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HOME Songs of Leonard Cohen Songs from a Room Songs of Love and Hate Live Songs New Skin for the Old Ceremony Death of a Ladies' Man Recent Songs Various Positions I'm Your Man The Future Cohen Live Field Commander Cohen Ten New Songs Dear Heather Old Ideas Miscellaneous Song List Download www.maartenmassa.be CHORDS OF LEONARD COHEN Leonard Cohen Chords Archive January 2012 A new album "Miscellaneous" is added to the navigation of the Cohen Chords. This "album" consists of various songs that have not been released on any official Leonard Cohen studio album. Feel free to check it out! December 2011 Finally: a new update of the chords! In preparation of the release of Leonard Cohen's new studio album "Old Ideas" I have added the album to the website. I will also add chords for the different songs with your help. Feel free to send me your contributions at [email protected]. Secondly, 2 "new" songs were added: "Store Room" and "Blessed Is The Memory" - both bonus tracks on the 2007 remastered album "Songs Of Leonard Cohen". Please note The files contained in this archive are the work of individual authors and represent their own interpretations of the songs. The files are figured out by ear, so contain some mistakes and gaps. You may only use these files for private study, scholarship or research. Due to popular request, the entire site is also available as a downloadable zip archive for off-line viewing. Credits Leonard Cohen Chords Archive by Matjaz Gregoric and friends: Hub Teunissen Adam Blake Patrick Godon Nicolas Bérubé Thomas Horn Thomas Bye

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HOME

Songs of Leonard Cohen

Songs from a Room

Songs of Love and Hate

Live Songs

New Skin for the Old Ceremony

Death of a Ladies' Man

Recent Songs

Various Positions

I'm Your Man

The Future

Cohen Live

Field Commander Cohen

Ten New Songs

Dear Heather

Old Ideas

Miscellaneous

Song List

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www.maartenmassa.be

CHORDS OF LEONARD COHEN

Leonard Cohen Chords Archive

January 2012

A new album "Miscellaneous" is added to the navigation of theCohen Chords. This "album" consists of various songs that have notbeen released on any official Leonard Cohen studio album. Feel freeto check it out!

December 2011

Finally: a new update of the chords!

In preparation of the release of Leonard Cohen's new studioalbum "Old Ideas" I have added the album to the website. I willalso add chords for the different songs with your help. Feel free tosend me your contributions at [email protected], 2 "new" songs were added: "Store Room" and "BlessedIs The Memory" - both bonus tracks on the 2007 remasteredalbum "Songs Of Leonard Cohen".

Please note

The files contained in this archive are the work of individual authorsand represent their own interpretations of the songs. The files arefigured out by ear, so contain some mistakes and gaps. You mayonly use these files for private study, scholarship or research.

Due to popular request, the entire site is also available as adownloadable zip archive for off-line viewing.

Credits

Leonard Cohen Chords Archive by Matjaz Gregoric and friends:

Hub TeunissenAdam BlakePatrick GodonNicolas BérubéThomas HornThomas Bye

Richard PlaneTheo AdahlLennard Torbijn

Many thanks to everyone that contributed to the transcriptions!

CHORDS OF LEONARD COHEN

Leonard Cohen Chords Archive

January 2012

A new album "Miscellaneous" is added to the navigation of the Cohen Chords. This "album" consists ofvarious songs that have not been released on any official Leonard Cohen studio album. Feel free tocheck it out!

December 2011

Finally: a new update of the chords!

In preparation of the release of Leonard Cohen's new studio album "Old Ideas" I have added thealbum to the website. I will also add chords for the different songs with your help. Feel free to sendme your contributions at [email protected], 2 "new" songs were added: "Store Room" and "Blessed Is The Memory" - both bonustracks on the 2007 remastered album "Songs Of Leonard Cohen".

Please note

The files contained in this archive are the work of individual authors and represent their owninterpretations of the songs. The files are figured out by ear, so contain some mistakes and gaps. Youmay only use these files for private study, scholarship or research.

Due to popular request, the entire site is also available as a downloadable zip archive for off-lineviewing.

Credits

Leonard Cohen Chords Archive by Matjaz Gregoric and friends:

Hub TeunissenAdam BlakePatrick GodonNicolas BérubéThomas HornThomas ByeRichard PlaneTheo AdahlLennard Torbijn

Many thanks to everyone that contributed to the transcriptions!

1. Suzanne2. Master Song3. Winter Lady4. The Stranger Song5. Sisters of Mercy6. So Long, Marianne7. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye8. Stories of the Street9. Teachers

10. One of Us Cannot Be Wrong11. Store Room (2007 remasters bonus track)12. Blessed Is The Memory (2007 remasters bonus track)

SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN (1968)

1. Bird on the Wire2. Story of Isaac3. A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes4. The Partisan5. Seems So Long Ago, Nancy6. The Old Revolution7. The Butcher8. You Know Who I Am9. Lady Midnight

10. Tonight Will Be Fine

SONGS FROM A ROOM (1969)

1. Avalanche2. Last Year's Man3. Dress Rehearsal Rag4. Diamonds in the Mine5. Love Calls You by Your Name6. Famous Blue Raincoat7. Sing Another Song, Boys8. Joan of Arc

SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE (1971)

1. Minute Prologue2. Passing Through3. You Know Who I Am4. Bird on the Wire5. Nancy6. Improvisation7. Story of Isaac8. Please Don't Pass Me By (A Disgrace)9. Tonight Will Be Fine

10. Queen Victoria

LIVE SONGS (1973)

1. Is This What You Wanted2. Chelsea Hotel3. Lover Lover Lover4. Field Commander Cohen5. Why Don't You Try6. There Is a War7. A Singer Must Die8. I Tried to Leave You9. Who by Fire

10. Take This Longing11. Leaving Green Sleeves

NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY (1974)

1. True Love Leaves No Traces2. Iodine3. Paper Thin Hotel4. Memories5. I Left a Woman Waiting6. Don't Go Home with Your Hard-On7. Fingerprints8. Death of a Ladies' Man

DEATH OF A LADIES' MAN (1977)

1. The Guests2. Humbled in Love3. The Window4. Came So Far for Beauty5. The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant)6. The Traitor7. Our Lady of Solitude8. The Gypsy's Wife9. The Smokey Life

10. Ballad of the Absent Mare

RECENT SONGS (1979)

1. Dance Me to the End of Love2. Coming Back to You3. The Law4. Night Comes On5. Hallelujah6. The Captain7. Hunter's Lullaby8. Heart with No Companion9. If It Be Your Will

VARIOUS POSITIONS (1985)

1. First We Take Manhattan2. Ain't No Cure for Love3. Everybody Knows4. I'm Your Man5. Take This Waltz6. Jazz Police7. I Can't Forget8. Tower of Song

I'M YOUR MAN (1988)

1. The Future2. Waiting for the Miracle3. Be for Real4. Closing Time5. Anthem6. Democracy7. Light As the Breeze8. Always9. Tacoma Trailer

THE FUTURE (1992)

1. Dance Me to the End of Love2. Bird on the Wire3. Everybody Knows4. Joan of Arc5. There Is a War6. Sisters of Mercy7. Hallelujah8. I'm Your Man9. Who by Fire

10. One of Us Cannot Be Wrong11. If It Be Your Will12. Heart with No Companion13. Suzanne

COHEN LIVE:LEONARD COHEN LIVE IN CONCERT (1994)

1. Field Commander Cohen2. The Window3. The Smokey Life4. The Gypsy's Wife5. Lover Lover Lover6. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye7. The Stranger Song8. The Guests9. Memories

10. Why Don't You Try11. Bird on the Wire12. So Long, Marianne

FIELD COMMANDER COHEN:TOUR OF 1979 (2001)

1. In My Secret Life2. A Thousand Kisses Deep3. That Don't Make It Junk4. Here It Is5. Love Itself6. By the Rivers Dark7. Alexandra Leaving8. You Have Loved Enough9. Boogie Street

10. The Land of Plenty

TEN NEW SONGS (2001)

1. Go No More A-Roving2. Because of3. The Letters4. Undertow5. Morning Glory6. On That Day7. Villanelle for Our Time8. There for You9. Dear Heather

10. Nightingale11. To a Teacher12. The Faith13. Tennessee Waltz (live)

DEAR HEATHER (2004)

1. Going Home2. Amen3. Show Me The Place4. Darkness5. Anyhow6. Crazy To Love You7. Come Healing8. Banjo9. Lullaby

10. Different Sides

OLD IDEAS (2012)

1. There's No Reason Why You Should Remember Me (Live, 1968)2. Banks Of Marble (Live, 1972)3. I Love Spending The Night With Two Girls (Live, 1972)4. Kevin Barry (Live, 1972)5. Song To The Machines (Live, 1972)6. We Shall Not Be Moved (Live, 1972)7. Guerrero (Live, 1975)8. Do I Have To Dance All Night (single, 1976)9. Song Of Bernadette (Famous Blue Raincoat by Jennifer Warnes, 1986)

10. Never Any Good (More Best Of Leonard Cohen, 1997)11. The Great Event (More Best Of Leonard Cohen, 1997)12. Born In Chains (Live, 2010)13. Feels So Good (Live, 2010)

MISCELLANEOUS

SONG INDEX

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes (Songs from a Room)A Singer Must Die (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)A Thousand Kisses Deep (Ten New Songs)Ain't No Cure for Love (I'm Your Man)Alexandra Leaving (Ten New Songs)Always (The Future)Amen (Old Ideas)Anthem (The Future)Anyhow (Old Ideas)Avalanche (Songs of Love and Hate)

B

Ballad of the Absent Mare (Recent Songs)Banjo (Old Ideas)Banks Of Marble (Live, 1972)Be for Real (The Future)Because Of (Dear Heather)Bird on the Wire (Songs From A Room)Bird on the Wire (Live Songs)Bird on the Wire (Cohen Live)Bird on the Wire (Field Commander Cohen)Blessed Is The Memory (Songs Of Leonard Cohen, 2007 remasters bonus track)Born In Chains (Live, 2010)Boogie Street (Ten New Songs)By The Rivers Dark (Ten New Songs)

C

Came So Far for Beauty (Recent Songs)Chelsea Hotel (New Skin For The OldCeremony)Closing Time (The Future)Come Healing (Old Ideas)Coming Back to You (Various Positions)Crazy To Love You (Old Ideas)

D

Dance Me to the End of Love (Various Positions)Dance Me to the End of Love (Cohen Live)Darkness (Old Ideas)Death of a Ladies' Man (Death of a Ladies' Man)Dear Heather (Dear Heather)Democracy (The Future)

Diamonds in the Mine (Songs of Love and Hate)Different Sides (Old Ideas)Do I Have to Dance All Night (Single, 1976)Don't Go Home with Your Hard-On (Death of a Ladies' Man)Dress Rehearsal Rag (Songs of Love and Hate)

E

Everybody Knows (I'm Your Man)Everybody Knows (Cohen Live)

F

Famous Blue Raincoat (Songs of Love and Hate)Feels So Good (Live, 2010)Field Commander Cohen (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)Field Commander Cohen (Field Commander Cohen)Fingerprints (Death of a Ladies' Man)First We Take Manhattan (I'm Your Man)

G

Go No More A-Roving (Dear Heather)Going Home (Old Ideas)Guerrero (Live, 1975)

H

Hallelujah (Various Positions)Hallelujah (Cohen Live)Heart with No Companion (Various Positions)Heart with No Companion (Cohen Live)Here It Is (Ten New Songs)Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye (Songs of Leonard Cohen)Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye (Field Commander Cohen)Humbled in Love (Recent Songs)Hunter's Lullaby (Various Positions)

I

I Can't Forget (I'm Your Man)If It Be Your Will (Various Positions)If It Be Your Will (Cohen Live)I Left a Woman Waiting (Death of a Ladies' Man)I Love Spending The Night With Two Girls (Live, 1972)I'm Your Man (I'm Your Man)I'm Your Man (Cohen Live)Improvisation (Live Songs)In My Secret Life (Ten New Songs)Iodine (Death of a Ladies' Man)Is This What You Wanted (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)I Tried to Leave You (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)

J

Jazz Police (I'm Your Man)Joan of Arc (Songs of Love and Hate)Joan of Arc (Cohen Live)

K

Kevin Barry (Live, 1972)

L

Lady Midnight (Songs from a Room)Last Year's Man (Songs of Love and Hate)Leaving Green Sleeves (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)Light As the Breeze (The Future)Love Calls You by Your Name (Songs of Love and Hate)Love Itself (Ten New Songs)Lover Lover Lover (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)Lover Lover Lover (Field Commander Cohen)Lullaby (Old Ideas)

M

Master Song (Songs of Leonard Cohen)Memories (Death of a Ladies' Man)Memories (Field Commander Cohen)Minute Prologue (Live Songs)Morning Glory (Dear Heather)

N

Never Any Good (More Best Of Leonard Cohen)Night Comes On (Various Positions)Nightingale (Dear Heather)

O

On That Day (Dear Heather)One of Us Cannot Be Wrong (Songs of Leonard Cohen)One of Us Cannot Be Wrong (Cohen Live)Our Lady of Solitude (Recent Songs)

P

Paper Thin Hotel (Death of a Ladies' Man)Passing Through (Live Songs)Please Don't Pass Me By (A Disgrace) (Live Songs)

Q

Queen Victoria (Live Songs)

S

Seems So Long Ago, Nancy (Songs from a Room)(Seems So Long Ago,) Nancy (Live Songs)Show Me The Place (Old Ideas)Sing Another Song, Boys (Songs of Love and Hate)Sisters of Mercy (Songs of Leonard Cohen)Sisters of Mercy (Cohen Live)So Long, Marianne (Songs of Leonard Cohen)So Long, Marianne (Field Commander Cohen)Song of Bernadette (Famous Blue Raincoat by Jennifer Warnes, 1986)Song To The Machines (Live, 1972)Store Room (Songs Of Leonard Cohen, 2007 remasters bonus track)Stories of the Street (Songs of Leonard Cohen)Story of Isaac (Songs from a Room)Story of Isaac (Live Songs)Suzanne (Songs of Leonard Cohen)Suzanne (Cohen Live)

T

Tacoma Trailer (The Future)Take This Longing (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)Take This Waltz (I'm Your Man)Teachers (Songs of Leonard Cohen)Tennessee Waltz (Dear Heather)That Don't Make It Junk (Ten New Songs)The Butcher (Songs from a Room)The Captain (Various Positions)The Faith (Dear Heather)The Future (The Future)The Great Event (More Best Of Leonard Cohen)The Guests (Recent Songs)The Guests (Field Commander Cohen)The Gypsy's Wife (Recent Songs)The Gypsy's Wife (Field Commander Cohen)The Land of Plenty (Ten New Songs)The Law (Various Positions)The Letters (Dear Heather)The Lost Canadian (Un Canadien Errant) (Recent Songs)The Old Revolution (Songs from a Room)The Partisan (Songs from a Room)The Smokey Life (Recent Songs)The Smokey Life (Field Commander Cohen)The Stranger Song (Songs of Leonard Cohen)The Stranger Song (Field Commander Cohen)The Traitor (Recent Songs)The Window (Recent Songs)The Window (Field Commander Cohen)There for You (Dear Heather)There Is a War (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)There Is a War (Cohen Live)There's No Reason Why You Should Remember Me (Live, 1968)To a Teacher (Dear Heather)

Tonight Will Be Fine (Songs from a Room)Tonight Will Be Fine (Live Songs)Tower of Song (I'm Your Man)True Love Leaves No Traces (Death of a Ladies' Man)

U

Undertow (Dear Heather)

V

Villanelle for Our Time (Dear Heather)

W

Waiting for the Miracle (The Future)We Shall Not Be Moved (Live, 1972)Who by Fire (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)Who by Fire (Cohen Live)Why Don't You Try (New Skin for the Old Ceremony)Why Don't You Try (Field Commander Cohen)Winter Lady (Songs of Leonard Cohen)

Y

You Have Loved Enough (Ten New Songs)You Know Who I Am (Songs from a Room)You Know Who I Am (Live Songs)

Songs of Leonard Cohen:

SUZANNE

written by Leonard Cohen

* indicates a sus4 chord.

