As I Sat Sadly By Her Side chords by Nick Cave
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Intro 1
(A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major)
(A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major)
(A minor)
Verse 1
As (A minor) I sat sadly by her side (F major)
At the window, (A minor) through the glass (D minor) (A minor)
She stroked a kitten in her lap
And we (F major) watched the world
as it (A minor) fell (F major) past (A minor)
Softly she spoke these words to me
And (F major) with brand new eyes,
open wide (D minor) (F major) (A minor)
We pressed our faces to the glass
As (F major) I sat sadly (G major) by her (A minor) side
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Interlude 1
(A minor) (F major)
Verse 2
(F major) She said, (A minor) "Father, mother,
sister, brother (F major)
Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece
(A minor) Soldier, sailor, physician, labourer (F major)
Actor, scientist, mechanic, priest (A minor)
Earth and moon and sun and stars
Planets (D minor) and comets with tails (F major) blaz (D minor) (F major) ing (A minor)
All are there forever falling
Falling (F major) lovely (E minor) (G major) and amaz
(A minor) ing"
Interlude 2
(A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (D minor) (A minor)
Verse 3
(A minor) Then she smiled and turned to me
And (F major) waited for me to reply (A minor)
Her hair was falling down her shoulders
As (F major) I sat sadly (G major) by her side
Interlude 3
(A minor) (F major) (A minor)
Verse 4
As (A minor) I sat sadly by her side (F major)
The kitten she did (A minor) gently pass (D minor) (F major) (A minor)
Over to me and again we pressed
Our (F major) indifferent faces (A minor) to
(F major) the glass (D minor) (F major) (A minor)
"That may be very well", I said
"But (F major) watch the one falling in the street
(A minor) See him gesture to his neighbours
(F major) See him trampled be
neath (A minor) their feet (D minor) (F major)
(A minor) All outward motion connects to nothing
For (F major) each is concerned with
their immediate need
(A minor) Witness the man reaching
up from the gutter
See the (F major) other one stumbling on
who can (G major) not see"
Interlude 4
(A minor) (F major) (A minor)
Verse 5
With (A minor) trembling hand I turned toward her
(F major) And pushed the hair out of
her eyes (A minor)
The kitten jumped back to her lap
As (F major) I sat sadly by (G major) her (A minor) side
Interlude 5
(A minor) (F major) (A minor)
Verse 6
Then (A minor) she drew the curtains down
And said, (F major) "When will
you ever learn (A minor)
That what happens there beyond the glass
Is (F major) simply none of your concern? (A minor)
God has given you but one heart
You are (F major) not a home for the
Verse 7
hearts of your brothers
(A minor) And God don't care for
your benevolence
Anymore (F major) than he cares
for the lack of it in others
(A minor) Nor does he care for you to sit
At win (F major) dows in judgement
of the world He created
(A minor) While sorrows pile up around you
(F major) Ugly, useless and (G major) over-inflated"
Verse 8
At (A minor) (F major) (A minor) At which she
turned her head away
(F major) Great tears leaping from her eyes
(A minor) I could not wipe the smile from my face
As (F major) I sat sadly (G major) by her (A minor) side
As (F major) I sat sadly (G major) by (A minor) her side
As (F major) I sat sadly (G major) by her (A minor) side
As (F major) I sat sadly (G major) by her side
As I Sat Sadly By Her Side
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