Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Sorrowful Wife: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Sorrowful Wife" 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.
Am I married my wife on the day of the eclipse Dm Our friends awarded her courage with gifts Am Now as the nights grow longer and the season shifts G I look to my sorrowful wife F G Am Who is quietly tending her flowers F G Who is quietly tending her The water is high on the beckoning river I made her a promise I could not deliver And the cry of the birds sends a terrible shiver Through me and my sorrowful wife Who is shifting the furniture around Who is shifting the furniture around Now we sit beneath the knotted yew And the bluebells bob up around our shoes And the task of remembering those telltale clues Goes to my sorrowful wife Who is counting the days on her fingers Who is counting the days on her Come on and help me, babe Come on now, help me, babe I was blind The grass here grows long and high Twists right up to the sky White clouds roll on by Come on now and help me, babe I was blind, I was a fool, babe I was blind, come on now A loose wind last night blew down Black trees bent to the ground Their blossoms made such a sound That I could not even hear myself think, babe Come on now and help me, babe Help me now, I was blind I was a fool 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 "The Sorrowful Wife" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Sorrowful Wife" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.