The Lyre Of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Dm
(início)
Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
G He sawed at the wood with half a heart G And glued it top to bottom G He strung a wire in between Gm He was feeling something rotten
Chorus
G C G Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
G Orpheus looked at his instrument C And he gave the wire a pluck D He heard a sound so beautiful A He gasped and said "Oh my God"
Chorus
G Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
G He rushed inside to tell his wife He went racing down the halls D Eurydice was still asleep in bed Gm Like a sack of cannonballs
Chorus
G Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
G Look what I've made, cried Orpheus And he plucked a gentle note D Eurydice's eyes popped from their sockets D And her tongue burst through her throat
Chorus
G Gm G Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
G "Oh God, what have I done, " he said G As her blood pooled in the sheets G But in his heart he felt a bliss G Which nothing could compete
Chorus
Gm G Gm Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
G Dm Orpheus went leaping through the fields G Strumming as hard as he did please C Birdies detonated in the sky D G Bunnies dashed their brains out on the trees
Chorus
Gm G Gm Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
Verse
G Orpheus strummed 'til his fingers bled G He hit a G minor 7 G He woke up God from a deep, deep sleep G God was a major player in heaven
Chorus
Gm A# Am A Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
Am E God picked up a giant hammer Am And He threw it with a thunderous yell E A Em It smashed down hard on Orpheus' head Em And it knocked him down a well
Chorus
Am A Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
Verse
E Well, the well went down very deep Em Am Very deep went down the well A Well, the well went down so very deep D G Am Well, the well went down to hell
Chorus
A Am A Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
C E Em Poor Orpheus woke up with a start A All amongst the rotting dead E His lyre tucked safe under his arm Em His brains all down his head
Chorus
Am A Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
Verse
A Eurydice appeared brindled in blood She said to Orpheus Am A "If you play that fucking thing down here A I'll stick it up your orifice!"
Chorus
E Am C Am Oh mama, oh mama
Verse
A "This lyre lark is for the birds, " said Orpheus Em Am A "It's enough to send you bats E Let's stay down here, Eurydice, dear A We'll have a bunch of screaming brats"
Chorus
Am C Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
Verse
A Orpheus picked up his lyre for the last time A He was on a real low down bummer A He stared deep into the abyss and said N.C This one is for Mama
Outro
Am Oh mama, oh mama D Oh mama, oh mama Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama) Bm Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama) Am Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama) D Oh mama, (oh mama) oh mama, (oh mama)
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