Artist: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Song: Fable of the Brown Ape
Album: Abattoir Blues
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2/4 bars throughout


Farmer Emmerich went into his barn			|Gm|F|Gm
And found a cow suckling a serpent			|F|Gm
And a brown ape clanking a heavy chain			|F|Gm
Said Farmer Emmerich to the ape				|F|Gm|F
Never ask me to come into this barn again		|Gm|F|Gm|F

	So Long						|Gm|Gm
	Farewell					|C|C
	So Long						|Gm|F|Gm|F

Farmer Emmerich caught the serpent			|Gm|F|Gm
And the brown ape in a cage				|F|Gm
And took them into his house				|F|Gm
He fed the snake a vat of milk				|F|Gm
And when the ape rattled its chain			|F|Gm
He tossed the ape a mouse				|F|Gm|F

	So Long						|Gm|Gm
	Goodbye						|C|C
	Farewell					|Gm|F|Gm|F

The villagers found out that Farmer Emmerich		|Gm|F|Gm
Was nurturing a serpent					|F|Gm
And descended upon his farm				|F|Gm
All rabbid in their blindness				|F|Gm
They dragged the snake outside				|F|Gm
Chopped it open with an axe				|F|Gm
And the ground soaked in the milk			|F|Gm
Of human kindness					|F|Gm|F

	So Long						|Gm|Gm
	Farewell					|C|C
	So Long						|Gm|F|Gm|F

But the brown ape escaped				|Gm|F|Gm
And was heard to roam the ranges			|F|Gm
Clanking its heavy chain				|F|Gm
Down in the valley it sang to its friend		|F|Gm|F|Gm
Whom he may never see again				|F|Gm|F|Gm_


tabbed by "A Friendly Ghost"
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