Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"Midnight Man", from DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!! (2008)

One of my favourites from the new album. 

Intro:
Am (x02210@1)AmHold (x02210@1)that chrysalis in your palm, 
C (x32010@1)                 Amsee (x02210@1)it split and change

It won't do you any harm, 
it's just trying to rearrange


AmIt (x02210@1)was born to live a day, 
Dnow (xx0232@1)it flies up from your hand

It's beautiful, it's the one they call your ever-loving man


AmWolves (x02210@1)have carried your babies away, 
oh your kids drip from their teeth
The nights are long and the day is 
bitter cold beyond belief
You spread yourself like a penitent 
upon the mad vibrating sand
And through your teeth arrange to meet your midnight man 


Am,   C

D (xx0232@1)                           Am (x02210@1)        CEverybody's (x32010@1)coming round to my place
Everybody's coming round to my place
Everybody's coming round, oh baby, don't you see
Everybody wanna be your midnight man

Don't disturb me as I sleep, 
treat me gently when I wake
Don't disturb me when I sleep 
even though your body aches
Even though your body aches 
to serve at his command
Between the wars she still adores her ever-loving man

Close your eyes, sleep in him,
dream of your lost sons and daughters
Me, I'll raise up the dorsal fin, 
and glide up and down the waters
I'll glide up and down the waters, 
then I'll walk upon the land
And call them out, the ones who doubt your midnight man

Everybody's coming round to my place
Everybody's coming round to my place
Everybody's coming round, oh baby, don't you see
Everybody wants to be your midnight man

It's early in the morning 
and I don't know what to do
It's early in the morning 
and I can't believe it's true
It's early in the morning 
and it's happening again
I called you once, I called you twice, ain't I your midnight man?

Everybody's coming round to my place
Everybody's coming round to my place
Everybody's coming round, oh baby, don't you see
Everybody wants to be your midnight man

Everybody's coming round 
Everybody's coming round
Everybody's coming round
To be your midnight man
To be your midnight man