Cannibals Hymn
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Em D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em D You have a heart and I have a keyEm D Em D Lie back and let me unlock youEm D Em Those heathens you hang withD down by the seaEm D Em All they want to do is defrockD youAm I know a river, where we can dreamAm It will swell up, burst its banks,Am Em D babe, and rock youEm D Em DEm D Em DBm But if you're gonna dine with themC cannibalsBm Sooner or later, darling, you'reC D gonna get eatenG But I'm glad you've come around hereD with your animalsEm And your heart that is bruised butC unbeatenF D And beating like a drumEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em D I will sit like a bird on a fenceContinues after the adEm D Em Sing you songs with a happyD endingEm D Em Swoop down and tell you that itD don't make much senseEm D Em To attack the very thing you'reD defendingAm Didn't I just buy that dress for you?Am That pink paper pinaforeAm Em D that you keep mendingEm D Em DEm D Em DBm Well, if you're gonna dine with theC cannibalsBm Sooner or later, darling, you'reC D gonna get eatenG But I'm glad you've come aroundD here with your animalsEm And your heart that is banging andC beatingF D And banging like a gongEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em I can see that they've hurt you,D dearEm D Em Here is some moonlight to cloakD usEm D Em D And I will never desert you hereEm D Em D Unpetaled among the crocusAm Allow me, my love, to allay your fearAm As I swim,Am Em D in and out of focusEm D Em DEm D Em DBm But if you're gonna dine with theC cannibalsBm Sooner or later, darling, you'reC D gonna get eatenG But I'm glad you've come aroundD here with your animalsEm And your heart that is bruised butC bleatingF D And bleeding like a lambEm D Em DEm DF D Banging like a gongEm D Em DEm DF D Beating like a drumEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em DEm D Em DEm