Intro: E . . . Esus4 E |E . . . Esus4 E|E . . . Esus4 E|

E * ESuzanne takes you down E * ETo her place near the river F#m * F#mYou can hear the boats go by F#m * F#mYou can spend the night beside her E * EAnd you know that she's half crazy E * EBut that's why you want to be there G#m * G#mAnd she feeds you tea and oranges A * AThat come all the way from China E * EAnd just when you mean to tell her F#m * F#mThat you have no love to give her E * EThen she gets you on her wavelength F#m * F#mAnd she lets the river answer E * E Esus4 E Esus4 EThat you've always been her lover G#m * G#mAnd you want to travel with her A * AAnd you want to travel blind E * EAnd you know that she will trust you F#m * F#m EFor you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailorWhen he walked upon the waterAnd he spent a long time watchingFrom his lonely wooden towerAnd when he knew for certainOnly drowning men could see himHe said: "All men will be sailors thenUntil the sea shall free them"But he himself was brokenLong before the sky would openForsaken, almost humanHe sank beneath your wisdom like a stoneAnd you want to travel with himAnd you want to travel blindAnd you think maybe you'll trust himFor he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your handAnd she leads you to the riverShe is wearing rags and feathersFrom Salvation Army countersAnd the sun pours down like honeyOn our lady of the harbourAnd she shows you where to lookAmong the garbage and the flowersThere are heroes in the seaweedThere are children in the morningThey are leaning out for loveAnd they will lean that way forever

While Suzanne holds the mirrorAnd you want to travel with herAnd you want to travel blindAnd you know that you can trust herFor she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

Intro:

E * E * E * E | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . .E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0----------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:--------------2---2---2---------------2---2---2---------------2---2---2--------------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------0---------------0-------0---------------0-------0--------:

Verse:

E * E * E | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .E:-------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-------------------------------0--------------------------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1-------1---2---1-------1----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:-------------------------------------------------------------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------0--------:

F#m * F#m * F#m | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .E:-------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--2-------------------------------2--------------------------------:G:------2-------2---4---2-------2-------2-------2---4---2-------2----:D:----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--:A:-------------------------------------------------------------------:E:--2-------2---------------2-------2-------2---------------2--------:

E * E * E | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .E:-------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-------------------------------0--------------------------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1-------1---2---1-------1----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:-------------------------------------------------------------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------0--------:

G#m * G#m A * A | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . E:----------------------------------0--------------------------------:B:--4-----------------------------------2-------2---3---2---0---2----:G:------4-------4---6---4-------4-----2---2--------------------------:D:----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----------2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:----------------------------------0-------0------------------------:E:--4-------4---------------4----------------------------------------:

E * E F#m * F#m | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . E:-------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------2-------2---4---2-------2----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--:A:-------------------------------------------------------------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------2-------2---------------2--------:

E * E F#m * F#m | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . E:-------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------2-------2---4---2-------2----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--:A:-------------------------------------------------------------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------2-------2---------------2--------:

E * E * E | . . . | . . . | . . . | .E:-----------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-----------------------------------------------0--------:

G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1---2---1-------1----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:--------------2---2---2---------------2---2---2------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------0---------------0--------:

Chorus:

G#m * G#m A * A | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . E:----------------------------------0--------------------------------:B:--4-----------------------------------2-------2---3---2---0---2----:G:------4-------4---6---4-------4-----2---2--------------------------:D:----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----------2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:----------------------------------0-------0------------------------:E:--4-------4---------------4----------------------------------------:

E * E F#m * F#m | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . E:-------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------2-------2---4---2-------2----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--:A:-------------------------------------------------------------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------2-------2---------------2--------:

E * E * E | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . E:-------------------------------------------------------------------:B:--0-----------------------0-----------------------0----------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:--------------2---2---2---------------2---2---2--------------------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------0---------------0-------0--------:

Ending:

E * E * E | . . . | . . . | . . . |E:-----------------------------------------------------:B:--0-----------------------0--------------------------:G:------1-------1---2---1-------1-------1---2---2---1--:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----:A:--------------2---2---2---------------2---2---2------:E:--0-------0---------------0-------0---------------0--:

Songs of Leonard Cohen:

MASTER SONG

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: Am/e.. ...|C.. /e..|Am.. ...|C.. /e..|

Bb AmI believe that you heard your master singBb AmWhen I was sick in bed Bb AmI suppose that he told you everything Bb AmThat I keep locked away in my head Bb DmYour master took you travelling F GWell at least that's what you said C Em/b C Em/bAnd now do you come back to bring F E Am CYour prisoner wine and bread?

You met him at some templeWhere they take your clothes at the doorHe was just a numberless man in a chairWho'd just come back from the warAnd you wrap up his tired face in your hairAnd he hands you the apple coreThen he touches your lips now so suddenly bareOf all the kisses we put on some time before

And he gave you a German Shepherd to walkWith a collar of leather and nailsAnd he never once made you explain or talkAbout all of the little detailsSuch as who had a word and who had a rockAnd who had you through the mailsNow your love is a secret all over the blockAnd it never stops not even when your master fails

And he took you up in his aeroplaneWhich he flew without any handsAnd you cruised above the ribbons of rainThat drove the crowd from the standsThen he killed the lights in a lonely laneAnd an ape with angel glandsErased the final wisps of painWith the music of rubber bands

And now I hear your master singYou kneel for him to comeHis body is a golden stringThat your body is hanging fromHis body is a golden stringMy body has grown numbOh now you hear your master singYour shirt is all undone

And will you kneel beside this bedThat we polished so long agoBefore your master chose insteadTo make my bed of snow?Your eyes are wild and your knuckles are redAnd you're speaking far too lowNo I can't make out what your master saidBefore he made you go

Then I think you're playing far too roughFor a lady who's been to the moon

I've lain by this window long enoughTo get used to an empty roomAnd your love is some dust in an old man's cuffWho is tapping his foot to a tuneAnd your thighs are a ruin, you want too muchLet's say you came back some time too soon

I loved your master perfectlyI taught him all that he knewHe was starving in some deep mysteryLike a man who is sure what is trueAnd I sent you to him with my guaranteeI could teach him something newAnd I taught him how you would long for meNo matter what he said, no matter what you'd do

I believe that you heard your master singWhile I was sick in bedI'm sure that he told you everythingI must keep locked away in my headYour master took you travellingWell at least that's what you saidAnd now do you come back to bringYour prisoner wine and bread?

Intro:

Am/e C /e | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:A:------0---1-------0---1-------0---1-------0---1----:F:----2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0--:C:--2-----------2-----------------------2------------:G:--------------------------3------------------------:D:---------------------------------------------------:

Am C /e | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:A:------0---1-------0---1-------0---1-------0---1----:F:----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2---2--:C:--------------------------------------2------------:G:--0---------0-0---------0-3---------3--------------:D:---------------------------------------------------:

Verse:

Bb Am | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------1---1-------1---1-------0---0-------0---0----:A:------3---3-------3---3-------0---1-------1---0----:F:----3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2--:C:--------------3-----------------------2------------:G:--1-----------------------0------------------------:D:---------------------------------------------------: (x4)

Bb Dm | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:A:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:F:----3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---2---2--:C:--------------3-----------0-----------0------------:G:--1------------------------------------------------:D:---------------------------------------------------:

F G | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------1---1-------1---1-------3---3-------3---3----:A:------1---1-------1---1-------3---3-------3---3----:F:----2---2---2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4---4---4--:C:--------------3-----------------------5------------:G:---------------------------------------------------:D:--1-----------------------3------------------------:

C Em C Em | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:A:------1---1-------0---0-------1---1-------0---0----:F:----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--:C:---------------------------------------------------:G:--3-----------2-----------3-----------2------------:D:---------------------------------------------------:

F | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:A:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:F:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:C:--------------3-----------------------3------------:G:---------------------------------------------------:D:--1-----------------------1------------------------:

E Am C | . . . . . | . . . . . | . . . . .D:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:A:------0---0-------0---0-------0---1-------0---1-------0---1-------0---1----:F:----1---1---1---1---1---1---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0--:C:--------------2-----------------------2-----------------------2------------:G:--------------------------0-----------------------3------------------------:D:--0------------------------------------------------------------------------:

Songs of Leonard Cohen:

WINTER LADY

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Amaj7: x0665xD': x5403xD'/a: x0403x

Intro: Amaj7.. ...|D'.. ...|D'.. ...|

D' Amaj7 D' CTrav'ling lady, stay awhile D' Amaj7 D'Until the night is over D' Amaj7 D' CI'm just a station on your way D' Amaj7 D'I know I'm not your lover

D'/a Am7Well I lived with a child of snowD'/a Am7When I was a soldier D'/a Am7And I fought every man for her D'/a Am7 D'Until the nights grew colder

She used to wear her hair like youExcept when she was sleepingAnd then she'd weave it on a loomOf smoke and gold and breathing

And why are you so quiet nowStanding there in the doorway?You chose your journey long beforeYou came upon this highway

Trav'ling lady, stay awhileUntil the night is overI'm just a station on your wayI know I'm not your lover

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Songs of Leonard Cohen:

THE STRANGER SONG

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: F#m

D C D AIt's true that all the men you knew were dealers EWho said they were through with dealing F#mEvery time you gave them shelter EI know that kind of man F#mIt's hard to hold the hand of anyone E F#mWho is reaching for the sky just to surrender E F#mWho is reaching for the sky just to surrender

And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behindYou find he did not leave you very muchNot even laughterLike any dealer he was watching for the cardThat is so high and wildHe'll never need to deal anotherHe was just some Joseph looking for a mangerHe was just some Joseph looking for a manger

And then leaning on your window sillHe'll say one day you caused his willTo weaken with your love and warmth and shelterAnd then taking from his walletAn old schedule of trains, he'll sayI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a stranger

But now another stranger seemsTo want you to ignore his dreamsAs though they were the burden of some otherO you've seen that man beforeHis golden arm dispatching cardsBut now it's rusted from the elbow to the fingerAnd he wants to trade the game he plays for shelterYes he wants to trade the game he knows for shelter

Ah you hate to watch another tired manLay down his handLike he was giving up the holy game of pokerAnd while he talks his dreams to sleepYou notice there's a highwayThat is curling up like smoke above his shoulderIt's curling just like smoke above his shoulder

You tell him to come in sit downBut something makes you turn aroundThe door is open you can't close your shelterYou try the handle of the roadIt opens do not be afraidIt's you my love, you who are the strangerIt's you my love, you who are the stranger

Well, I've been waiting, I was sureWe'd meet between the trains we're waiting forI think it's time to board anotherPlease understand, I never had a secret chartTo get me to the heart of thisOr any other matterWhen he talks like this you don't know what he's after

When he speaks like this, you don't know what he's after

Let's meet tomorrow if you chooseUpon the shore, beneath the bridgeThat they are building on some endless riverThen he leaves the platformFor the sleeping car that's warmYou realize, he's only advertising on more shelterAnd it comes to you, he never was a strangerAnd you say okay the bridge or someplace later

And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behindYou find he did not leave you very muchNot even laughterLike any dealer he was watching for the cardThat is so high and wildHe'll never need to deal anotherHe was just some Joseph looking for a mangerHe was just some Joseph looking for a manger

And leaning on your window sillHe'll say one day you caused his willTo weaken with your love and warmth and shelterAnd then taking from his walletAn old schedule of trainsHe'll say, I told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a stranger...

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Songs of Leonard Cohen:

SISTERS OF MERCY

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 2nd fret

A D A E A.. D..|A.Asus2 A..|Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone C#m G#m/d# C#m G#m/d# E.. Esus4..|E.. ...|They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on D A G F#m E.. Esus4..|E.. ...|And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song A D A E A.. D..|Oh I hope you run into them, you who've been travelling so long

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Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot controlIt begins with your family, but soon it comes around to your soulWell I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see how you're pinnedWhen you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sinned

Well they lay down beside me, I made my confession to themThey touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hemIf your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemnThey will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem

When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into them soonDon't turn on the lights, you can read their address by the moonAnd you won't make me jealous if I hear that they've sweetened your nightWe weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all rightWe weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right

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Songs of Leonard Cohen:

SO LONG, MARIANNE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Esus4: 022200E7: 020100Asus4: x02230

Intro: A

A BmCome over to the window, my little darlingD AI'd like to try to read your palmG DI used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boyF#m E.. Esus4..|E.. E7..|Before I let you take me home

A F#mNow so long, Marianne, it's time that we began E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A.. ...|Asus4.. ...|To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

A.. ...|Asus4.. ...|A.. ...|

Well you know that I love to live with youBut you make me forget so very muchI forget to pray for the angelsAnd then the angels forget to pray for us

Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

We met when we were almost youngDeep in the green lilac parkYou held on to me like I was a crucifixAs we went kneeling through the dark

Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Your letters they all say that you're beside me nowThen why do I feel alone?I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider webIs fastening my ankle to a stone

Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

For now I need your hidden loveI'm cold as a new razor bladeYou left when I told you I was curiousI never said that I was brave

Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Oh, you are really such a pretty oneI see you've gone and changed your name againAnd just when I climbed this whole mountainsideTo wash my eyelids in the rain

Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Songs of Leonard Cohen:

HEY, THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 1st fret

Intro: E

AI loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm F#mYour hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm DYes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new AIn city and in forest they smiled like me and you F#mBut now it's come to distances and both of us must try DYour eyes are soft with sorrowE A EHey, that's no way to say goodbye

I'm not looking for another as I wander in my timeWalk me to the corner, our steps will always rhymeYou know my love goes with you as your love stays with meIt's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the seaBut let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untieYour eyes are soft with sorrowHey, that's no way to say goodbye

I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warmYour hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden stormYes, many loved before us, I know that we are not newIn city and in forest they smiled like me and youBut let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untieYour eyes are soft with sorrowHey that's no way to say goodbye

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Songs of Leonard Cohen:

STORIES OF THE STREET

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Am

Am C Em(7) BmThe stories of the street are mine, the Spanish voices laughAm C Em(7) BmThe Cadillacs go creeping now through the night and the poison gas Am F G F# BAnd I lean from my window sill in this old hotel I chose E A E D A AmYes one hand on my suicide, one hand on the rose

I know you've heard it's over now and war must surely comeThe cities they are broke in half and the middle men are goneBut let me ask you one more time, o children of the duskAll these hunters who are shrieking now oh do they speak for us?

