Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Sorrow's Child: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sorrow's Child" 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 Sorrow's Child 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 "Sorrow's Child" smoothly on your guitar.

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

          Cm                A#
Sorrow's child sits by the river
          Cm                 A#
Sorrow's child hears not the water
          Cm                A#
Sorrow's child sits by the river
          Cm                 A#
Sorrow's child hears not the water
     C#           G#
and just when it seems as though
              D#                C#
you've got strength enough to stand
Cm             A#
sorrow's child all weak and strange
Cm             A#       G#
stands waiting at your hand.

Sorrow's child steps in the water
Sorrow's child you follow after
Sorrow's child wades in deeper
Sorrow's child invites you under
And just when you thought as though
All your tears were wept and done
Sorrow's child grieves not what has passed
But all the past still yet to come

Sorrow's child sits by the water
Sorrow's child your arms enfold her
Sorrow's child you're loathe to befriend her
Sorrow's child but in sorrow surrender
And just when is seems as though
All your tears were at an end
Sorrow's child lifts up her hand
And she brings it down again
Sorrow's child
Sorrow's child
Sorrow's child
Sorrow's child


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

G#

Guitar chord 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 "Sorrow's Child" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sorrow's Child" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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