The Company Of Strangers chords by
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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Verse 1

C

C

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They found Mary Bellows

Am

Am

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Dm

Dm

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cuffed to the bed

With a rag in her mouth

G

G

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and a bullet in her head

F

F

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G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 2

C

C

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She'd grown up hungry,

Am

Am

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she'd grown up poor

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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She left her home in Arkansas

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 3

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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She wanted to see the deep blue sea

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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She traveled across Tennessee

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 4

C

C

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Am

Am

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She met a man along the way

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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F

F

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He introduced himself as Richard Slade

C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

C

C

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G

G

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Verse 5

C

C

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Am

Am

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Poor Mary thought that she might die

Dm

Dm

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When she saw the ocean

G

G

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F

F

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for the first time

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 6

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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She checked into a cheap little place

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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Richard Slade carried in her old suitcase

G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary

C

C

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Bellows

G

G

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Verse 7

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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"I'm a good girl, sir", she said to him

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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F

F

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I couldn't possibly permit you in

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 8

C

C

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Am

Am

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Slade tipped his hat and winked his eye

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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F

F

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And turned away without goodbye

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 9

C

C

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Am

Am

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She sat on her bed and thought of home

G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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With the sea breeze whistling all alone

G

G

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C

C

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

G

G

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Verse 10

C

C

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In hope and loneliness

Am

Am

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she crossed the floor

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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F

F

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And undid the latch on her front door

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 11

C

C

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They found her the next day

Am

Am

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cuffed to the bed

Dm

Dm

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The rag in her mouth and a

G

G

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bullet in her head

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

Verse 12

C

C

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Am

Am

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So mothers keep your girls at home

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Don't let them journey all alone

C

C

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Am

Am

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F

F

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Am

Am

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Tell them this world is full of danger

Dm

Dm

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D

D

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G

G

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And to shun the company of strangers

F

F

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G

G

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Oh poor Mary Bellows

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

C
Am
G
F
Dm
D

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Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Company Of Strangers by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is C major.

The primary chords used in The Company Of Strangers are C, Am, G, F, Dm, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Am, G, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Company Of Strangers is approximately 70 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Company Of Strangers using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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