And where do all these highways go, now that we are free?Why are the armies marching still that were coming home to me?O lady with your legs so fine, o stranger at your wheelYou are locked into your suffering and your pleasures are the seal

The age of lust is giving birth, and both the parents askThe nurse to tell them fairy tales on both sides of the glassAnd now the infant with his cord is hauled in like a kiteAnd one eye filled with blueprints, one eye filled with night

O come with me my little one, we will find that farmAnd grow us grass and apples there and keep all the animals warmAnd if by chance I wake at night and I ask you who I amO take me to the slaughterhouse, I will wait there with the lamb

With one hand on the hexagram and one hand on the girlI balance on a wishing well that all men call the worldWe are so small between the stars, so large against the skyAnd lost among the subway crowds I try to catch your eye

Songs of Leonard Cohen:

TEACHERS

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 2nd fret

Intro: Am

Am FI met a woman long ago Am FHer hair the black that black can go Am FAre you a teacher of the heart? AmSoft she answered no

I met a girl across the seaHer hair the gold that gold can beAre you a teacher of the heart?Yes, but not for thee

I met a man who lost his mindIn some lost place I had to findFollow me the wise man saidBut he walked behind

I walked into a hospitalWhere none was sick and none was wellWhen at night the nurses leftI could not walk at all

Morning came and then came noonDinner time a scalpel bladeLay beside my silver spoon

Some girls wander by mistakeInto the mess that scalpels makeAre you the teachers of my heart?We teach old hearts to break

One morning I woke up aloneThe hospital and the nurses goneHave I carved enough my Lord?Child, you are a bone

I ate and ate and ateNo I did not miss a plate, wellHow much do these suppers cost?We'll take it out in hate

I spent my hatred everyplaceOn every work on every faceSomeone gave me wishesAnd I wished for an embrace

Several girls embraced meThen I was embraced by menIs my passion perfect?No, do it once again

I was handsome, I was strongI knew the words of every songDid my singing please you?No, the words you sang were wrong

Who is it whom I addressWho takes down what I confess?Are you the teachers of my heart?We teach old hearts to rest

Oh teachers are my lessons done?

I cannot do another oneThey laughed and laughed and said, Well childAre your lessons done?Are your lessons done?Are your lessons done?

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Songs of Leonard Cohen:

ONE OF US CANNOT BE WRONG

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A

A Bm D AI lit a thin green candle to make you jealous of me Bm D EBut the room just filled up with mosquitos, they heard that my body was free F#m C#m D AThen I took the dust of a long sleepless night and I put it in your little shoe Bm G Bm A G AAnd then I confess that I tortured the dress that you wore for the world to look through

I showed my heart to the doctor, he said I just have to quitThen he wrote himself a prescription and your name was mentioned in itThen he locked himself in a library shelf with the details of our honeymoonAnd I hear from the nurse that he's gotten much worse and his practice is all in a ruin

I heard of a saint who had loved you, so I studied all night in his schoolHe taught that the duty of lovers is to tarnish the golden ruleAnd just when I was sure that his teachings were pure he drowned himself in the poolHis body is gone but back here on the lawn his spirit continues to drool

An Eskimo showed me a movie he'd recently taken of youThe poor man could hardly stop shivering, his lips and his fingers were blueI suppose that he froze when the wind took your clothes and I guess he just never got warmBut you stand there so nice, in your blizzard of ice, oh please let me come into the storm

La, la ,la ,la...

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Songs of Leonard Cohen:

STORE ROOM

written by Leonard Cohen

(the Am is played with quick adding of the A chord at the points with a ')

intro, Am

' Am 'It's not the wind that keeps you up, ' CIt's not the snow, It's not the moon Emcoming like a headlight Gthrough your window AIt's not the thumbnail of a screen C D AThat scrapes away your dream

F#mIt's just this man,

Taking what he needs, EFrom the store room,

It's not the news of burning townsThat ruins your mindlike a spool you turn and you turnBut it won't unwindThough these wars you did not startThey don't tear your sleep apart

It's just a man,Taking what he needs,From the store room,

And now this woman by your sideWell she's is asleepAnd there's nothing you can give her,and there's nothing you want to keepYou don't even try to prove that the noise isneighbours making love.

It's just a man,Taking what he needs,From the store room,

Well go to sleep and change the locksWhen you wake upShare your toast maybespill some coffee from your cupOh there's nothing left to chooseAnd there is so much more to loose.

There's this man,Taking what he needs,From the store room,

It's not the wind that keeps you up,It's not the snow, It's not the mooncoming like a headlight

through your windowIt's not the thumbnail of a screenThat scrapes away your dream

It's just a man,Taking what he needs,From the store room,

It's not the news of burning townsThat ruins your mindlike a spool you turn and you turnBut won't unwindNo these wars you did not startThey don't tear your sleep apart

It's just a man,Taking what he needs,From the store room,

And now the woman by your sideWell she's awakeBut there's nothing you can give her,and there's nothing you want to takeYou don't even try to prove that the noise isneighbours making love.

It's just a man,Taking what he needs,From the store room,

Oh go to sleep and change the locksWhen you wake upShare your toast maybespill a little coffee from your cupHe's got nothing left to chooseAnd you've got so much more to loose.

It's just a man,Taking what he needs,From the store room...

Songs of Leonard Cohen:

BLESSED IS THE MEMORY

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro, Bm

D Bm I remember the promise, that you made in the barn D Bmwhen the kittens were born, and you could not keep warm D Bmso you moved away the mountains, that the sun rose behind D Bmand you said yourself a prayer, and laid down with the blind

A /b Dbut you lost them in your freedom, and you need him now you're wildA Dblessed is the memory, of everybody's child

And the vow of compassion, that you swore through your teethwhen the war began to end, and the photographs weepwell nobody blames you, as the train pulls awaywith its cargo of snow, for these German paper-weights

but you lost them in your freedom, and you need him now you're wildblessed is the memory, of everybody's child

Well it's five in the morning, there's no one at homeexcept for your wife, and your child on the phonesomebody's got to listen, to a promise or twooh, this room is far too small, for a pilgrim like you

but you lost them in your freedom, and you need him now you're wildblessed is the memory, of everybody's child

So now that you've decided, to follow the sunlike a shadow of birds, or a king on the runoh, your chains are too dark, for the seas you must swimyou're smiling at the seaweed, but your smile is too grim

oh, you lost them in your freedom, you need him now you're wildblessed is the memory, of everybody's child

blessed is the memory, of everybody's childblessed is the memory, of everybody's child

Picking pattern:

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Songs from a Room:

BIRD ON THE WIRE

written by Leonard Cohen

A ELike a bird on the wire A DLike a drunk in a midnight choir A E A.. Asus4..|A.. ...|I have tried in my way to be free

Like a worm on a hookLike a knight from some old fashioned bookI have saved all my ribbons for thee

D AIf I, if I have been unkind Bm AI hope that you can just let it go byD AIf I, if I have been untrue Bm E.. Esus4..|E.. ...|I hope you know it was never to you

Like a baby, stillbornLike a beast with his hornI have torn everyone who reached out for me

But I swear by this songAnd by all that I have done wrongI will make it all up to thee

I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutchHe said to me, "You must not ask for so much."And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened doorShe cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Oh like a bird on the wireLike a drunk in a midnight choir A E D AI have tried in my way to be free

Verse:

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Songs from a Room:

STORY OF ISAAC

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Am/f: 102210

Intro: Am . Am/f .| Am/f . . . |

Am Am/fThe door it opened slowly Am Am/fMy father he came in G F EI was nine years old Am Am/fAnd he stood so tall above me Am Am/fHis blue eyes they were shining G F EAnd his voice was very coldCHe said, "I've had a vision

And you know I'm strong and holy D Am BI must do what I've been told." F BbSo we started up the mountain F BbI was running, he was walking F G A AmAnd his axe was made of gold

Well, the trees they got much smallerThe lake was like a lady's mirrorWe stopped to drink some wineThen he threw the bottle overBroke a minute laterAnd he put his hand on mineThought I saw an eagleBut it might have been a vultureI never could decideThen my father built an altarHe looked once behind his shoulderHe knew I would not hide

You who build these altars nowTo sacrifice these childrenYou must not do it anymoreA scheme is not a visionAnd you never have been temptedBy a demon or a godYou who stand above them nowYour hatchets blunt and bloodyYou were not there beforeWhen I lay upon a mountainAnd my father's hand was tremblingWith the beauty of the word

And if you call me brother nowForgive me if I inquire"Just according to whose plan?"When it all comes down to dustI will kill you if I mustI will help you if I canWhen it all comes down to dustI will help you if I mustI will kill you if I canAnd mercy on our uniformMan of peace or man of warThe peacock spreads his fan

Intro:

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Verse:

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Songs from a Room:

A BUNCH OF LONESOME HEROES

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A

A BmA bunch of lonesome and very quarrelsome heroesE E7 A.. Asus4..|A.Asus2 A.Asus2|Were smoking out along the open roadA BmThe night was very dark and thick between themE E7 A.. Asus4..|A.Asus2 A.Asus2|Each man beneath his ordinary loadD A"I'd like to tell my story,"B E E7Said one of them so young and boldD A"I'd like to tell my storyF#m E E7Before I turn into gold."

But no one really could hear himThe night so dark and thick and greenWell I guess that these heroes must always live thereWhere you and I have only beenPut out your cigarette, my loveYou've been alone too longAnd some of us are very hungry nowTo hear what it is you've done that was so wrong

I sing this for the cricketsI sing this for the armyI sing this for your childrenAnd for all who do not need me"I'd like to tell my story,"Said one of them so bold"Oh yes, I'd like to tell my story'cause you know I feel I'm turning into gold."

Songs from a Room:

THE PARTISAN

written by Anna Marly / Hy Zaret

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: Am

C E/b AmWhen they poured across the border C E/b AmI was cautioned to surrender C GThis I could not doF C E/b AmI took my gun and vanished

I have changed my name so oftenI've lost my wife and childrenBut I have many friendsAnd some of them are with me

An old woman gave us shelterKept us hidden in the garretThen the soldiers cameShe died without a whisper

There were three of us this morningI'm the only one this eveningBut I must go onThe frontiers are my prison

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowingThrough the graves the wind is blowingFreedom soon will comeThen we'll come from the shadows

Les Allemands etaient chez moiIls me dirent, "Signe toi"Mais je n'ai pas peurJ'ai repris mon arme

J'ai change cent fois de nomJ'ai perdu femme et enfantsMais j'ai tant d'amisJ'ai la France entiere

Un vieil homme dans un grenierPour la nuit nous a cacheLes Allemands l'ont prisIl est mort sans surprise

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowingThrough the graves the wind is blowingFreedom soon will comeThen we'll come from the shadows

Intro:

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Songs from a Room:

SEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Bm

Bm F# BmIt seems so long agoF#m C#m F#mNancy was aloneA BmLooking at the Late Late show A E AThrough a semi-precious stoneC# F#mIn the House of Honesty D AHer father was on trialE F#mIn the House of Mystery C# DThere was no one at all A E F#mThere was no one at all

It seems so long agoNone of us were strongNancy wore green stockingsAnd she slept with everyoneShe never said she'd wait for usAlthough she was aloneI think she fell in love for usIn nineteen sixty oneIn nineteen sixty one

It seems so long agoNancy was aloneA forty five beside her headAn open telephoneWe told her she was beautifulWe told her she was freeBut none of us would meet her inThe House of MysteryThe House of Mystery

And now you look around youSee her everywhereMany use her bodyMany comb her hairIn the hollow of the nightWhen you are cold and numbYou hear her talking freely thenShe's happy that you've comeShe's happy that you've come

Bm.. ...|E.. ...|A.. ...|

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Songs from a Room:

THE OLD REVOLUTION

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: E

E A EI finally broke into the prisonB B7 E E7I found my place in the chainA E AmEven damnation is poisoned with rainbowsE G# C#mAll the brave young men they're waiting now to see a signal A F#m B B7Which some killer will be lighting for pay

A E AmInto this furnace I ask you now to venture E B A EYou whom I cannot betray

I fought in the old revolutionOn the side of the ghost and the KingOf course I was very young and I thought that we were winningI can't pretend I still feel very much like singingAs they carry the bodies away

Into this furnace I ask you now to ventureYou whom I cannot betray

Lately you've started to stutterAs though you had nothing to sayTo all of my architects let me be traitorNow let me say I myself gave the orderTo sleep and to search and to destroy

Into this furnace I ask you now to ventureYou whom I cannot betray

Yes, you who are broken by powerYou who are absent all dayYou who are kings for the sake of your children's storyThe hand of your beggar is burdened down with moneyThe hand of your lover is clay

Into this furnace I ask you now to ventureYou whom I cannot betray

Songs from a Room:

THE BUTCHER

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

B7: x21202

Intro: E

EI came upon a butcher AHe was slaughtering a lambEI accused him there B7With his tortured lamb EHe said, "Listen to me, childAI am what I amE B7 A EAnd you, you are my only son."

Well, I found a silver needleI put it into my armIt did some goodDid some harmBut the nights were coldAnd it almost kept me warmHow come the night is long?

I saw some flowers growing upWhere that lamb fell downWas I supposed to praise my LordMake some kind of joyful sound?He said, "Listen, listen to me nowI go round and roundAnd you, you are my only child."

Do not leave me nowDo not leave me nowI'm broken downFrom a recent fallBlood upon my bodyAnd ice upon my soulLead on, my son, it is your world

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Songs from a Room:

YOU KNOW WHO I AM

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Am

Am BmI cannot follow you, my loveAm BmYou cannot follow meD AI am the distance you put between G B7/f# EAll of the moments that we will be

D AYou know who I am D AYou've stared at the sun D AWell I am the one who loves G E AmChanging from nothing to one

Sometimes I need you nakedSometimes I need you wildI need you to carry my children inAnd I need you to kill a child

You know who I amYou've stared at the sunWell I am the one who lovesChanging from nothing to one

If you should ever track me downI will surrender thereAnd I will leave with you one broken manWhom I will teach you to repair

You know who I amYou've stared at the sunWell I am the one who lovesChanging from nothing to one

I cannot follow you, my loveYou cannot follow meI am the distance you put betweenAll of the moments that we will be

You know who I amYou've stared at the sunWell I am the one who lovesChanging from nothing to one

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Songs from a Room:

LADY MIDNIGHT

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: C

G G7 F CI came by myself to a very crowded placeG G7 F CI was looking for someone who had lines in her face C C7 FI found her there but she was past all concern C F DmI asked her to hold me, I said, "Lady unfold me." C FBut she scorned me and she told me G G7 CI was dead and I could never return

Well, I argued all night like so many have beforeSaying, "Whatever you give me, I seem to need so much more."Then she pointed at me where I kneeled on her floorShe said, "Don't try to use me or slyly refuse meJust win me or lose meIt is this that the darkness is for."

I cried, "Oh, Lady Midnight, I fear that you grow oldThe stars eat your body and the wind makes you cold.""If we cry now," she said, "It will just be ignored."So I walked through the morning, sweet early morningI could hear my lady calling"You've won me, you've won me, my lordYou've won me, you've won me my lordYes, you've won me, you've won me, my lordAh, you've won me, you've won me, my lordAh, you've won me, you've won me, my lord."

Songs from a Room:

TONIGHT WILL BE FINE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A

A E ASometimes I find I get to thinking of the past E AWe swore to each other then that our love would surely last E AYou kept right on loving, I went on a fast E ANow I am too thin and your love is too vast

D ABut I know from your eyes D AAnd I know from your smile D AThat tonight will be fine E E7Will be fine, will be fine, will be fine AFor a while

I choose the rooms that I live in with careThe windows are small and the walls almost bareThere's only one bed and there's only one prayerI listen all night for your step on the stair

But I know from your eyesAnd I know from your smileThat tonight will be fineWill be fine, will be fine, will be fineFor a while

Oh sometimes I see her undressing for meShe's the soft naked lady love meant her to beAnd she's moving her body so brave and so freeIf I've got to remember that's a fine memory

And I know from her eyesAnd I know from her smileThat tonight will be fineWill be fine, will be fine, will be fineFor a while

La, la, la, la, la...

