Red Right Hand
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Chords
Bm x24432
Em 022000
F#7 242322
E7 020100
Gm7 350000
[Intro]Bm (4 bars)[Verse](Bm)Take a little walk to the edge oftown and go across the tracksTake a little walk to the edge of town and go across the tracksWhere the viaduct looms like a birdof doom as it shifts and cracksWhere the viaduct looms like a bird of doom as it shifts and cracksEmWhere secrets lie in the border firesin the humming wiresWhere secrets lie in the border fires in the humming wiresHey man you know you're never comingBmbackHey man you know you're never coming backPast the square past the bridge pastthe mills past the stacksPast the square past the bridge past the mills past the stacksF#7On a gathering storm comes a tallhandsome manOn a gathering storm comes a tall handsome manE7In a dusty black coat with a redright handIn a dusty black coat with a red right handBm[Verse](Bm)He'll wrap you in his arms tell youthat you've been a good boyHe'll wrap you in his arms tell you that you've been a good boyHe'll rekindle all the dreams it tookyou a lifetime to destroyHe'll rekindle all the dreams it took you a lifetime to destroyEmHe'll reach deep into the hole healyour shrinking soulHe'll reach deep into the hole heal your shrinking soulBut there won't be a single thingBmthat you can doBut there won't be a single thing that you can doHe's a God he's a man he's a ghosthe's a gu-ruHe's a God he's a man he's a ghost he's a gu-ruF#7They're whispering his name throughthis disappearing landThey're whispering his name through this disappearing landE7But hidden in his coat is a red righthandBut hidden in his coat is a red right handBm[Verse](Bm)You don't have no money he'll get yousomeYou don't have no money he'll get you someYou don't have no car he'll get youoneYou don't have no car he'll get you oneEmYou don't have no self respect youfeel like an insectYou don't have no self respect you feel like an insectWell don't you worry buddy 'causeBmhere he comesWell don't you worry buddy 'cause here he comesThrough the ghettos and the barrioand the bowery and the slumThrough the ghettos and the barrio and the bowery and the slumF#7A shadow is cast wherever he standsE7Stacks of green paper in his redright handStacks of green paper in his red right handBm[Tab]-(Bm)E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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(Bm) Gm7 Bm Gm7 Bm[Verse](Bm)You'll see him in your nightmaresyou'll see him in your dreamsYou'll see him in your nightmares you'll see him in your dreamsHe'll appear out of nowhere but heain't what he seemsHe'll appear out of nowhere but he ain't what he seemsEmYou'll see him in your head on theTV screenYou'll see him in your head on the TV screenHey buddy I'm warning you to turn itBmoffHey buddy I'm warning you to turn it offHe's a ghost he's a God he's a manhe's a gu-ruHe's a ghost he's a God he's a man he's a gu-ruF#7You're one microscopic cog in hiscatastrophic planYou're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic planE7De-signed and directed by his redright handDe-signed and directed by his red right hand[Outro]Bm Gm7 Bm Gm7 Bm Gm7 Bm Gm7 Bm