Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Oh My Lord: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Oh My Lord" 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.
Em I thought I'd take a walk today D It's a mistake I sometimes make Em My children lay asleep in bed D My wife lay wide-awake Em I kissed her softly on the brow D I tried not to make a sound Em But with stony eyes she looked at me D And gently squeezed my hand Em D Call it a premonition, call it a crazy vision Em D Call it intuition, something learned from mother Em D But when she looked up at me, I could clearly see Em D Em The Sword of Damocles hanging directly above her D Em Oh Lord Oh my Lord D Oh Lord Chorus: G G7 How have I offended thee? C Cm Wrap your tender arms around me G D Oh Lord Oh Lord Em D Oh My Lord They called at me through the fence They were not making any sense They claimed that I had lost the plot Kept saying that I was not The man I used to be They held their babes aloft Threw marsh mellows at the Security And said that I'd grown soft Call it intuition, call it a creeping suspicion But their words of derision meant they hardly knew me For even I could see in the way they stared at me The Spear of Destiny sticking right through me Chorus: Oh Lord Oh my lord Oh Lord How have I offended thee? Wrap your tender arms round me Oh Lord Oh lord Oh My Lord Now I'm at the hairdressers People watch me as they move past A guy wearing plastic antlers Presses his bum against the glass Now I'm down on my hands and knees And it's so fucking hot! Someone cries, "What are you looking for?" I scream, "The plot, the plot!" I grab my telephone, I call my wife at home She screams, "Leave us alone!" I say, "Hey, it's only me" The hairdresser with his scissors, he holds up the mirror I look back and shiver; I can't even believe what I can see Be mindful of the prayers you send Pray hard but pray with care For the tears that you are crying now Are just your answered prayers The ladders of life that we scale merrily Move mysteriously around So that when you think you're climbing up, man In fact you're climbing down Into the hollows of glamour, where with spikes and hammer With telescopic camera, they chose to turn the screw Oh I hate them, Ma! Oh I hate them, Pa! Oh I hate them all for what they went and done to you Chorus: Oh Lord Oh my Lord Oh Lord How have I offended thee? Wrap your tender arms round me Oh Lord Oh Lord Oh My Lord You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  Cm  D  Em  G  G7  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 "Oh My Lord" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Oh My Lord" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.