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Songs of Love and Hate:

AVALANCHE

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F A# D# G C (standard, two full steps down)

Chords:

E/b: x22100E': 033200

Intro: Am

Am FWell I stepped into an avalancheAm G AmIt covered up my soulAm FWhen I am not this hunchback that you seeAm G AmI sleep beneath a golden hillC E/bYou who wish to conquer pain Am F E' EYou must learn, learn to serve me well

You strike my side by accidentAs you go down for your goldThe cripple here that you clothe and feedIs neither starved nor coldHe does not ask for your companyNot at the centre, the centre of the world

When I am on a pedestalYou did not raise me thereYour laws do not compel meTo kneel grotesque and bareI myself am the pedestalFor this ugly hump at which you stare

You who wish to conquer painYou must learn what makes me kindThe crumbs of love that you offer meThey're the crumbs I've left behindYour pain is no credential hereIt's just the shadow, shadow of my wound

I have begun to long for youI who have no greedI have begun to ask for youI who have no needYou say you've gone away from meBut I can feel you when you breathe

Do not dress in those rags for meI know you are not poorYou don't love me quite so fiercely nowWhen you know that you are not sureIt is your turn, belovedIt is your flesh that I wear

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Songs of Love and Hate:

LAST YEAR'S MAN

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb (standard, half step down)

B G#mThe rain falls down on last year's man AThat's a jew's harp on the table EThat's a crayon in his hand B G#mAnd the corners of the blueprint are ruined since they rolled AFar past the stems of thumbtacks EThat still throw shadows on the wood A F# B F#And the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mend B G#mAnd all the rain falls down, amen A EOn the works of last year's man

I met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the darkOh one by one she had to tell themThat her name was Joan of ArcI was in that army, yes I stayed a little whileI want to thank you, Joan of ArcFor treating me so wellAnd though I wear a uniform I was not born to fightAll these wounded boys you lie besideGoodnight, my friends, goodnight

I came upon a wedding that old families had contrivedBethlehem the bridegroomBabylon the brideGreat Babylon was naked, oh she stood there trembling for meAnd Bethlehem inflamed us bothLike the shy one at some orgyAnd when we fell together all our flesh was like a veilThat I had to draw aside to seeThe serpent eat its tail

Some women wait for Jesus, and some women wait for CainSo I hang upon my altarAnd I hoist my axe againAnd I take the one who finds me back to where it all beganWhen Jesus was the honeymoonAnd Cain was just the manAnd we read from pleasant Bibles that are bound in blood and skinThat the wilderness is gatheringAll its children back again

The rain falls down on last year's manAn hour has gone byAnd he has not moved his handBut everything will happen if he only gives the wordThe lovers will rise upAnd the mountains touch the groundBut the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mendAnd all the rain falls down, amenOn the works of last year's man

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Songs of Love and Hate:

DRESS REHEARSAL RAG

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Bm

Bm C#mFour o'clock in the afternoon and I didn't feel like very muchBm C#mI said to myself, "Where are you golden boy, where's your famous golden touch?"Bm C#mI thought you knew where all of the elephants lie downBm C#mI thought you were the crown prince of all the wheels in Ivory TownBm AmJust take a look at your body now, there's nothing much to save Bm AmAnd a bitter voice in the mirror cries, "Hey, Prince, you need a shave."Bm C#mNow if you can manage to get your trembling fingers to behave Bm C#mWhy don't you try unwrapping a stainless steel razor blade? Bm AmThat's right, it's come to this, yes it's come to thisA# D G A# D GAnd wasn't it a long way down, wasn't it a strange way down?

There's no hot water and the cold is running thinWell, what do you expect from the kind of places you've been living in?Don't drink from that cup, it's all caked and cracked along the rimThat's not the electric light, my friend, that is your vision growing dimCover up your face with soap, there, now you're Santa ClausAnd you've got a gift for anyone who will give you his applauseI thought you were a racing man, ah, but you couldn't take the paceThat's a funeral in the mirror and it's stopping at your faceThat's right, it's come to this, yes it's come to thisAnd wasn't it a long way down, ah wasn't it a strange way down?

Once there was a path and a girl with chestnut hairAnd you passed the summers picking all of the berries that grew thereThere were times she was a woman, oh there were times she was just a childAnd you held her in the shadows where the raspberries grow wildAnd you climbed the twilight mountains and you sang about the viewAnd everywhere that you wandered love seemed to go along with youThat's a hard one to remember, yes it makes you clench your fistAnd then the veins stand out like highways, all along your wristAnd yes, it's come to this, it's come to thisAnd wasn't it a long way down, wasn't it a strange way down?

You can still find a job, go out and talk to a friendOn the back of every magazine there are those coupons you can sendWhy don't you join the Rosicrucians, they will give you back your hopeYou can find your love with diagrams on a plain brown envelopeBut you've used up all your coupons except the one that seemsTo be written on your wrist along with several thousand dreamsNow Santa Claus comes forward, that's a razor in his mittAnd he puts on his dark glasses and he shows you where to hitAnd then the cameras pan, the stand in stunt manDress rehearsal rag, it's just the dress rehearsal ragYou know this dress rehearsal rag, it's just a dress rehearsal rag

Songs of Love and Hate:

DIAMONDS IN THE MINE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A

A GThe woman in blue, she's asking for revengeA GThe man in white - that's you - says he has no friends A GThe river is swollen up with rusty cans A EAnd the trees are burning in your promised land

D AAnd there are no letters in the mailbox D AAnd there are no grapes upon the vine D AAnd there are no chocolates in the boxes anymore A E AAnd there are no diamonds in the mine A E AAnd there are no diamonds in the mine

Well, you tell me that your lover has a broken limbYou say you're kind of restless now and it's on account of himWell, I saw the man in question, it was just the other nightHe was eating up a lady where the lions and Christians fight

And there are no letters in the mailboxAnd there are no grapes upon the vineAnd there are no chocolates in the boxes anymoreAnd there are no diamonds in the mineAnd there are no diamonds in the mine

You tell them now

Ah, there is no comfort in the covens of the witchSome very clever doctor went and sterilized the bitchAnd the only man of energy, yes the revolution's prideHe trained a hundred women just to kill an unborn child

And there are no letters in the mailboxOh no, there are no, no grapes upon your vineAnd there are, there are no chocolates in your boxes anymoreAnd there are no diamonds in your mine

And there are no letters in the mailboxAnd there are no grapes upon the vineAnd there are no chocolates in your boxes anymoreAnd there are no diamonds in your mineAnd there are no diamonds in your mine

Songs of Love and Hate:

LOVE CALLS YOU BY YOUR NAME

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: C . . . |Em/b . . . |C . . . |Em/b . . . |

C Em/bYou thought that it could never happen C Em/bTo all the people that you becameC AYour body lost in legendC AThe beast so very tame F#mBut here, right here Bm ABetween the birthmark and the stain Bm ABetween the ocean and your open vein Bm ABetween the snowman and the rain G E GOnce again, once again D A DLove calls you by your name

The women in your scrapbookWhom you still praise and blameYou say they chained you to your fingernailsAnd you climb the halls of fameOh but here, right hereBetween the peanuts and the cageBetween the darkness and the stageBetween the hour and the ageOnce again, once againLove calls you by your name

Shouldering your lonelinessLike a gun that you will not learn to aimYou stumble into this movie houseThen you climb, you climb into the frameYes and here, right hereBetween the moonlight and the laneBetween the tunnel and the trainBetween the victim and his stainOnce again, once againLove calls you by your name

I leave the lady meditatingOn the very love which I, I do not wish to claimI journey down the hundred stepsBut the street is still the very sameAnd here, right hereBetween the dancer and his caneBetween the sailboat and the drainBetween the newsreel and your tiny painOnce again, once againLove calls you by your name

Where are you, Judy, where are you, Anne?Where are the paths your heroes came?Wondering out loud as the bandage pulls awayWas I, was I only limping, was I really lame?Oh here, come over hereBetween the windmill and the grainBetween the sundial and the chainBetween the traitor and her painOnce again, once againLove calls you by your name

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Songs of Love and Hate:

FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Chords:

Bm7: x24232F#m7: 242222C#m7: x46454

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Bm7 GIt's four in the morning, the end of DecemberEm F#m7I'm writing you now just to see if you're better Bm7 GNew York is cold, but I like where I'm living Em F#m7There's music on Clinton Street all through the eveningBm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desertBm7 A Bm7 AYou're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record

D AYes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair Bm7She said that you gave it to her C#m7 AThat night that you planned to go clearG F#m7Did you ever go clear?

Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much olderYour famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulderYou'd been to the station to meet every trainAnd you came home without Lili MarleneAnd you treated my woman to a flake of your lifeAnd when she came back she was nobody's wife

Well I see you there with the rose in your teethOne more thin gypsy thiefWell I see Jane's awakeShe sends her regards

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And what can I tell you my brother, my killerWhat can I possibly say?I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive youI'm glad you stood in my wayIf you ever come by here, for Jane or for meWell your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free

Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyesI thought it was there for goodSo I never tried

And Jane came by with a lock of your hairShe said that you gave it to herThat night that you planned to go clearSincerely, L. Cohen

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Songs of Love and Hate:

SING ANOTHER SONG, BOYS

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Chords:

A: x02220Asus4: x02230E: 022100D: xx0232C#m: x46654F#m(iv): x44675F#m: 244222

"Let's sing another song, boys, this one has grown old and bitter..."

Intro: A

A E A Asus4 AAh his fingernails, I see they're brokenD A Asus4 AHis ships, they're all on fireBmThe moneylender's lovely little daughter A Asus4 AAh, she's eaten, she's eaten with desireC#m F#m(iv)She spies him through the glasses C#m D A Asus4 AFrom the pawnshops of her wicked fatherC#m F#m(iv)She hails him with a microphone C#m D A Asus4 AThat some poor singer, just like me, had to leave herBm A Asus4 AShe tempts him with a clarinetF#m EShe waves a Nazi daggerA E A Asus4 AShe finds him lying in a heap E A Asus4 AShe wants to be his womanDHe says, "Yes, I just might go to sleep A Asus4 ABut kindly leave, leave the future, leave it open."BmHe stands where it is steep A Asus4 AOh I guess he thinks that he's the very first oneC#m F#m(iv)His hand upon his leather belt now C#m D A Asus4 ALike it was the wheel of some big ocean linerC#m F#m(iv)And she will learn to touch herself so well C#m D A Asus4 AAs all the sails burn down like paperBm A Asus4 AAnd he has lit the chainF#m EOf his famous cigarilloA E A Asus4 AAh, they'll never, they'll never ever reach the moon E A Asus4 AAt least not the one that we're afterBmIt's floating broken on the open sea, look out there, my friends AAnd it carries no survivors

C#m F#m(iv)But let's leave these lovers wondering C#m D A Asus4 AWhy they cannot have each otherC#m F#m(iv)And let's sing another song, boys C#m D A Asus4 AThis one has grown old and bitter BmLa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, laALa, la, la, la, la, la,...BmLa, la, la...ALa...Bm...

Songs of Love and Hate:

JOAN OF ARC

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: A

A ENow the flames they followed Joan of ArcD AAs she came riding through the darkB ENo moon to keep her armour bright B A E E7No man to get her through this very smoky night

She said, "I'm tired of the warI want the kind of work I had beforeA wedding dress or something whiteTo wear upon my swollen appetite."

E BmLa la la, la la la, la la la la la la D A E ALa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

Well, I'm glad to hear you talk this wayYou know I've watched you riding every dayAnd something in me yearns to winSuch a cold and lonesome heroine

"And who are you?" she sternly spokeTo the one beneath the smoke"Why, I'm fire," he replied"And I love your solitude, I love your pride."

La la la, la la la, la la la la la laLa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

"Then fire, make your body coldI'm going to give you mine to hold,"Saying this she climbed insideTo be his one, to be his only bride

And deep into his fiery heartHe took the dust of Joan of ArcAnd high above the wedding guestsHe hung the ashes of her wedding dress

La la la, la la la, la la la la la laLa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

It was deep into his fiery heartHe took the dust of Joan of ArcAnd then she clearly understoodIf he was fire, oh then she must be wood

I saw her wince, I saw her cryI saw the glory in her eyeMyself I long for love and lightBut must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?

La la la, la la la, la la la la la laLa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

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Live Songs:

MINUTE PROLOGUE

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: A

AI've been listening C#mTo all the dissention AI've been listening C#mTo all the painBmAnd I feel that no matter

What I do for youAIt's going to come back againC#m F#mBut I think that I can heal it C#m F#mBut I think that I can heal it C#m DI'm a fool, but I think that I can heal it A EWith this song

Intro:

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Live Songs:

PASSING THROUGH

written by R. Blakeslee

Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C (standard, two full steps down)

Intro: E

E A EI saw Jesus on the cross on a hill called Calvary B7"Do you hate mankind for what they done to you?" E E7 A EHe said, "Talk of love not hate, things to do - it's getting late B7 EI've so little time and I'm only passing through."

EPassing through, passing through E7Sometimes happy, sometimes blue A EGlad that I ran into you B7 ETell the people that you saw me passing through

("Come a little closer, friends")

I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his handI said, "Now you're out, what are you gonna do?""Plant some crops and pray for rain, maybe raise a little caneI'm an orphan now and I'm only passing through." ("and so are you")

Passing through, passing throughSometimes happy, sometimes blueGlad that I ran into youTell the people that you saw me passing through

I was with Washington at Valley Ford, shivering in the snowI said, "How come the men here suffer like they do?""Men will suffer, men will fight, even die for what is rightEven though they now they're only passing through."

Passing through, passing throughSometimes happy, sometimes blueGlad that I ran into youTell the people that you saw me passing through

I was at Franklin Roosevelt's side on the night before he diedHe said, "One world must come out of World War Two" ("ah, the fool")"Yankee, Russian, white or tan," he said, "A man is still a manWe're all on one road and we're only passing through."

Passing through, passing throughSometimes happy, sometimes blueGlad that I ran into youTell the people that you saw me passing through("Let's do it one more time")

Passing through, passing throughSometimes happy, sometimes blueGlad that I ran into youTell the people that you saw me passing through

Live Songs:

YOU KNOW WHO I AM

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C (standard, two full steps down)

Intro: Am

Am BmI cannot follow you, my loveAm BmYou cannot follow meD AI am the distance you put between G B7/f# EAll of the moments that we will be

D AYou know who I am D AYou've stared at the sun D AWell I am the one who loves G E AmChanging from nothing to one

Sometimes I need you nakedSometimes I need you wildI need you to carry my children inYes and I need you to kill a child

You know who I amYou've stared at the sunWell I am the one who lovesChanging from nothing to one

If you should ever track me downI will surrender right thereI will leave with you one broken manWhom I will teach you to repair

You know who I amYou've stared at the sunWell I am the one who lovesChanging from nothing to one

I cannot follow you, my loveYou cannot follow meI am not life, I am not deathI am not slave or free

Oh you know who I amYou've stared at the sunWell I am the one who lovesChanging from nothing to one

Sometimes I'm gonna need you nakedSometimes gonna need you wildI need you to carry my children inAnd I need you to kill a child

Oh you know who I amYou've stared at the sunWell I am the one who lovesChanging from nothing to one

Live Songs:

BIRD ON THE WIRE

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: A

("Comme l'oiseau sur la brancheComme l'ivrogne dans le coeur de la nuitJ'ai cherche ma liberte")

A.. ...|E.. ...|A.. ...|D.. ...|A.. ...|E.. ...|A.. Asus4..|A.. ...|

A ELike a bird on the wire A DLike a drunk in some midnight choir A E A.. Asus4..|A.. ...|I have tried in my way to be free

Like a worm on a hookLike a knight bent down in some old fashioned bookIt was the shape, the shape of our love twisted me

D AIf I, if I have been unkind Bm AI hope you can, I hope you can just let it all go by, go byD AAnd if I, if I have been untrue Bm E.. Esus4..|E.. ...|It's just that I thought a lover had to be some kind of liar too

Like a baby, stillbornLike a beast with his hornI have torn everyone who reached out for me

But I swear by this songAnd by all that I have done wrongI will make it all up to thee

I saw a beggar, he was leaning on his wooden crutchHe says to me, "Come on now, you must not ask for so much."And another pretty woman, she was leaning in her darkened doorShe cried out to me, "Come on now, why don't you ask,Why don't you ask for just a little more?Just a little more?"

