Me again with another album comp. This time it's of my second favorite album of all time, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Let Love In. I hate to be so definitive but this album is just that great. Artist: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Album: Let Love In Year: 1994 1. DO YOU LOVE ME? Bass intro: G --------------|---------------|---| D --------------|---------------|---| A ----1-3---1-3-|---1-3---1-3-1-|---| E --3-----3-----|-3-----3-------|---| (Guitar plays Cm, Gm, Cm, Gm over piano solo) Cm I found her on the night of fire and noise Gm Wild bells rang ina wild sky Cm I knew from that moment on Gm (riff 1 here) That I would love her till the day that i died Cm And I kissed away a thousand tears Gm My lady of the various sorrows Cm (riff 2 here) Some begged, some borrowed, some stolen Gm So I kept some safe for tomorrow Cm On an endless night silver star spangled C# D D The bells from the chapel went jingle-jangle Cm Bb Gm Do You Love Me? (Do You Love Me?) Cm Bb Gm Do You Love Me? (Do You Love Me?) Cm Bb Gm Do You Love Me? (Do You Love Me?) Cm Bb F Do You Love Me Gm Like i love you Gm, Gm, Gm, Gm Cm, Gm, Cm, Gm Cm She was given to me to put things right. Gm And I stacked all of my accomplishments beside her. Cm Yet I feel so obsolete and small Gm (riff 1 here) I found God and all his devils inside her. Cm In my bed, she cast the blizzard out. Gm A mock sun blazed upon her head. Cm (riff 2 here) And so completely filled with light, she was Gm Her shadow fanged and hairy and mad. Cm Our love lines grew hopelessly tangled C# D D And the bells from the chapel went jingle-jangle Cm Bb Gm Do You Love Me? (Do You Love Me?) Cm Bb Gm Do You Love Me? (Do You Love Me?) Cm Bb Gm Do You Love Me? (Do You Love Me?) Cm Bb F Do You Love Me Gm Like i love you Gm, Gm, Gm, Gm Cm, Gm, Cm, Gm REPEAT! Riff 1 :- Riff 2:- E --------------|-------------| B ---5+----5+---|-------------| G ------5+------|---5--3--5---| D --------------|---5--3--5---| A --------------|-------------| E --------------|-------------| the '+' sign indicates a bend upwards to a higher note. 2. NOBODY'S BABY NOW Intro E -----|-------------|-------| B -----|-------------|-------| G --12-|-12-12-12-13-|-13-12-| D --13-|-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-| A -----|-------------|-------| E -----|-------------|-------| Riff 1 :- E ----|----------|-------|-----------|----------| B ----|----------|-------|-----------|----------| G ----|----------|-------|-----------|----------| D ----|----10----|-------|-----10----|-------13-| A -13-|-13----11-|-11-13-|--13----11-|-13-11----| E ----|----------|-------|-----------|----------| Riff 2:- E ----|----------|----------|-----------|----------| B ----|----------|----------|-----------|----------| G ----|----------|----------|-----------|----------| D ----|-------13-|----10----|--------13-|-------13-| A ----|-11-13----|-13----11-|--11-13----|-11-13----| E ----|----------|----------|-----------|----------| Eb Ab I've read the holy books Eb Ab Eb (Riff 1) Tried to unravel the mystery og Jesus Christ the saviour Eb Ab I've read the poets and the analysts Eb Ab Eb (riff 1) Searched through the books on human behaviour Bb Ab I've travelled the whole world around Bb Ab Gm Fm Searching for an answer that refused to be found Fm Bb I don't know why and I don't know how Ab Bb Eb But she's nobody's baby now Intro riff again VERSE 2: Same as verse one but play Riff 2 in place of riff 1 (at appropriate places). 