Higgs Boson Blues
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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published by
rainbow
[Intro]Bm A G[Verse]Bm A GCan’t remember anything at allBmFlame trees lined the streetsA GCan’t remember anything at all[Chorus]BmBut I’m driving my car down to Geneva[Verse]A GI been sitting in my basement patioBmAye, it was hotA GUp above girls walk pastBmTheir roses all in bloomA GHave you ever heard about the Higgs Boson Blues?BmI’m goin' down to Geneva, babyA GGonna teach it to youBm A GWho cares, who cares what the future brings?[Verse]BmBlack road long and I drove and droveA GI came upon a crossroadBmThe night was hot and blackA GI see Robert Johnson with a ten dollar guitarBmStrapped to his backLooking for a tuneAWell here comes LuciferGWith his canon lawBmAnd a hundred black babies running from his genocidal jawA GHe got the real killer grooveBmRobert Johnson and the devil, manA GDon’t know who's gonna rip off whoBmDriving my car, flame trees on fireA GSitting and singin’ the Higgs Boson BluesBmI’m tired, I'm lookin' for a spot to dropA GAll the clocks have stopped in Memphis now[Verse]BmIn the Lorraine Motel, it’s hotA GIt’s hot, that's why they call it a hot spotBmI take a room with a viewA GHear a man preaching in a language that’s completely new, yeahBmMaking the hot cots in the flophouse bleedA GWhile the cleaning ladies sob into their mopsBmAnd the bellhop hops and bopsA GAnd a shot rings out to a spiritual grooveBm A GEverybody bleeding to the Higgs Boson Blues[Verse]BmAnd if I die tonightA GBury me in my favourite yellow patent leather shoesBmWith a mummified cat and a cone-like hatA GThat the Caliphate forced on the JewsBmCan you feel my heart beat?Can you feel my heart beat?[Verse]A GHannah Montana does the African SavannahBmAs the simulated rainy season beginsA GShe curses the queue at the ZulusBmAnd moves on to AmazoniaA GAnd cries with the dolphinsBmAnd mama ate the pygmyThe pygmy ate the monkeyA GThe monkey has a gift that he is sending back to youBmLook here come the missionaryA GWith his smallpox and fluBmHe’s saving them savagesA GWith his Higgs Boson Blues[Chorus]BmI’m driving my car down to GenevaA GI’m driving my car down to Geneva[Verse]BmOh, let the damn day breakA GRainy days always make me sadBmMiley Cirus floats in a swimming pool in Toluca LakeA GAnd you’re the best girl I ever hadBm A GCan’t remember anything at all