Like a bird on the wireLike a drunk in some old midnight choir A E D AI have tried in my way to be free

Intro:

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Live Songs:

NANCY

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C (standard, two full steps down)

Intro: Bm

Bm F# BmThe morning had not comeF#m C#m F#mNancy was aloneA BmLooking at the Late Late show A E AThrough a semi-precious stoneC# F#mIn the House of Honesty D AHer father was on trialE F#mIn the House of Mystery C# DThere was no one at all A E F#mThere was no one there at all

It seems so long agoNone of us were very strongAh but, Nancy wore green stockingsAnd she, she slept with everyoneShe never said she'd wait for usEven though she was aloneI think she fell in love for usIn nineteen sixty oneIn nineteen sixty one

Ah the morning would not comeNancy was aloneA forty five beside her headAn open telephoneYes, we told her she was beautifulWe all told her she was freeBut none of us could meet her inThe House of MysteryThe House of Mystery

And now why don't you look around youSee her everywhereMany of you use her bodyMany comb her hairAnd in the hollow of the nightWhen you are cold and numbYou hear her talking freely thenShe's happy that you've comeShe's happy that you've come

Bm.. ...|E.. ...|A.. ...|

Live Songs:

IMPROVISATION

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C (standard, two full steps down)

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Live Songs:

STORY OF ISAAC

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Am/f: 102210

Intro: Am

"This is a song called The Story of Isaac.""And it's about those who would sacrifice one generation on behalf of another."

Am Am/fWell, the door it opened slowly Am Am/fMy father he came in G F EI was nine years old Am Am/fAnd he stood so tall above me Am Am/fHis blue eyes they were shining G F EAnd his voice was very coldCHe said, "I've had a vision

And you know I'm strong and holy D Am BI must do what I've been told." F BbSo we started up the mountain F BbI was running, he was walking F G A AmAnd his axe was made of burning gold

Well, the trees they got much smallerYes, the lake was like a lady's mirrorWhen we stopped to drink some wineThen he threw the bottle overBroke a minute laterAnd he put his hand on mineThought I saw an eagleBut it might have been a vultureI never could decideThen my father built an altarHe looked once behind his shoulderI guess he knew I would not hide

You who build these altars nowTo sacrifice our childrenYou must not do it anymoreA scheme is not a visionAnd you never have been temptedBy a demon or a godYou who stand above them nowYour hatchets blunt and bloodyAh you were not there beforeWhen I lay upon a mountainAnd my father's hand was tremblingWith the beauty, I mean the beauty of the word

And if you call me brother nowForgive me but I must inquire"Just according to whose plan?"When it all comes down to dustI will kill you if I mustI will help you if I canWhen it all comes down to dustI will help you if I mustI will kill you if I can

And mercy, mercy on our uniformMan of peace, man of warThe peacock spreads his deadly fan

Live Songs:

PLEASE DON'T PASS ME BY (A DISGRACE)written by Leonard Cohen

I was walking in New York City and I brushed up against the man in front of me.I felt a cardboard placard on his back. And when we passed a streetlight,I could read it, it said "Please don't pass me by - I am blind, but you cansee - I've been blinded totally - Please don't pass me by."I was walking along 7th Avenue, when I came to 14th Street I saw on the corner curiousmutilations of the human form; It was a school for handicapped people.And there were cripples, and people in wheelchairs and crutches and it was snowing,and I got this sense that the whole city was

Asinging this: A E AOh please don't pass me by, A E AOh please don't pass me by, D AFor I am blind, but you can see,D AYes, I've been blinded totally, A E AOh please don't pass me by.

And you know as I was walking I thought it was them who were singing it,I thought it was they who were singing it,I thought it was the other who was singing it,I thought it was someone else.But as I moved along I knew it was me,and that I was singing it to myself. It went:

Oh please don't pass me by,Oh please don't pass me by,For I am blind, but you can see,Yes, I've been blinded totally,Oh please don't pass me by.Oh please don't pass me by

Now I know that you're sitting theredeep in your velvet seatsand you're thinking"Uh, he's up there saying something that he thinks about,but I'll never have to sing that song."But I promise you friends, that you're going to be singing this song:it may not be tonight,it may not be tomorrow,but one dayyou'll be on your kneesand I want you to know the wordswhen the time comes.Because you're going to have to sing itto yourself,or to another,or to your brother.You're going to have to learnhow to sing this song, it goes:

Oh please don't pass me by, oh you don't have to sing this, not for youOh please don't pass me by,For I am blind, but you can see,Yes, I've been blinded oh totally,Oh please don't pass me by.

Well I sing this for the Jews and the Gypsiesand the smoke that they made.And I sing this for the children of England,their faces so grave.

And I sing this for a saviour with no one to save.Hey, won't you be naked for me?Hey, won't you be naked for me?It goes:

Please don't pass me by,Oh please don't pass me by,For I am blind, oh but you can see,Yes, I've been blinded oh totally,Oh now please don't pass me by.

Now there's nothing that I tell you that willhelp you connectthe blood tortured nightwith the day that comes next.But I want it to hurt you,I want it to end.Oh, won't you be naked for me?Oh now:

Please don't pass me by,Oh please don't pass me by,For I am blind, oh but you , you can see,Oh yes, I, I've been blinded oh totally,Oh please don't pass me by.

Well I sing this song for you Blonde Beasts,I sing this song for you Venusesupon your shells on the foam of the sea.And I sing this for the freaksand the cripples,and the hunchback,and the burned,and the burning,and the maimed,and the broken,and the torn,and all of thosethat you talk aboutat the coffee tables,at the meetings,at the demonstrations,on the streets,in your music,in my songs.I mean the real ones that are burning,I mean the real ones that are burning, I say:

Please don't pass me by,Oh now please don't pass me by,For I am blind, yeah, but you, you can see,But now, I've been blinded oh totally,Oh now please don't pass me by.

I know that you still think its me.I know that you think that there's somebody else.I know that these words aren't yours.But I tell you friends one dayyou're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down on your knees,you're gonna get down

Oh please don't pass me by,Oh please don't pass me by,For I am blind, yeah but you, you can see,Yes, I've been blinded oh totally,Oh please don't pass me by.

Well you know I have my songsand I have my poems.I have my book andI have the Army,and sometimes I have your applause.I make some money,but you know what my friends,I'm still out there on the corner.

I'm with the freaks,I'm with the hunted,I'm with the maimed, yes,I'm with the torn,I'm with the down,I'm with the poor.Come on now, oh

Oh please don't pass me by, I've got to go now friendsBut please don't pass me by,For I am blind, yeah but you, you can see,Oh, I've been blinded, I've been blinded to-, totally,Oh now please don't pass me by.

Now I want to take away my dignity,yes take my dignity, my friends.Take my dignity,take my form,take my style,take my honour,take my courage,take my time,take my time,take my time.Cause you know I'm with you singing this song.And I wish you would,I wish you would,I wish you would go home with someone else.Wish you'd go home with someone else.I wish you'd go home with someone else.Don't be the person that you came with.Oh, don't be the person that you came with,Oh don't be the person that you came with.Ah, I'm not gonna be, I can't stand him.I can't stand who I am.That's why I've got to get down on my knees.Because I can't make it by myself.I'm not by myself anymore because...the man I was before...he was a tyrant,he was a slave,he was in chains,he was brokenand then he sang:

Oh please don't pass me by,Oh please don't pass me by,For I am blind, but you can see,Yes, I've been blinded totally,Oh please don't pass me by.

Well I hope I see you up there on the corner.Yeah I hope as I go by that I hear you whispering with the breeze.Because I'm going to leave you now,I'm gonna find me someone new.Find someone new.

And please don't pass me by.

Live Songs:

TONIGHT WILL BE FINE

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C (standard, two full steps down)

Intro: A

A E ASometimes I find I get to thinking of the past E AWe swore to each other that our love would surely last E AYou kept right on loving, I went on a fast E ANow I am too thin and your love is too vast

D ABut I know from your eyes D AAnd I know from your pretty little smile D AThat tonight, tonight will be fine E E7Will be fine, will be fine, will be fine AFor a while

Well, I choose the rooms that I live in with careThe windows are small and the walls are almost bareThey've only got one bed and they've only got one prayerAnd I listen all night for your step on the stair

But I know from your eyesAnd I know from your pretty little smileThat tonight, tonight will be fineWill be fine, will be fine, will be fineFor a while

Sometimes I see her undressing for meShe's the soft naked lady that love meant her to beAnd she's moving her body so brave and so freeIf I've got to remember that's a fine memory

And I know from your eyesAnd I know from your pretty little smileThat tonight, tonight will be fineWill be fine, will be fine, will be fineFor a while

I've looked into the mirrors in numberless placesThey all smile back at me with their troublesome facesAnd the cards that they dealt me, there weren't any acesAnd the horses never listen to me at the races

But I know from your eyesAnd I know from your pretty little smileThat tonight, tonight will be fineWill be fine, will be fine, will be fineFor a while

There's still one or two of us walking the streetNo arrows of direction painted under our feetNo angels to warn us away from the heatAnd no honey to keep us where it is sweet

Ah but I know from your eyes

And I know from your pretty little smileThat tonight will be fineWill be fine, will be fine, will be fineFor a while

And I know from your eyesAnd I know from your pretty little smileThat tonight will be fineWill be fine, will be fine, will be fineFor a while

Live Songs:

QUEEN VICTORIA

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: Bb Eb Ab Db F Bb (standard, three(!) full-steps down)

Chords:Am: x02210F: 133211E: 022100E': 033200G: 320003C: x32010E/b: x22100

AmQueen Victoria, FMy father and all his tobacco loved you AmI love you too in all your forms FThe slim unlovely virgin floating among German beards AmThe mean governess of the huge pink maps F E' EThe solitary mourner of a prince

AmQueen Victoria FI am cold and rainy Am GI am dirty as a glass roof in a train station AmI feel like an empty cast iron exhibition FI want ornaments on everything E' EBecause my love, she gone with other boys

AmQueen Victoria FDo you have a punishment under the white lace Am FWill you be short with her, make her read those little Bibles C E/bWill you spank her with a mechanical corset Am FI want her pure as power, I want her skin slightly musty with petticoats E' EWill you wash the easy bidet out of her head?

AmQueen Victoria F AmI'm not much nourished by modern love C GWill you come into my life F E'With your sorrow and your black carriages EAnd your perfect memories

AmQueen VictoriaF AmThe Twentieth Century belongs to you and me C E/b AmLet us be two severe giants not less lonely for our partnership F E

Who discoloured test tubes in the halls of Science C GWho turned up unwelcome at every World's Fair Am GHeavy with proverbs and corrections AmConfusing the star-dazed tourists F EWith our incomparable sense of loss

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 5th fret

A A7You were the promise at dawnD AI was the morning afterA A7You were Jesus Christ my LordD AI was the money lenderDYou were the sensitive womanAI was the very reverend FreudDYou were the manual orgasmA EI was the dirty little boy

F#mAnd is this what you wanted G F#mTo live in a house that is haunted E ABy the ghost of you and me

F#mIs this what you wanted G F#mTo live in a house that is haunted E ABy the ghost of you and me

You were Marlon BrandoI was Steve McQueenYou were K.Y. JellyI was VaselineYou were the father of modern medicineI was Mr. CleanYou were the whore and the beast of BabylonI was Rin Tin Tin

And is this what you wantedTo live in a house that is hauntedBy the ghost of you and me

And is this what you wantedTo live in a house that is hauntedBy the ghost of you and me

You got old and wrinkledI stayed seventeenYou lusted after so manyI lay here with oneYou defied your solitudeI came through aloneYou said you could never love meI undid your gown

And is this what you wantedTo live in a house that is hauntedBy the ghost of you and me

And is this what you wantedTo live in a house that is haunted

By the ghost of you and me

I mean is this what you wantedTo live in a house that is hauntedBy the ghost of you and me

That's right, is this what you wantedTo live in a house that is haunted...

The E and A chords in the chorus are played like this:

E A | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .A:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--:E:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:C:--1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:G:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:D:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--:A:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0----------------------------------:

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

CHELSEA HOTEL

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 5th fret

Intro: C

C G F CI remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel G AmYou were talking so brave and so sweet C G F CGiving me head on the unmade bed F GWhile the limousines wait in the street Am FThose were the reasons and that was New York C E/b AmWe were running for the money and the flesh F CAnd that was called love for the workers in song F GProbably still is for those of them left

F CAh but you got away, didn't you babe E/b AmYou just turned your back on the crowd F CYou got away, I never once heard you say F CI need you, I don't need you F CI need you, I don't need you F Am GAnd all of that jiving around

I remember you well in the Chelsea HotelYou were famous, your heart was a legendYou told me again you preferred handsome menBut for me you would make an exceptionAnd clenching your fist for the ones like usWho are oppressed by the figures of beautyYou fixed yourself, you said, "Well never mindWe are ugly but we have the music."

And then you got away, didn't you babeYou just turned your back on the crowdYou got away, I never once heard you sayI need you, I don't need youI need you, I don't need youAnd all of that jiving around

C G F CI don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best G AmI can't keep track of each fallen robin C G F CI remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel F GThat's all, I don't even think of you that often

Intro:

C |A:--------0~~--:

E:--------1~~--:C:-----0-------:G:-------------:D:--3----------:A:-------------:

Verse:

C G F C | . . . . . | . . . . .A:-----(0)-(0)-----(3)-(3)-----(1)-(1)-----(0)-(0)---:E:------1---1-------3---3-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----0---0---0---4---4---0---2---2---0---0---0---0--:G:---------------------------------------------------:D:--3-----------------------------------3------------:A:--------------3-----------1------------------------:

C G Am | . . . . . | . . . . .A:-----(0)-(0)-----(3)-(3)-----(0)-(0)-----(0)-(0)---:E:------1---1-------3---3-------1---0h1-----1---1----:C:----0---0---0---4---4---0---2---2-------2---2---0--:G:--------------------------------------2------------:D:--3-----------------------0------------------------:A:--------------3------------------------------------:

C G F C | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------3---3-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----0---0---0---4---4---0---2---2---0---0---0---0--:G:---------------------------------------------------:D:--3-----------------------------------3------------:A:--------------3-----------1------------------------:

F G | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------3---3-------3---3----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---4---4---4---4---4---0--:G:--------------3-----------------------5------------:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:--1-----------------------3------------------------:

Am F | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---0h1-----1---0-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----2---2-------2---2---0---2---2---2---2---2---0--:G:--------------2-----------------------3------------:D:--0------------------------------------------------:A:--------------------------1------------------------:

C E/b Am | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------0---0-------1---0h1-----1---0----:C:----0---0---0---1---1---0---2---2-------2---2---0--:G:--------------------------------------2------------:D:--3-----------2-----------0------------------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:

F C | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--:G:--------------3-----------------------2------------:D:--------------------------3------------------------:A:--1------------------------------------------------:

F G | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------3---3-------3---3----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---4---4---4---4---4---0--:G:--------------3-----------------------5------------:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:--1-----------------------3------------------------:

Chorus:

F C | . . . . . | . . . . .

