Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Weeping Song" 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.
Gm F Gm Go son, go down to the water Gm F Gm And see the women weeping there Gm F Gm Then go up into the mountains Gm F Gm The men, they are weeping too Gm F Gm Father, why are all the women weeping? Gm F Gm They are all weeping for their men Gm F Gm Then why are all the men there weeping? Gm F Gm They are weeping back at them Chorus: F Gm This is a weeping song F Gm A song in which to weep F Gm While all the men and women sleep F Gm This is a weeping song F Gm But I won't be weeping long Father, why are all the children weeping? They are merely crying son Oh, are they merely crying, father? Yes, true weeping is yet... to come Chorus: This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While all the little children sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long Oh father, tell me, are you weeping? Your face seems it's wet to touch Oh, then I'm so sorry, father I never thought I'd hurt you so much Chorus: This is a weeping song A song in which to weep While we rock ourselves to sleep This is a weeping song But I won't be weeping long No, I won't be weeping long No, I won't be weeping long No, I won't... be weeping long You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsF  Gm  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 Weeping Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Weeping Song" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.