The Boatmans Call


Here's another chord compilations of one of the most depressing albums I've ever heard. a pretty spare, acoustic/piano album so I figured it'd be cool to collect the chords to in one place. Here it goes! All transcription credit goes to Alon Drori, Boaz, Moho, Leo McPartland, Peter and ondrej. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 1. Into My Arms Note: If chord reads, */# play the chord * with the # bass note. F C G/B C F/C I don't believe in an interventionist God C G/B C F/C But I know, darling, that you do C G/B C F/C But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him C Not to intervene when it came to you F Not to touch a hair on your head Dm To leave you as you are G And if He felt He had to direct you Then direct you into my arms Dm E --3p1-0h1---------1--------------------| B ----------3---3--------1h3-----3-------| G ------------2---2---2--------2---2-----| D ----------0----------------0-----------| A ---------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------| Into my arms, O Lord C E --1p0---0------------------------------| B ------3---1-------1----0h1-------------| G --------------0----------------0-------| D ------------2---2---2--------2---2-----| A ----------3----------------3-----------| E ---------------------------------------| Into my arms, O Lord Dm E --3p1-0h1---------1--------------------| B ----------3---3--------1h3-----3-------| G ------------2---2---2--------2---2-----| D ----------0----------------0-----------| A ---------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------| Into my arms, O Lord C E --1p0---0---------------------------0--------1---| B ------3---1-------1-----0---3---1-------3----1---| G --------------0------------------------------2---| D ------------2---2---2-----2---2---2---2---2------| A ----------3-----------------3-------3------------| E ---------------------------------------------1---| Into my arms And I don't believe in the existence of angels But looking at you I wonder if that's true But if I did I would summon them together And ask them to watch over you To each burn a candle for you To make bright and clear your path And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love And guide you into my arms Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms And I believe in Love And I know that you do too And I believe in some kind of path That we can walk down, me and you So keep your candles burning And make her journey bright and pure That she will keep returning Always and evermore Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms 2. Lime-Tree Arbour Am The boatman calls from the lake F G A lone loon dives upon the water Am I put my hand over hers F G C Down in the lime-tree arbour Am The wind in the trees is whispering F G Whispering low that I love her Am She puts her hand over mine F G C Down in the lime-tree arbour Chorus: G Through every breath that I breathe Am F And every place I go Fm C Am There is a hand that protects me F G C And I do love her so Repeat the same chords through the others lyrics and chorus 3. People Ain't No Good intro: C/G/F People just (C)ain't no good(G)(F) I think that's well understood You can see it everywhere you look People just ain't no (G)good People they (C)ain't (G)no (G)good To our (C)love send a dozen white (F)lilies 4. Brompton Oratory (C)Up those stone (A)steps I climb (F)Hail this joyful (G)day¥s return (C)Into its great shadowed (A)vault I go (Bb)Hail the Pente(F)costal (G)morn and so it goes... 5. There Is A Kingdom Intro: C Fm C Fm Eb Ab Eb Ab Verse: (same as intro) C Fm C Just like a bird that sings up the sun Fm Eb In a dawn so very dark Ab Such is my love for you Eb Ab Such is my love Chorus: C# Ab There is a kingdom C# Ab There is a king The bridge, I don't know exactly, but just play around in F minor. 6. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? (a)I've felt you coming girl, (C)as you drew near (F)I knew you'd find me, cause I (C)longed you here (F)Are you my destiny? Is this (C)how you'll appear? W(Bb)rapped in a coat with tears in your eyes? (G)Well take that coat babe, and throw it on the floor Are (d)you the (C)one that (Bb)I've been (F)waiting for?(a) O we will (G)know, won't we? (F)The sta(G)rs will explode (a)in the sky But they (G)don't, do they? (F)Stars have their (G)moment and then they (a)die 7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere? Gm Cm I remember a girl so very well Gm F The carnival drum all mad in the air Gm Dm Grim reapers and skeletons and a missionary bell Bb F O where do we go now but nowhere Gm Cm In a colonial hotel we fucked up the sun Gm F And then we fucked it down again Gm Dm Well the sun goes up and the sun goes down Bb F Going round and around but nowhere Gm Cm The kitten that padded and purred on my lap Gm F Now swipes at my face with the paw of a bear Gm Dm I turn the other cheek and you lay into that Bb F O where do we go now but nowhere Chorus: Eb F O wake up my love my lover wake up Eb F O wake up my love my lover wake up And so on with the other verses and chorus... 8. West Country Girl intro: A (a)With a crooked smile and a heart-shaped face Comes from the West country where the birds sing bass She¥s got a house-big heart where we all live (F)and plead and council (E)and forgive 9. Black Hair intro: F/G a few times (F)Last night my (G)kisses were banked in (F)black hair(G) (F)And in my bed, my (G)lover, her hair was midnight (F)black(G) (C)And all her (e)mystery dwelled within her (a)black hair(F) (F)And her black hair (G)framed A happy face(G) (F)Today she took A (G)train to the (C)West(A) 10. Idiot Prayer Capo: 8th Fret Am G They're taking me down my friend Am G and as they usher me off to my end D C will I bid you adieu? D C Or be seeing you soon? Am If what they say round here is true G then we'll meet again D me and you. 11. Far From Me Main bass-line E----------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D--------------------- 0-0--0--33-22-----------------| A-3-3-0-33-----3-------------------3-----------------| E----------------------------------------------------| Chorus 1: F G you were my mad little lover F G in a world where everybody fucks everybody else over Dm G you are so far from me Dm G so far from me C far from me (For other choruses) Dm G so far from me Dm G so far from me Em F G way across some cold, neurotic sea