3. LOVERMAN VERSE: C There's a devil waiting outside your door F G (How much longer) C Bucking and braying and pawing at the floor F G (how much longer) etc. Cm Fm Gm Cm Fm Gm Loverman! Since the world began Cm Fm Gm Cm Fm Gm Forever Amen! Till the end of time Cm Fm Gm Cm Fm Gm Take of that dress I'm coming down Cm Fm Gm Cm Gm I'm your loverman cause i am what i am what i am what I am Cm L is for love baby Fm Gm O is for only you that i do Cm V is for loving virtually everything that you are Fm Gm E is for loving almost everything that you do Cm R is for rape me Cm M is for murder me Fm Gm A is for answering all of my prayers Cm Fm Gm N is for knowing your loverman's going to be the answer to all of yours Back to pre-chorus and then back to verse. 4. JANGLING JACK Fm Jangling Jack goes yackety yack Gm Visits the home of the brave, hails a fat yellow cab Fm Jack wanna celebrate, Jack wanna big drink Gm Driver drops him at a bar called the rinky dink Fm Jack pushes through the door and crosses the floor Bb Tips his hat to a man grinning in the corner Gm D going do dum do, do dum do, do da do, do da do. Fm says I'm jangling jack I go do da do Gm I wanna Rinky Dink Special with a little umbrella too Fm Jack flops on his stool Sees the grinning man laugh Gm So Jack laughs back jack raises his glass Fm Says God bless this country and evrything in it Bb The losers and the winners the good guys and the sinners Gm The grinning man says Buddy it's all yackety yack D Whips out a little black pistol shoots a bullet in jack F C Jangling jack, dp da do, do da do F C Jangling jack How do you do da do Repeat all. 5. RED RIGHT HAND Riff 1: E ----------------------------------| Rpt B ----------------------------------| x4 G ----------------------------------| D ----------------------------------| A -9--7-9-7-----7-------------------| E -----------10---10--9-10-9--5-7---| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-12-9-12-12-12--9-10-9-7-9-7----7-| |-----------------------------10---| Riff 2: E ----------------------------------| Rpt B ----------------------------------| x4 G ----------------------------------| D ----------------------------------| A -9--7-9-7-----7-------------------| E -----------10---10--9-10-9--5-7---| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |------7-12-12-10-9-12-10-9----7-9-| |-9-10----------------------10-----| E ---------------------------|-----| B ---------------------------|-----| G ---------------------------|-----| D ---------------------------|-----| A --10-10-9-7-----10-9-7-----|-9-7-| E ------------10---------10--|-----| back to beginning of riff. Bm take a little walk to the edge of town, Go across the tracks Where the viaduct looms, like abird of doom, as it shifts and cracks Em Where secrets lie in the border fires ij the humming wires Bm Hey man you know you're never coming back Past the square, past the bridge, past the mills past the stacks F# On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man Em Bm In a dusty black coat and a red right hand Repeat over the next two verses then play riff 1 Final verse (you'll see him in your nightmares ...etc) Organ solo 2 - Riff2 Bm| Gm7| Bm| Gm7| 6. I LET LOVE IN Intro:- E ---------------------------|-------------------------------------| B ---------------------------|-------------------------------------| G -------------5-------------|-------------------------------------| D -----------5---8-5-5-------|-------------------------------------| A ---5-6-6-8-----------8-6---|-------5-8-8-6-5-----5-6-8-6-5-------| E -8-----------------------8-|-6-6-6-----------6-8-----------6-8---| E -----------------------------|-----------------| B -----------------------------|-----------------| G -----------------------------|-----------------| D -----------5-5-----5-5-------|-----------------| A ---5-6-6-8-----8-6-----8-6---|-----------------| E -8-------------------------8-|-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-8-| Cm Eb Cm Despair and deception love's ugly little twins Bb Cm came a knocking on my door, I let them in Cm Eb Cm Darling you're the punishment for all my former sins Cm Bb Cm I let love in, I let love in repeat x 3 Fm (G) O, Lord tell me what i've done (Ab) (Bb) Pleaes don't leave me here on my own (C) Cm Where are my friends My friends are gone Repeat Cm Bb Cm I let love in, I let love In Return to beginning for final verse. 