A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--:G:--------------3-----------------------2------------:D:--------------------------3------------------------:A:--1------------------------------------------------:

C E/b Am | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------0---0-------1---0h1-----1---0----:C:----0---0---0---1---1---0---2---2-------2---2---0--:G:--------------------------------------2------------:D:--3-----------2-----------0------------------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:

F C | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--:G:--------------3-----------------------2------------:D:--------------------------3------------------------:A:--1------------------------------------------------:

F C | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--:G:--------------3-----------------------2------------:D:--------------------------3------------------------:A:--1------------------------------------------------:

F C | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--:G:--------------3-----------------------2------------:D:--------------------------3------------------------:A:--1------------------------------------------------:

F Am | . . . . . | . . . . .A:---------------------------------------------------:E:------1---1-------1---1-------1---0h1-----0h1-0----:C:----2---2---2---2---2---0---2---2-------2-------0--:G:--------------3-----------------------2------------:D:--------------------------0------------------------:A:--1------------------------------------------------:

G | . . . . .A:---------------------------:E:------3---3-------3---3----:C:----4---4---4---4---4---0--:G:--------------5------------:D:---------------------------:A:--3------------------------:

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

LOVER LOVER LOVER

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 7th fret

Intro: Am

DmI asked my father AmI said, "Father change my name." DmThe one I'm using now, it's covered up AmWith fear and filth and cowardice and shame

F CYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me F CYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

He said, "I locked you in this bodyI meant it as a kind of trialYou can use it for a weaponOr to make some woman smile."

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

"Then let me start again," I cried"Please let me start againI want a face that's fair this timeI want a spirit that is calm."

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

"I never turned aside," he said"I never walked awayIt was you who built the templeIt was you who covered up my face."

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

And may the spirit of this songMay it rise up pure and freeMay it be a shield for youA shield against the enemy

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me...

Intro (same strumming pattern on all Am chords throughout the song):

Am | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . B:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--:

F#:--1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0--: D:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--: A:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--: E:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--: B:-----------------------------------------------------------------:

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

FIELD COMMANDER COHEN

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 5th fret

Intro: C

C G BbField Commander Cohen, he was our most important spyFWounded in the line of dutyDm C GmParachuting acid into diplomatic cocktail partiesBb F CmUrging Fidel Castro to abandon fields and castles Bb DmLeave it all and like a man Bb DmCome back to nothing special AmSuch as waiting rooms and ticket linesDm AmSilver bullet suicides Dm AmAnd messianic ocean tides Dm AmAnd racial roller-coaster rides Bb A /e (bass)And other forms of boredom advertised as poetry

Bm DI know you need your sleep now AI know your life's been hardBm DBut many men are falling AWhere you promised to stand guard

C G BbI never asked but I heard you cast your lot along with the poorFBut then I overheard your prayer DmThat you be this and nothing more C Gm BbThan just some grateful faithful woman's favourite singing millionaire F Cm Bb DmThe patron Saint of envy and the grocer of despair E A /e (bass)Working for the Yankee Dollar

Bm DI know you need your sleep now AI know your life's been hardBm DBut many men are falling AWhere you promised to stand guard

C G BbAh, lover come and lie with me, if my lover is who you areF DmAnd be your sweetest self awhile until I ask for more, my child C Gm BbThen let the other selves be wrong, yeah, let them manifest and come F CmTill every taste is on the tongue

Bb DmTill love is pierced and love is hung Bb DmAnd every kind of freedom done, thenAm F Am F Am FOh my love, oh my love, oh my loveAm F Am F Am FOh my love, oh my love, oh my love...

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

WHY DON'T YOU TRY

written by Leonard Cohen

A C#Why don't you try to do without him D AWhy don't you try to live alone A C#Do you really need his hands for your passion D ADo you really need his heart for your throne E D7Do you need his labour for your baby E D7Do you need his beast for the bone E D7Do you need to hold a leash to be a lady A D A D A G B EI know you're going to make it, make it on your own

Why don't you try to forget himJust open up your dainty little handYou know this life is filled with many sweet companionsMany satisfying one-night standsDo you want to be the ditch around a towerDo you want to be the moonlight in his caveDo you want to give your blessing to his powerAs he goes whistling past his daddy, past his daddy's grave

I'd like to take you to the ceremonyWell that is if I remember the wayYou see Jack and Jill they're going to join their miseryI'm afraid it's time for everyone to prayYou can see they've finally taken coverThey're willing, yeah they're willing to obeyTheir vows are difficult they're for each otherSo let nobody put a loophole, a loophole in their way

Verse:

A C# | . . . | . . .E:--------------------------------------------------:B:--------2-----------2-----------6-----------6-----:G:--------2-----------2-----------6-----------6-----:D:-----2-----2-----2-----0-----6-----6-----6-----0--:A:--0-----------0-----------4-----------4-----------:E:--------------------------------------------------:

D A | . . . | . . .E:--------2-----------2-----------------------------:B:--------3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----:G:-----2-----2-----2-----0--------2-----------2-----:D:--0-----------0--------------2-----2-----2-----2--:A:--------------------------0-----------0-----------:E:--------------------------------------------------:

A C# | . . . | . . .E:--------------------------------------------------:B:--------2-----------2-----------6-----------6-----:G:--------2-----------2-----------6-----------6-----:D:-----2-----2-----2-----0-----6-----6-----6-----0--:A:--0-----------0-----------4-----------4-----------:E:--------------------------------------------------:

D A | . . . | . . .E:--------2-----------2-----------------------------:

B:--------3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----:G:-----2-----2-----2-----0--------2-----------2-----:D:--0-----------0--------------2-----2-----2-----0--:A:--------------------------0-----------0-----------:E:--------------------------------------------------:

E D | . . . | . . .E:--------0-----------0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----:B:--------0-----------0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----:G:-----1-----1-----1--------2-----2-----2-----2-----:D:--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----:A:--------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------0-----------------------------------:

E D | . . . | . . .E:--------0-----------0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----:B:--------0-----------0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----:G:-----1-----1-----1--------2-----2-----2-----2-----:D:--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----:A:--------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------0-----------------------------------:

E D | . . . | . . .E:--------0-----------0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----:B:--------0-----------0-----1-----1-----1-----1-----:G:-----1-----1-----1--------2-----2-----2-----2-----:D:--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----:A:--------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------0-----------------------------------:

A D A D A G | . . . | . . .E:--------0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----------------:B:--------2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----0-----------:G:-----2-----0--2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----------:D:--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------:A:--0-----------------0-----------0-----------------:E:--------------------------------------3-----------:

B E | . . . . .E:------------------------------------:B:--4-----------0---------------------:G:--4-----------1---------------------:D:--4-----------0---------------------:A:--2---------------------------------:E:--------------0---------------------:

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

THERE IS A WAR

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Am

AmThere is a war between the rich and poor GA war between the man and the woman AmThere is a war between the ones who say there is a war GAnd the ones who say that there isn't

D C GWhy don't you come on back to the war, that's right, get in it D C GWhy don't you come on back to the war, it's just beginning

Well I live here with a woman and a childThe situation makes me kind of nervousYes, I rise up from her arms, she says, "I guess you call this love"I call it service

Why don't you come on back to the war, don't be a touristWhy don't you come on back to the war, before it hurts usWhy don't you come on back to the war, let's all get nervous

You cannot stand what I've becomeYou much prefer the gentleman I was beforeI was so easy to defeat, I was so easy to controlI didn't even know there was a war

Why don't you come on back to the war, don't be embarrassedWhy don't you come on back to the war, you can still get married

There is a war between the rich and poorA war between the man and the womanThere is a war between the left and rightA war between the black and whiteA war between the odd and the even

Why don't you come on back to the war, pick up you tiny burdenWhy don't you come on back to the war, let's all get evenWhy don't you come on back to the war, can't you hear me speaking?

Intro (same strumming pattern on all Am chords throughout the song):

Am | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .E:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--:B:--1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0--:G:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:D:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:A:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--:E:-----------------------------------------------------------------:

G chords are played like this:

G C G C G C G C | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .E:--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3--:B:--3---3-3-3---5---3---3-3-3---5---3---3-3-3---5---3---3-3-3---5--:G:--4---4-4-4---5---4---4-4-4---5---4---4-4-4---5---4---4-4-4---5--:D:--5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5---5---5---5-5-5---5--:

A:--5---5-5-5---3---5---5-5-5---3---5---5-5-5---3---5---5-5-5---3--:E:--3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3---3---3-3-3---3--:

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

A SINGER MUST DIE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Asus2: x02200Cmaj7: x32000Dsus2: xx0230E/b: x22100

Intro: Bb

Bb Asus2Now the courtroom is quiet, but who will confess Bb Asus2Is it true you betrayed us, the answer is yes Cmaj7 FThen read me the list of the crimes that are mine Dsus2 GI will ask for the mercy that you love to decline C E/bAnd all the ladies go moist, and the judge has no choice Am GA singer must die for the lie in his voice

And I thank you, I thank you for doing your dutyYou keepers of truth, you guardians of beautyYour vision is right, my vision is wrongI'm sorry for smudging the air with my songLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la laLa la

Oh the night it is thick, my defences are hidIn the clothes of a woman I would like to forgiveIn the rings of her silk, in the hinge of her thighsWhere I have to go begging in beauty's disguiseOh goodnight, goodnight, my night after nightMy night after night, after night, after night, after night

And I am so afraid that I listen to youYour sun glassed protectors they do that to youIt's their ways to detain, it's their ways to disgraceTheir knee in your balls and their fist in your faceYes and long live the state by whoever it's madeSir, I didn't see nothing, I was just getting home late

BbLa la la la la la la la Asus2La la la la laBbLa la la la la Asus2La la la la la laCmaj7La la la la la la laFLa la la la la laDsus2La la la la la la la laGLa la la la la la la la la la la...

Intro:

Bb | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:----------3-----------3-----------3-------3---3----:G:----------3-----------3-----------3-------3---3----:

D:--------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---3---3---3--:A:--1-----------------------1------------------------:E:--------------1-----------------------1------------:

Verse:

Bb Asus2 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------3---3-------3---3-------0---0-------0---0----:G:------3---3-------3---3-------2---2-------2---2----:D:----3---3---3---3---3---0---2---2---2---2---2---0--:A:--1-----------------------0------------------------:E:--------------1-----------------------0------------:

Bb Asus2 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------3---3-------3---3-------0---0-------0---0----:G:------3---3-------3---3-------2---2-------2---2----:D:----3---3---3---3---3---0---2---2---2---2---2---0--:A:--1-----------------------0------------------------:E:--------------1-----------------------0------------:

Cmaj7 F | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------0---0-------0---0-------1---1-------1---1----:G:------0---0-------0---0-------2---2-------2---2----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---0---3---3---3---3---3---0--:A:--3-----------3-----------------------3------------:E:--------------------------1------------------------:

Dsus2 G | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0----------------------------:B:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---0-----4---4-------4---4----:D:--0-----------0-------------5---5---5---5---5---0--:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:--------------------------3-----------3------------:

C E/b | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:B:------1---1-------1---1-------0---0-------0---0----:G:----0---0---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1--:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:--3-----------3-----------2-----------2------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

Am G | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0----------------------------:B:------1---1-------1---1-------3---3-------3---3----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2-----4---4-------4---4----:D:----------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5--:A:--0-----------0-----------------------5------------:E:--------------------------3------------------------:

Outro (La la la...):

Bb | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:G:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:D:----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--:A:--1-----------------------1------------------------:E:--------------1-----------------------1------------:

Asus2 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:G:------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0--:A:--0-----------------------0------------------------:E:--------------0-----------------------0------------:

Bb | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:

G:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:D:----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--:A:--1-----------------------1------------------------:E:--------------1-----------------------1------------:

Asus2 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:G:------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0--:A:--0-----------------------0------------------------:E:--------------0-----------------------0------------:

Cmaj7 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:G:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:D:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0--:A:--3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

F | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1----:G:------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2----:D:----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--:A:--------------3-----------------------3------------:E:--1-----------------------1------------------------:

Dsus2 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:B:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0--:D:--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

G | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3----:G:------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4----:D:----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:--3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------:

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

I TRIED TO LEAVE YOU

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: E . . . |Bm . . . |E . . . |Bm . . . |

E Bm E BmI tried to leave you, I don't denyE Bm D AI closed the book on us, at least a hundred times C G BI'd wake up every morning by your side

The years go by, you lose your prideThe baby's crying, so you do not go outsideAnd all your work it's right before your eyes

Goodnight, my darling, I hope you're satisfiedThe bed is kind of narrow, but my arms are open wideAnd here's a man still working for your smile

Verse:

E Bm | . . . | . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:--------0-----0-----0-----3------------------------:G:--------0h1---0h1---0h1---4------------------------:A:------2-----2-----2-----0-4---------------4--------:D:--------------------------2------------------------:E:--0-----------------------------------------2------:

E Bm | . . . | . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:--------0-----0-----0-----3------------------------:G:--------0h1---0h1---0h1---4------------------------:A:------2-----2-----2-----0-4---------------4--------:D:--------------------------2------------------------:E:--0-----------------------------------------2------:

E Bm | . . . | . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:--------0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3------:G:--------0h1---0h1---0h1---4-----4-----4-----4------:A:------2-----2-----2-----0-4-----4-----4-----4------:D:--------------------------2-----2-----2-----2------:E:--0------------------------------------------------:

D A | . . . | . . .E:--2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0------:B:--3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2------:G:--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------:D:--0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------:A:--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

C G | . . . | . . .E:--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3------:B:--1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----3-----3-----3------:G:--0-----0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----4------:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:--3-----3-----3-----3------------------------------:E:--------------------------3-----3-----3-----3------:

B | . . . | . . .E:--2------------------------------------------------:

B:--4------------------------------------------------:G:--4-----------------------4-----2-----0------------:D:--------------------------------------------4---0--:A:--2------------------------------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

WHO BY FIRE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Am/e . . . |Am/e . . . |Am/f . . . |Am/f . . . | E . . . |E . . . |E . . . |E . . . |

Am G AmAnd who by fire Am G AmWho by water C G CWho in the sunshine C G CWho in the night time Am G AmWho by high ordeal Am G AmWho by common trial C G CWho in your merry merry month of may C G CWho by very slow decay Am/e Am/f EAnd who shall I say is calling?

And who in her lonely slipWho by barbiturateWho in these realms of loveWho by something bluntAnd who by avalancheWho by powderWho for his greedWho for his hungerAnd who shall I say is calling?

And who by brave assentWho by accidentWho in solitudeWho in this mirrorWho by his lady's commandWho by his own handWho in mortal chainsWho in powerAnd who shall I say is calling?

