Verse 3]

Now I'm standing on the shore

All the animals roam the beaches

Sea creatures rise out of the sea

And I'm standing on the shore

Everyone begins to run

N.C.

The kid drops his bucket and spade

And climbs into the sun

C Am Em

[Verse 4]

C Am Em C

Kisa had a baby, but the baby died

Am Em C

Goes to the villagers, says "My baby's sick!"

Villagers shake their heads and say to her

"Better bury your baby in the forest quick"

[Refrain]

C Am Em

It's a long way to find peace of mind, peace of mind

C Am Em C

It's a long way to find peace of mind, peace of mind

[Verse 5]

Kisa went to the mountain and asked the Buddha

Em C

"My baby's sick!" Buddha said, "Don't cry"

"Go to each house and collect a mustard seed

Em C

But only from a house where no one's died"

Kisa went to each house in the village

Em C

"My baby's getting sicker", poor Kisa cried

But Kisa never collected one mustard seed

Em C

In every house, someone had died

Kisa sat down in the old village square

Em C

She hugged her baby and cried and cried

She said everybody is always losing somebody

Then walked into the forest and buried her child

[Refrain]

C Am Em

Everybody's losing someone

C Am Em

Everybody's losing someone

C Am Em

It's a long way to find peace of mind, peace of mind

C Am Em

It's a long way to find peace of mind, peace of mind

[Chorus]

C Am Em

And I'm just waiting now, for my time to come

C Am Em

And I'm just waiting now, for peace to come

For peace to come

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