Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Let Love In

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 A# Gm
do you love me? ( do you love me? )
Cm A# Gm
do you love me? ( do you love me? )
Cm A# Gm
do you love me? ( do you love me? )
Cm A# 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 A# Gm
do you love me? ( do you love me? )
Cm A# Gm
do you love me? ( do you love me? )
Cm A# Gm
do you love me? ( do you love me? )
Cm A# 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 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – |

D# G#
i’ve read the holy books
D# G# D# ( riff 1 )
tried to unravel the mystery og jesus christ the saviour
D# G#
i’ve read the poets and the analysts
D# G# D# ( riff 1 )
searched through the books on human behaviour

A# G#
i’ve travelled the whole world around
A# G# Gm Fm
searching for an answer that refused to be found
Fm A#
i don’t know why and i don’t know how
G# A# D#
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
A#
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
A#
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 D# Cm
despair and deception love’s ugly little twins
A# Cm
came a knocking on my door , i let them in
Cm D# Cm
darling you’re the punishment for all my former sins
Cm A# Cm
i let love in , i let love in

repeat x 3

Fm ( G )
o , lord tell me what i’ve done
( G# ) ( A# )
pleaes don’t leave me here on my own
( C ) Cm
where are my friends my friends are gone

repeat

Cm A# 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 * D# * G# *

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 * D# * G# *
i’m sorry sorry sorry sorry
( intro riff x 2 )
i’m sitting feeling sorry in the thirsty dog
C * D * D# * G# *
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 ( A# 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 ( A# 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

A# D
they’re gonna lay me low ( lay me low )
D D# A#
they’re gonna sink me in the snow
D# A#
they’re gonna throw back their heads and crow ,
C F
when i go
F A# D
they’re gonna jump and shout ( lay me low )
D# A#
they’re gonna wave their arms about
D# D
all the stories will come out
Gm D# / F
when i go
A# D
all the stars will glow bright ( lay me low )
D# A#
all my friends will give up the fight
D# A#
they’ll see my work in a different light
C F
when i go
F A# D
they’ll try telephoning my mother ( lay me low )
D# A#
they’ll end up getting my brother
D# D
who’ll spill the story on some long lost lover
Gm D# / F
that they hardly know

D# A# D# A#
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
A# D
if you wanna be my friend and you wanna repent
D# A#
and you want it all to end and you wanna know when
D# D
then do it now , don’t care how take your final bow
Gm D# 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 A# Gm
do you love me ( do do , do do , do do , do do , )
Cm A# F
do you love me ( do do , do do , do do , do do )
Cm A# Gm
do you love me

repeat over remaining verses .