The Weeping Song chords by Nick Cave
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Intro 1
(E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor) (D major)
(E minor)
Verse 1
Go son, go down (D major)
to the (E minor) water
And see the women (D major) weeping (E minor) there
Then go up in (D major) to the moun (E minor) tains
The men, they are all (D major) weeping too
(E minor)
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Verse 2
Father, why are all the (D major) women weep (E minor) ing?
They are all weeping (D major) for their men (E minor)
Then why are all the men (D major) there (E minor) weeping?
They are weeping (D major) back at them
(E minor)
Verse 3
(D major) This is a (E minor) weeping song
A song (D major) in which to weep
(E minor) While all the men (D major) and women sleep
(E minor) This (D major) is a (E minor) weeping song
But I (D major) won't be weeping long (E minor)
Verse 4
(E minor)
Father, why are all the chil (D major)
dren weep (E minor) ing?
Oh, they are merely crying (D major) son (E minor)
Oh, are they merely crying, (D major) (E minor) father?
Yes, true weeping is (D major) yet to come
(E minor)
Verse 5
(D major) This is a weep (E minor) ing song
A song (D major) in which to weep
(E minor) While all the (D major) little children sleep
(E minor) (D major) This is a (E minor) weeping song
But I (D major) won't be weeping long
(E minor)
Verse 6
Oh, father tell me, (D major) are you (E minor) weeping?
Your face it seems (D major) wet to touch (E minor)
Oh, (Edim) then I'm so (E minor) sorry, (D major) father (E minor)
I (Edim) never thought (E minor) I (D major) hurt
(A minor) (G major) you so (E minor) much
(D major) This is a weeping
Verse 7
(E minor) song
A song (D major) in which to weep (E minor)
While we rock (D major) ourselves to sleep (E minor)
This (D major) is a (E minor) weeping song
But I (D major) won't be weeping long (E minor)
No, I won't (D major) be weeping long (E minor)
No, I won't (D major) be weeping long (E minor)
No, I (D major) won't be weeping (E minor) long
The Weeping Song
Nick Cave
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