Am . G . |Am . . . |Am . . . |Am . . . |Am . G . |Am . . . |Am . . . |Am . . . |Am . G . |Am . . . |Am . . . |Am . . . |

Intro:

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New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

TAKE THIS LONGING

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F A# D# G C (standard, two full steps down)

Intro: E

D AMany men have loved the bellsD AYou fastened to the reinF#m BmAnd everyone who wanted youF#m E F#m EThey found what they will always want againG#m C#mYour beauty lost to you yourself G#m C#mJust as it was lost to them

A EOh take this longing from my tongue A EWhatever useless things these hands have done A ELet me see your beauty broken downG#m A ELike you would do for one you love

Your body like a searchlightMy poverty revealedI would like to try your charityUntil you cry, "Now you must try my greed."And everything depends uponHow near you sleep to me

Just take this longing from my tongueAll the lonely things my hands have doneLet me see your beauty broken downLike you would do for one you love

Hungry as an archwayThrough which the troops have passedI stand in ruins behind youWith your winter clothes, your broken sandal strapsI love to see you naked over thereEspecially from the back

Oh take this longing from my tongueAll the useless things my hands have doneUntie for me your hired blue gownLike you would do for one that you love

You're faithful to the better manI'm afraid that he leftSo let me judge your love affairIn this very room where I have sentenced mine to deathI'll even wear these old laurel leavesThat he's shaken from his head

Just take this longing from my tongueAll the useless things my hands have doneLet me see your beauty broken downLike you would do for one you love A ELike you would do for one you love

Intro:

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New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

LEAVING GREEN SLEEVES

written by Leonard Cohen

Am GAlas, my love, you did me wrongF ETo cast me out discourteouslyAm GFor I have loved you so longF E AmDelighting in your very company

Now if you intend to show me disdainDon't you know it all the more enraptures meFor even so I still remainYour lover in captivity

C GGreen sleeves, you're all aloneAm EmThe leaves have fallen, the men have goneC GGreen sleeves, there's no one homeAm E AmNot even the Lady Green Sleeves

I sang my songs, I told my liesTo lie between your matchless thighsAnd ain't it fine, ain't it wildTo finally end our exercise

Then I saw you naked in the early dawnOh, I hoped you would be someone newI reached for you but you were goneSo lady I'm going too

Green sleeves, you're all aloneThe leaves have fallen, the men have goneGreen sleeves, there's no one homeNot even the Lady Green Sleeves

Green sleeves, you're all aloneThe leaves have fallen, the men have all gone homeGreen sleeves, it's so easily doneI mean, leaving the Lady Green Sleeves

Death of a Ladies' Man:

TRUE LOVE LEAVES NO TRACES

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Chords:

Am/e: 002210Cm13/d#: xx1213

Intro: F . . . |F . . . |Gm . . . |Gm . . . | F . . . |F . . . |Gm . . . |Gm . . . |

F Am/eAs the mist leaves no scarCm13/d# D7On the dark green hill Gm C7So my body leaves no scar FOn you and never will

Through windows in the darkThe children come, the children goLike arrows with no targets F F Am/e DmLike shackles made of snow

C7 FTrue love leaves no traces C7 FIf you and I are one C7 FIt's lost in our embraces C7 F GmLike stars against the sun

As a falling leaf may restA moment on the airSo your head upon my breastSo my hand upon your hair

And many nights endureWithout a moon, without starSo will we endureWhen one is gone and far

True love leaves no tracesIf you and I are oneIt's lost in our embracesLike stars against the sun

F . . . |F . . . |Gm . . . |Gm . . . |

(instrumental verse)

True love leaves no tracesIf you and I are oneIt's lost in our embracesLike stars against the sun...

Death of a Ladies' Man:

IODINE

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Intro: F . . . |F . . . |A7 . . . |A7 . . . | Dm . . . |Dm . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |

F A7 DmI needed you, I knew I was in danger F A7 DmOf losing what I used to think was mineBb F Bb FYou let me love you till I was a failureBb F Bb FYou let me love you till I was a failure A Dm /c# /c /b Gm /f# /f /eYour beauty on my bruise like iodine

I asked you if a man could be forgivenAnd though I failed at love, was this a crime?You said, "Don't worry, don't worry, darling."You said, "Don't worry, don't you worry, darlingThere are many ways a man can serve his time."

You covered up that place I could not masterIt wasn't dark enough to shut my eyesSo I was with you, o sweet compassionYes I was with you, o sweet compassion A Dm /c# /c /bCompassion with the sting of iodine

A Dm /c# /c /bYour saintly kisses reeked of iodineYour fragrance with a fume of iodineAnd pity in the room like iodineYour sister fingers burned like iodineAnd all my wanton lust was iodineMy masquerade of trust was iodineAnd everywhere the flare of iodine...

Death of a Ladies' Man:

PAPER THIN HOTEL

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Chords:

F6: xx3231Fmaj7: xx3210D7/f#: 200212

Intro: F . . . |F6 . . . |Fmaj7 . . . |F6 . . . | Gm . . . |C7 . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . | F . . . |F6 . . . |Fmaj7 . . . |F6 . . . | Gm . . . |C7 . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |

F D7/f# Gm C7The walls of this hotel are paper-thinF D7/f# Gm C7Last night I heard you making love to himAm /g# /g /f#The struggle mouth to mouth and limb to limbDm /c# /c /bThe grunt of unity when he came in

Fmaj7 F6I stood there with my ear against the wallFmaj7 F6I was not seized by jealousy at allF GmIn fact a burden lifted from my soulC7 FI heard that love was out of my control GmA heavy burden lifted from my soulC7 F . . . |F6 . . . |Fmaj7 . . . |F6 . . . |I learned that love was out of my control

Gm . . . |C7 . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |

I listened to your kisses at the doorI never heard the world so clear beforeYou ran your bath and you began to singI felt so good I couldn't feel a thing

I stood there with my ear against the wallI was not seized by jealousy at allIn fact a burden lifted from my soulI heard that love was out of my controlA heavy burden lifted from my soulI learned that love was out of my control

Gm . . . |C7 . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |

F D7/f# Gm C7And I can't wait to tell you to your faceF D7/f# Gm C7And I can't wait for you to take my placeFmaj7 GmYou are The Naked Angel In My HeartFmaj7 GmYou are The Woman With Her Legs ApartF GmIt's written on the walls of this hotelC7 F . . . |F6 . . . |Fmaj7 . . . |F6 . . . |You go to heaven once you've been to hell

Gm . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |C7 . . . |

F GmA heavy burden lifted from my soulC7 F . . . |F6 . . . |Fmaj7 . . . |F6 . . . |

I learned that love was out of my control

Gm . . . |C7 . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |

F . . . |F6 . . . |Fmaj7 . . . |F6 . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |Gm . . . |C7 . . . |F...

Death of a Ladies' Man:

MEMORIES

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Chords:

A6: x02222

Intro: A... D.. ...|Bm.. ...|G.. ...|A6.A A6.A| D.. ...|Bm.. ...|G.. ...|A6.A A6.A|

D Bm G AFrankie Laine he was singing JezebelD Bm G AI pinned an Iron Cross to my lapel D F#7 BmI walked up to the tallest and the blondest girlD F#7 BmI said, "Look, you don't know me now but very soon you will G DSo won't you let me see?" G DI said, "Won't you let me see?" GI said, "Won't you let me see D.. ...|Bm.. ...|G.. ...|A6.A A6.A|Your naked body?"

"Just dance me to the dark side of the gymChances are I'll let you do most anythingI know you're hungry, I can hear it in your voiceAnd there are many parts of me to touch, you have your choiceAh but no you cannot see,"She said, "No you cannot see,"She said, "No you cannot seeMy naked body."

So we're dancing close, the band is playing StardustBalloons and paper streamers they're floating down on usShe says, "You've got one minute left to fall in love."In solemn moments such as this I have put all my trustAnd all my faith to seeI said all my faith to seeI said all my faith to seeHer naked body

Death of a Ladies' Man:

I LEFT A WOMAN WAITING

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Intro: D . . G|. . . .|A . . G|. . . .| D . . G|. . . .|A . . G|. . . .|

D G A GI left a woman waitingD G A G AI met her sometime laterG F#m Em D G D G F#m Em DShe said, "I see your eyes are dead EmWhat happened to you, lover?A DWhat happened to you, my lover?Bm EmWhat happened to you, lover?A D . . G|. . . .|A . . G|. . . .|What happened to you?"

And since she spoke the truth to meI tried to answer truthfully"Whatever happened to my eyesHappened to your beautyHappened to your beautyWhat happened to your beautyHappened to me."

We took ourselves to someone's bedAnd there we fell togetherQuick as dogs and truly dead were weAnd free as running waterFree as running waterFree as running waterFree as you and meBm EmThe way it's got to beA DThe way it's got to be, lover...

Death of a Ladies' Man:

DON'T GO HOME WITH YOUR HARD-ON

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Intro: F . Bb . |F . Bb . |F . Bb . |F . Bb . | (x4)

Fm C7I was born in a beauty salon FmMy father was a dresser of hair BbmMy mother was a girl you could call on Fm C7 FmWhen you called she was always there C7When you called she was always there FmWhen you called she was always there BbmWhen you called she was always there Fm C7 FmWhen you called she was always there

F Bb F BbAh but don't go home with your hard-onF Bb F BbIt will only drive you insane F Bb F BbYou can't shake it (or break it) with your Motown F Bb F BbYou can't melt it down in the rain F Bb F BbYou can't melt it down in the rain F Bb F BbYou can't melt it down in the rain F Bb F BbYou can't melt it down in the rain

I've looked behind all of the facesThat smile you down to your kneesAnd the lips that say, "Come on, taste us."And when you try to they make you say PleaseWhen you try to they make you say PleaseWhen you try to they make you say PleaseWhen you try to they make you say PleaseWhen you try to they make you say Please

Ah but don't go home with your hard-onIt will only drive you insaneYou can't shake it (or break it) with your MotownYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rain

Here comes your bride with her veil onApproach her, you wretch, if you dareApproach her, you ape, with your tail onOnce you have her she'll always be thereOnce you have her she'll always be thereOnce you have her she'll always be thereOnce you have her she'll always be thereOnce you have her she'll always be there

Ah but don't go home with your hard-onIt will only drive you insaneYou can't shake it (or break it) with your MotownYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rain

You can't melt it down in the rain

So I work in that same beauty salonI'm chained to the old masqueradeThe lipstick, the shadow, the siliconeI follow my father's tradeYes I follow my father's tradeI follow my father's tradeI follow my father's tradeI follow my father's trade

Ah but don't go home with your hard-onIt will only drive you insaneYou can't shake it (or break it) with your MotownYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rainYou can't melt it down in the rain...

Guitarist-friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Intro: E . A . |E . A . |E . A . |E . A . | (x4)

Em B7I was born in a beauty salon EmMy father was a dresser of hair AmMy mother was a girl you could call on Em B7 EmWhen you called she was always there B7When you called she was always there EmWhen you called she was always there AmWhen you called she was always there Em B7 EmWhen you called she was always there

E A E AAh but don't go home with your hard-onE A E AIt will only drive you insane E A E AYou can't shake it (or break it) with your Motown E A E AYou can't melt it down in the rain E A E AYou can't melt it down in the rain E A E AYou can't melt it down in the rain E A E AYou can't melt it down in the rain

...

Death of a Ladies' Man:

FINGERPRINTS

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Intro: D . A . |D . A . |D . A . |D . A . |

D AI touched you once too often D ANow I don't know who I am D AMy fingerprints were missing D AWhen I wiped away the jam

DYes I called my fingerprints all night ABut they don't seem to care

The last time that I saw them DThey were leafing through your hair

G DFingerprints, fingerprints Em A D . A . |D . A . |Where are you now, my fingerprints?

Yeah I thought I'd leave this morningSo I emptied out your drawerA hundred thousand fingerprintsThey floated to the floor

You know, you hardly stopped to pick them upNo, you don't care what you loseAh you don't even seem to knowWhose fingerprints are whose

Fingerprints, fingerprintsWhere are you now, my fingerprints?

And now you want to marry meYou want to take me down the aisleYou want to throw confetti fingerprintsYou know that's not my style

O sure I'd like to marry youBut I can't face the dawnWith any girl who knew meWhen my fingerprints were on

Fingerprints, fingerprintsWhere are you now, my fingerprints?

Fingerprints, fingerprintsWhere are you now, my fingerprints?

Death of a Ladies' Man:

DEATH OF A LADIES' MAN

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Intro: F . . . |G . . . |Gm . C . |Bb . F . | F . . . |G . . . |Gm . C . |Bb . F . | F . . . |F .

F GAh the man she wanted all her life was hanging by a thread Gm C Bb F"I never even knew how much I wanted you," she said F GHis muscles they were numbered and his style was obsolete Gm C Bb F"O baby, I have come too late." She knelt beside his feet

"I'll never see a face like yours in years of men to comeI'll never see such arms again in wrestling or in love."And all his virtues burning in the smokey HolocaustShe took unto herself most everything her lover lost

DmNow the master of this landscape he was standing there at the view GmWith a sparrow of St. Francis that he was preaching to AmShe beckoned to the sentry of his high religious mood Gm /f# F C FShe said, "I'll make a place between my legs, I'll show you solitude."

He offered her an orgy in a many mirrored roomHe promised her protection for the issue of her wombShe moved her body hard against a sharpened metal spoonShe stopped the bloody rituals of passage to the moon

She took his much admired oriental frame of mindAnd the heart-of-darkness alibi his money hides behindShe took his blonde madonna and his monastery wine"This mental space is occupied and everything is mine."

He tried to make a final stand beside the railway trackShe said, "The art of longing's over and it's never coming back."She took his tavern parliament, his cap, his cocky danceShe mocked his female fashions and his working-class moustache

The last time that I saw him he was trying hard to getA woman's education but he's not a woman yetAnd the last time that I saw her she was living with some boyWho gives her soul an empty room and gives her body joy

So the great affair is over but whoever would have guessedIt would leave us all so vacant and so deeply unimpressedIt's like our visit to the moon or to that other starI guess you go for nothing if you really want to go that far

It's like our visit to the moon or to that other starI guess you go for nothing if you really want to go that far

It's like our visit to the moon or to that other starI guess you go for nothing if you really want to go that far

Guitarist-friendly version

Capo 5th fret

Intro: C . . . |D . . . |Dm . G . |F . C . | C . . . |D . . . |Dm . G . |F . C . | C . . . |C .

C DAh the man she wanted all her life was hanging by a thread Dm G F C"I never even knew how much I wanted you," she said C DHis muscles they were numbered and his style was obsolete Dm G F C"O baby, I have come too late." She knelt beside his feet

...

AmNow the master of this landscape he was standing there at the view DmWith a sparrow of St. Francis that he was preaching to EmShe beckoned to the sentry of his high religious mood Dm /c# C G CShe said, "I'll make a place between my legs, I'll show you solitude."

...

