Artist: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Song: Nocturama
Album: 'B-Sides and Rarities' 
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Ab              Ab7
I passed by the silent tiger
Db              Bbm
the ailing ape, the forgotten llama 
Ab                    Ab7
the penguin face down in the water
Db                  Bbm
I retreating to the nocturama
Ab               Ab7
when will I ever be your husband 
Db                 Bbm
when will you ever be my bride 
Ab                    Ab7
when will you take me from this place where
Db              Bbm
hope and hopelessness collide

              Ab
to be by your side
              Ab7
to be by your side 
              Db
to be by your side
      Bbm
to be by your side 

              Ab
to be by your side
              Ab7
to be by your side 
              Db
to be by your side
      C#m
to be by your side

Ab                        Eb
Again and again, baby, Im not that strong 
          Fm
Ive got a chain around my ankle
         Bbm         Eb
and it's dragging me down 

Well, nothing moves behind the glass
deep inside this artifical night 
the tiny eyes blink from the darkness 
saying everything will be alright
it'll be alright 
it'll be alright 
it'll be alright 
it'll be alright 

to be by your side 
to be by your side
to be by your side
to be by your side

well again and again, baby, I'm not that tough
when night falls 'round here
its never night enough 

to be by your side
to be by your side
to be by your side
to be by your side 

to be by your side
to be by your side
to be by your side
to be by your side

it would be alright 
it'd be alright 
it'll be alright
it'll be alright 


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transcribed by SixGunSaint
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