Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Sad Waters: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sad Waters" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Sad Waters Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Sad Waters" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D A                                  Bm  G
Down the road I look and there runs Mary
D A              F#m        A
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
D                  A                       Bm G
We go down to the river where the willows weep
D      G                 F#m    A
Take a naked root for a lovers seat

That rose out of the bitten soil
But sound to the ground by creeping ivy coils
O Mary you have seduced my soul
Forever a hostage of your child's world

And then I ran my tin-cup heart along
The prison of her ribs
And with a toss of her curls
That little girl goes wading in
Rollin her dress up past her knee
Turning these waters into wine
Then she platted all the willow vines

Mary in the shallows laughing
Over where the carp dart
Spooked by the new shadows that she cast
Across these sad waters and across my heart



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Sad Waters" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sad Waters" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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