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Cannibal's Hymn chords by
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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You have a heart
Verse 1
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and I have a key
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Lie back and let me unlock you
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Those hea thens you hang
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with down by the sea
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All they want to do is
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defrock you
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I know a river,
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where we can dream
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It will swell up, burst it's banks
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Babe, and rock you
Verse 2

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But if you're gonna dine
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with them cannibals

Sooner or later, darling,
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you're gonna get eaten
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But I'm glad you've come around
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Here with your animals
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And your heart that is
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bruised but unbeaten
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And beating like a drum
Interlude 1
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I will sit like a
Verse 3
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bird on a fence
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Sing you songs with a
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happy ending
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Swoop down and tell you that it
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don't make much sense

To attack the very thing
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you're defending
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Didn't I just buy that
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dress for you?
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That pink paper pin a fore
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that you keep mending
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Well, if you're gonna dine with
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the cannibals

Well sooner or later, darling,
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you're gonna get eaten
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But I'm glad you've come around
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Here with your animals
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And your heart that is banging and beating
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And banging like a gong
Interlude 2
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Verse 4
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I can see that they've hurt you, dear
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Here is some moonlight to cloak us
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Em
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An d I will never deser t you
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here
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Unpetaled among the crocus
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Al low me, my love,
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to allay your fear
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As I swim, in and out of focus
Verse 5
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But if you're gonna dine
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with the cannibals

Well sooner or later, darling,
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you're gonna get eaten
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But I'm glad you've come around
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Here with your animals
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And your heart that is bruised but bleating
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And bleeding like a lamb
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Banging like a gong
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And beating like a drum
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • G

  • Dm

  • D

  • Am

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • F

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Cannibal's Hymn by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds is E minor.

The primary chords used in Cannibal's Hymn are Em, G, Dm, D, Am, C.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, G, Dm, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cannibal's Hymn is approximately 79 beats per minute.

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