7. THIRSTY DOG Intro: E ---------------------| B ---------------------| G ---------------------| D ---------------------| A -----5-5-5-5-3-------| E ---3-----------6-3-1-| E |------|-------|-------|--------|-----| B |------|-------|-------|--------|-----| G |---5--|---7---|---8---|---13---|-----| D |---5--|---7---|---8---|---13---|-----| A |------|-------|-------|--------|-----| E |------|-------|-------|--------|-----| C* D* Eb* Ab* Gm (dampened) I know you've heard it all before but I'm sorry for this three year war For setting up the camps and wires and trenches I'm sorry for the other night I know sorry don't make it right I'm sorry for things I cannot even mention C* D* Eb* Ab* I'm sorry sorry sorry sorry (intro riff x 2) I'm sitting feeling sorry in the thirsty dog C* D* Eb* Ab* I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry (intro riff x 2) I'm sitting feeling sorry in the Thirsty Dog Repeat over remaining verses/chorus 8. AIN'T GONNA RAIN ANYMORE Intro - |Cm-Gm|Gm|Cm-Gm|Gm| VERSE: Cm-Gm Once there came a storm in the form of a girl Cm-Gm It blew to pieces my snug little world Cm-Gm Sometimes i swear i can still hear her howl Cm-Gm Down through the Wreckage and the ruins CHORUS: Cm Gm And it aint gonna rain anymore Cm Gm Now my baby's gone Cm Gm And it ain't gonna rain anymore Cm Cm (Bb bass) Gm Now my baby's gone repeat CHORUS 2 - Cm Gm And it aint gonna rain anymore Cm Gm Now my baby's gone Cm Gm And it ain't gonna rain anymore Cm Cm (Bb bass) Gm Now my baby's gone F Gm And I, And I'm on my own Gm She ain't coming back no more Gm She ain't coming back no more Gm She ain't coming back no more Gm Say what you will, I don't care CHORUS 9. LAY ME LOW Bb D They're gonna lay me low (lay me low) D Eb Bb They're gonna sink me in the snow Eb Bb They're gonna throw back their heads and crow, C F When i go F Bb D They're gonna jump and shout (lay me low) Eb Bb They're gonna wave their arms about Eb D All the stories will come out Gm Eb / F When I go Bb D All the stars will glow bright (lay me low) Eb Bb All my friends will give up the fight Eb Bb They'll see my work in a different light C F When i go F Bb D They'll try telephoning my mother (lay me low) Eb Bb They'll end up getting my brother Eb D Who'll spill the story on some long lost lover Gm Eb / F that they hardly know Eb Bb Eb Bb Hats off to the man, On top of the world Dm Gm C F Come crawl up here baby, and I'll show you how it works Bb D If you wanna be my friend and you wanna repent Eb Bb And you want it all to end and you wanna know when Eb D Then do it now, don't care how take your final bow Gm Eb F Make a stand, take my hand, and blow it all to hell. Repeat 10. DO YOU LOVE ME? (PART 2) Intro: E --8--|--3--|----------|--------| B --8--|--3--|----------|----8---| G --8--|--3--|-----7----|--7-----| D --10-|--5--|--10---10-|--------| A --10-|--5--|----------|--------| E --8--|--3--|----------|--------| Cm Gm (Cm and Gm played as slow single strums allowing each note of the chords to ring out) VERSE: Cm Onward and onward and onward i go Gm Where no man before could be bothered to go Cm Till the soles of my shoes are shot full of holes Gm (F) And it's all downhill with a bullet Cm This rambin and rovin has taken its course Gm I'm grazing with the dinosaurs and the dear old horses Cm Gm And the city streets crack and great hole forces me down (F) with my soapbox, my pulpit. Cm The theatre ceiling is silver star spangled C# D and the coins in my pocket go jingle jangle Cm Bb Gm Do you love me (do do, do do, do do, do do,) Cm Bb F Do You love me (do do, do do, do do, do do) Cm Bb Gm Do you love me Repeat over remaining verses.
