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Opium Tea by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Opium Tea
F Dm
(pause) F
Here I sleep the morning through
Dm
'Til the wail of the call to prayer awakes me
F
And there ain't nothing at all to do but rise and follow
Dm
The day wherever it takes me
F
I stand at the window and I look at the sea
Dm
And I am what I am, and what will be will be
F
I stand at the window and I look at the sea
Dm
And I make me a pot of opium tea
( p a u s e ) F
Down at the port I watch the boats come in
Dm
Watch the boats come in can do something to you
F
And the kids gather around with an outstretched hand
Dm
And I toss them a dirham or two
F
Well, I wonder if my children are thinking of me
Dm
Cause I am what I am, and what will be will be
F
I wonder if my kids are thinking of me
Dm
And I smile and I sip my opium tea
(pause) F
At night the sea lashes the rust red ramparts
Dm
And the shapes of hooded men who pass me
F
And the moan of the wind laughs and laughs and laughs
Dm
The strange luck that fate has cast me
F
Well, the cats on the rampart sing merrily
Dm
That he is what he is and what will be will be
F
Yeah, the cats on the rampart sing merrily
Dm
And I sit and I drink of my opium tea
F
I'm a prisoner here, I can never go home
Dm
There is nothing here to win or lose
F
There are no choices needed to be made at all
Dm
Not even the choice of having to choose
F
Well, I'm a prisoner here, yes, but I'm also free
Dm
Cause I am what I am and what will be will be
F
I'm a prisoner here, yeah, but I'm also free
Dm
And I smile and I sip my opium tea.
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version 2
Intro: F Dm F Gm C Dm
F
Here I sleep the morning through
Dm
'Til the wail of the call to prayer awakes me
F
And there ain't nothing at all to do but rise and follow
Gm
The day wherever it takes me
C
I stand at the window and I look at the sea
Dm
And I am what I am, and what will be will be
C
I stand at the window and I look at the sea
Dm
And I make me a pot of opium tea
F Dm
(the song goes on as in the 1st verse)
Down at the port I watch the boats come in
Watch the boats come in can do something to you
And the kids gather around with an outstretched hand
And I toss them a dirham or two
Well, I wonder if my children are thinking of me
Cause I am what I am, and what will be will be
I wonder if my kids are thinking of me
And I smile and I sip my opium tea
At night the sea lashes the rust red ramparts
And the shapes of hooded men who pass me
And the moan of the wind laughs and laughs and laughs
The strange luck that fate has cast me
Well, the cats on the rampart sing merrily
That he is what he is and what will be will be
Yeah, the cats on the rampart sing merrily
And I sit and I drink of my opium tea
I'm a prisoner here, I can never go home
There is nothing here to win or lose
There are no choices needed to be made at all
Not even the choice of having to choose
Well, I'm a prisoner here, yes, but I'm also free
Cause I am what I am and what will be will be
I'm a prisoner here, yeah, but I'm also free
And I smile and I sip my opium tea.
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