Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Abattoir Blues" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F G The sun is high up in the sky and Im in my car F G Drifting down into the abattoir Am Do you see what I see dear? F G The air grows heavy. I listen to your breath F G Entwined together in this culture of death Am Do you see what I see dear? F G Slide on over here let me give you a squeeze F G To avert this unholy evolutionary trajectory Am Can you hear what I hear babe? F Am F Does it make you feel afraid? Chorus: Dm Everythings dissolving babe according to plan The sky is on fire the dead are heaped across the land I went to bed last night and my moral code got jammed I woke up this morning with a Frappucino in my hand Kissed you once, kissed you again My heart it tumbled like the stock exchange Do you feel what I feel, dear? Mass extinction, darling, hypocrisy These things are not good for me Do you see what I see, dear? The line the God throws down to you and me Makes a pleasing geometry Shall we leave this place now, dear? Is there someway out of here? Chorus: I wake with the sparrows and I hurry off to work The need for validation, babe, gone completely berserk I wanted to be your Superman but I turned out such a jerk Am F I got the abattoir blues Am F I got the abattoir blues Am F I got the abattoir blues F Right down to my shoes F G abattoir blues F G abattoir blues You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Dm  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Abattoir Blues" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Abattoir Blues" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.