Recent Songs:

THE GUESTS

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Em': x7605xD': x5403x

Intro: Em'

Em' D'One by one, The Guests arriveC D'The Guests are coming throughEm' D'The open-hearted manyC EThe broken-hearted few

A DAnd no one knows where the night is going A DAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingC Dm/c C Dm/c C Dm/c C Dm/c CO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youE AOh... I need you now

And those who dance begin to danceAnd those who weep beginAnd Welcome, Welcome cries a Voice,Let all my guests come in

And no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

And all go stumbling through that houseIn lonely secrecySaying, Do reveal yourselfOr, Why hast thou forsaken me

And no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

All at once the torches flareThe inner door flies openOne by one they enter thereIn every style of passion

And no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

And here they take their sweet repastWhile house and grounds dissolveAnd one by one The Guests are castBeyond the garden walls

And no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

And those who dance begin to danceThose who weep beginAnd those who earnestly are lostAre lost and lost again

And no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

One by one The Guests arriveThe Guests are coming throughThe broken-hearted manyThe open-hearted few

And no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

Intro:

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Chorus:

A D | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-------2---2---2h3-2---2----:B:------2---2-------2---2-------3---3---3---3---3----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:D:--------------2-----------0------------------------:A:--0------------------------------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

A D | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-------2---2---2h3-2---2----:B:------2---2-------2---2-------3---3---3---3---3----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:D:--------------2-----------0------------------------:A:--0------------------------------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

C | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----:B:------1---1-------1---1---3---1---1---3---1---1----:G:----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:--3-----------3-----------3-----------3------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

C E | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:B:--3---1---1---3---1---1-------0---0-------0---0----:G:----0---0---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1--:D:--------------------------------------2------------:A:--3-----------3------------------------------------:E:--------------------------0------------------------:

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Recent Songs:

HUMBLED IN LOVE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Cadd9: x32033G#dim: 456464 or xx0101Fmaj7: xx3210

Intro: E.. ...| E.. Am6/e..|E7.. Am/e..|E7.. Am/e..|E.. ...| (see tab below)

E.. Am/e..|E7.. Am/e..|E7.. Am/e..|Cadd9.. ...| G#7.. ...|G7.. ...|G7.. ...|

G G#dim AmDo you remember all those pledges G G#dim AmThat we pledged in the passionate night C GAh, they're soiled now, they're torn at the edges Cm G#7 G7Like moths on a stale yellow light

Nor penance serves to renew them,Nor massive transfusions of trustWhy not even revenge can undo them Cm GSo twisted these vows and so crushed

A#And you say you've been humbled in love FCut down in your love A#Forced to kneel in the mud FNext to me A#Ah, but why so bitterly FTurn from the one AmWho kneels there Fmaj7 EAs deeply as thee

Children have taken these pledgesThey have ferried them out of the pastOh beyond all the graves and the hedgesWhere love must go hiding at last

And here where there is no descriptionOh here in the moment at handNo sinner need rise up forgivenNo victim need limp to the stand

And you say you've been humbled in loveCut down in your loveForced to kneel in the mudNext to meAh, but why so bitterlyTurn from the oneWho kneels thereAs deeply as thee

And look dear heart, look at the virginLook how she welcomes him into her gownYes and mark how the stranger's cold armorDissolves like a star falling down

Why trade this vision for desireWhen you may have them bothYou will never see a man this nakedI will never hold a woman this close

And you say you've been humbled in loveCut down in your loveForced to kneel in the mudNext to meAh, but why so bitterlyTurn from the oneWho kneels thereAs deeply as thee

The intro can be played like this:

E | . . . . .E:--0----------------:B:--0----------------:G:--1----------------:D:--2----------------:A:--2----------------:E:--0----------------:

E Am6/e E7 Am/e | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--0--------2--------4--------5--------:B:--0--------1--------2--------5--------:G:--1--------2--------4--------5--------:D:--------------------------------------:A:--------------------------------------:E:--0--------0--------0--------0--------:

E7 Am/e E | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--7--------8--------0-----------------:B:--5--------5--------0-----------------:G:--7--------5--------1-----------------:D:--------------------2-----------------:A:--------------------2-----------------:E:--0--------0--------0-----------------:

E Am/e E7 Am/e | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--4--------5--------7--------8--------:B:--5--------5--------5--------5--------:G:--4--------5--------7--------5--------:D:--------------------------------------:A:--------------------------------------:E:--0--------0--------0--------0--------:

E Am/e Cadd9 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--7--------5--------3-----------------:B:--5--------5--------3-----------------:G:--7--------5--------0-----------------:D:--------------------2-----------------:A:--------------------3-----------------:E:--0--------0--------------------------:

G#7 G7 | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--4-----------------3-----------------:B:--4-----------------3-----------------:G:--5-----------------4-----------------:D:--4-----------------3-----------------:A:--6-----------------5-----------------:E:--4-----------------3-----------------:

Recent Songs:

THE WINDOW

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A.. ...|E.. ...|D.. ...|A.. ...| A.. ...|E.. ...|D.. ...|A.. ...| A.. ...|

A EWhy do you stand by the window D AAbandoned to beauty and pride A EThe thorn of the night in your bosom D AThe spear of the age in your side

Lost in the rages of fragranceLost in the rags of remorseLost in the waves of a sickness D A /a /g# /f#That loosens the high silver nerves

EO chosen love, o frozen love D (D C#m Bm) AO tangle of matter and ghost EO darling of angels, demons and saints D (D C#m Bm) AAnd the whole broken-hearted host /a /g# /f# EGentle this soul

And come forth from the cloud of unknowingAnd kiss the cheek of the moonThe new Jerusalem glowingWhy tarry all night in the ruin

And leave no word of discomfortAnd leave no observer to mournBut climb on your tears and be silentLike the rose on its ladder of thorns

O chosen love, o frozen loveO tangle of matter and ghostO darling of angels, demons and saintsAnd the whole broken-hearted hostGentle this soul

Then lay your rose on the fireThe fire give up to the sunThe sun give over to splendorIn the arms of the High Holy One

For the Holy One dreams of a letterDreams of a letter's deathOh bless the continuous stutterOf the word being made into flesh

O chosen love, o frozen loveO tangle of matter and ghostO darling of angels, demons and saintsAnd the whole broken-hearted host /a /g# /f# E D /c# /b AGentle this soul, gentle this soul

Recent Songs:

CAME SO FAR FOR BEAUTY

written by Leonard Cohen and John Lissauer

Chords:

G+: 321003 or 355443C' (=C7sus4): x32311 or x35363F13: 131231Bb/d: xx0331Cm7/bb: 635343

Intro: G7 . . |G+ . G7 |C7sus4 . . |C . . | F . . |F13 . F |Bb . . |/bb /a /ab |

G G+ G7 C' CI came so far for beauty F F13 F Bb /bb /a /abI left so much behindG G+ G7 C' CMy patience and my familyF F13 F Bb /bb /a /abMy masterpiece unsigned

I thought I'd be rewardedFor such a lonely choiceAnd surely she would answerF F13 F Bb Eb Fm GmTo such a very hopeless voice

Ab G G+ G7I practiced on my sainthoodAb G G+ G7I gave to one and all Eb Bb/d Cm Cm7/bbBut the rumours of my virtue Ab Bb7 Eb Eb Fm GmThey moved her not at all

I changed my style to silverI changed my clothes to blackAnd where I would surrenderAb Bb7 EbNow I would attack

I stormed the old casinoFor the money and the fleshAnd I myself decidedWhat was rotten and what was fresh

And men to do my biddingAnd broken bones to teachThe value of my pardonThe shadow of my reach

But no I could not touch herWith such a heavy handHer star beyond my orderHer nakedness unmanned

I came so far for beautyI left so much behindMy patience and my familyMy masterpiece unsigned

Guitarist friendlier version

Chords:

A+: x02221D' (=D7sus4): xx0213G13: 323000C/e: 032010Dm7/c: x30211

A A+ A7 D' DI came so far for beauty G G13 G C /c /b /bbI left so much behindA A+ A7 D' DMy patience and my familyG G13 G C /c /b /bbMy masterpiece unsigned

I thought I'd be rewardedFor such a lonely choiceAnd surely she would answerG G13 G C F Gm AmTo such a very hopeless voice

Bb A A+ A7I practiced on my sainthoodBb A A+ A7I gave to one and all F C/e Dm Dm7/cBut the rumours of my virtue Bb C7 F F Gm AmThey moved her not at all

I changed my style to silverI changed my clothes to blackAnd where I would surrenderBb C7 FNow I would attack

I stormed the old casinoFor the money and the fleshAnd I myself decidedWhat was rotten and what was fresh

And men to do my biddingAnd broken bones to teachThe value of my pardonThe shadow of my reach

But no I could not touch herWith such a heavy handHer star beyond my orderHer nakedness unmanned

I came so far for beautyI left so much behindMy patience and my familyMy masterpiece unsigned

Recent Songs:

THE LOST CANADIAN (UN CANADIEN ERRANT)written by M.A. Gerin-Lajoie

Intro: F . . . Bb C7 |C7 . . . . . |C7 . . . . F |F . . . . . | F . . . Bb C7 |C7 . . . . . |C7 . . . . F |F . . . . . | F . . . . . | . . . . . . |

FUn canadien errant Dm Bb C7Banni de ses foyers FParcourait en pleurant Gm A7 DmDes pays etrangers F Bb FParcourait en pleurant Gm C7 FDes pays etrangers

Un jour, triste et pensifAssis au bord des flotsAu courant fugitifIl adressa ses motsAu courant fugitifIl adressa ses mots

Si tu vois mon paysMon pays malheureuxVa dire a mes amisQue je me souviens d'euxVa dire a mes amisQue je me souviens d'eux

O jours si pleins d'appasVous etes disparusEt mon pays, helasJe ne le verrai plusEt mon pays, helasJe ne le verrai plus

Recent Songs:

THE TRAITOR

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A..|E.. ...|D.. ...|A.. ...|... ...| E.. ...|D.. ...|A.. ...|... ...|

A D ANow the Swan it floated on the English River A D AAh the Rose of High Romance it opened wide C# F#m D AA suntanned woman yawned me through the summer E D AAnd the Judges watched us from the other side

I told my mother, Mother I must leave youPreserve my room, but do not shed a tearShould rumours of a shabby ending reach you,It was half my fault, and half the atmosphere

But the Rose I sickened with a scarlet feverAnd the Swan I tempted with a sense of shameShe said at last I was her finest lover B E E7And if she withered, I would be to blame

The Judges said, You missed it by a fractionRise up and brace your troops for the attackThe Dreamers ride against the Man of ActionOh see the Man of Action falling back

But I lingered on her thighs a fatal momentI kissed her lips as though I thirsted stillMy falsity it stung me like a hornetThe poison sank and it paralyzed my will

I could not move to warn all the younger soldiersThat they had been deserted from aboveSo on battlefields from here to Barcelona B E7I'm listed with the enemies of love

And long ago she said, I must be leavingAh, but keep my body here to lie uponYou can move it up and down and when I'm sleepingRun some wire through that Rose and wind the Swan

So daily I renew my idle dutyI touch her here and there, I know my placeI kiss her open mouth and I praise her beautyAnd people call me Traitor to my face

Recent Songs:

OUR LADY OF SOLITUDE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: E

A D AAll summer long she touched meA D AShe gathered in my soulD AFrom many a thorn, from many a thicket E D C#m Bm AHer fingers like a weaver's, quick and cool

C#m F#m C#mAnd the light came from her body F#m C#mAnd the night went through her graceD AAll summer long she touched me E D C#m Bm AAnd I knew her, I knew her face to face

And her dress was blue and silverAnd her words were few and smallShe is the vessel of the whole wide world E D C#m Bm E A D AMistress, oh mistress of us all

Dear Lady, Queen of SolitudeI thank you with my heartFor keeping me so close to TheeWhile so many, oh so many stood apart

And the light came from her bodyAnd the night went through her graceAll summer long she touched meI knew her, I knew her face to face

Recent Songs:

THE GYPSY'S WIFE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Em7: 055400

Intro:

Em7 E | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----:G:----4---4---4---4---4---4---1---1---1---1---1---1--:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------: (x4)

C#m G#m C#mAnd where, where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight C#m G#m C#mI've heard all the wild reports, they can't be right B ABut whose head is this she's dancing with on the threshing floor B F#mWhose darkness deepens in her arms a little more

A EAnd where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight A E Em7 E (intro pattern)Where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight

Ah the silver knives are flashing in the tired old cafeA ghost climbs on the table in a bridal negligeeShe says "My body is the light, my body is the way"I raise my arm against it all and I catch the bride's bouquet

And where, where is my Gypsy wife tonightWhere, where is my Gypsy wife tonight

Too early for the rainbow, too early for the doveThese are the final days, this is the darkness, this is the floodAnd there is no man or woman who can't be touchedBut you who come between them will be judged

And where, where is my Gypsy wife tonightWhere, where is my Gypsy wife tonight

Recent Songs:

THE SMOKEY LIFE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

A/g: 3x2220F#m7: 242222F13: 131231G#dim: xx0101 or 456464E7/g#: 420100E/d: xx0100 or xx0454

Intro: A . |A/g . |F#m7 . |F13 . | A . |A/g . |F#m7 . |F13 . | E . |E F#m/e |E7 A/e |Bm/e E | (see tab below)

A A/g F#m7 F13I've never seen your eyes so wide A A/g F#m7 F13 EmI've never seen your appetite quite this occupiedD Dm7 A G#dim A E7/g# A E7/g#Elsewhere is your feast of love, I know

A A/g F#m7 F13Long ago we agreed to keep it light A A/g F#m7 F13 EmSo let's be married one more nightD Dm7 A E7/g#It's light, light enough A E7/g# A E7/g#To let it go D Dm7 A G#dimIt's light enough A Bm7 CTo let it go

C# F#m B7 F#m B7Remember when the scenery started fadingC# F#m B7 F#m B7I held you 'til you learned to walk on airD E/dSo don't look down, the ground is gone C#m7 F#mThere's no one waving anyway B Bm7 EThe smokey life is practiced everywhere

So set your restless heart at easeTake a lesson from these autumn leavesThey waste no time waiting for the snow

Don't argue now or you'll be lateThere's nothing to investigateIt's light enough, light enoughTo let it goLight enoughTo let it go

Remember when the scenery started fadingI held you 'til you learned to walk on airSo don't look down, the ground is goneThere's no one waving anywayThe smokey life is practiced everywhere

Come on back if the moment lendsYou can look up all my very closest friendsLight, light enoughTo let it goIt's light, light enough A A/g F#m7 F13 A

To let it go

Chords in the intro can be played like this:

A A/g F#m7 F13 | . | . | . | .E:--0-----------0-----------2-----------1-----------:B:--2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------:G:--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------:D:--------------------------------------------------:A:--0-----------------------------------------------:E:--------------3-----------2-----------1-----------: (2x)

E E F#m/e E7 A/e Bm/e E | . | . | . | .E:--0-----------4-----5-----7-----9-----10----12----:B:--0-----------5-----7-----9-----10----12----12----:G:--1-----------4-----6-----7-----9-----11----13----:D:--------------------------------------------------:A:--------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----:

Recent Songs:

BALLAD OF THE ABSENT MARE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A.. E.. ...|E.. D..|A.. ...|A.. ...|

ASay a prayer for the cowboy, his mare's run away DAnd he'll walk till he finds her, his darling, his stray ABut the river's in flood and the roads are awash E D AAnd the bridges break up in the panic of loss

And there's nothing to follow, there's nowhere to goShe's gone like the summer, gone like the snowAnd the crickets are breaking his heart with their songAs the day caves in and the night is all wrong

Did he dream, was it she who went galloping pastAnd bent down the fern and broke open the grassAnd printed the mud with the iron and the goldThat he nailed to her feet when he was the lord

And although she goes grazing a minute awayHe tracks her all night and he tracks her all dayOh blind to her presence except to compareHis injury here with her punishment there

Then at home on his branch in the highest treeA songbird sings out so suddenlyOh the sun is warm and the soft winds rideOn the willow trees by the riverside

Oh the world is sweet and the world is wideAnd she's there where the light and the darkness divideAnd the steam's coming off her, she's huge and she's shyAnd she steps on the moon when she paws at the sky

And she comes to his hand but she's not really tameShe longs to be lost and he longs for the sameAnd she'll bolt and she'll plunge through the first open passTo roll and to feed in the sweet mountain grass

Or she'll make a break for the high plateauWhere there's nothing above and there's nothing belowAnd it's time for their burden, it's time for the whipWill she walk through the flame, can he shoot from the hip

So he binds himself to the galloping mareAnd she binds herself to the rider thereAnd there is no space but there's left and rightAnd there is no time but there's day and night

And he leans on her neck and he whispers lowWither thou goest, I will goAnd they turn as one and they head for the plainNo need for the whip, no need for the rein

Now the clasp of this union who fastens it tightWho snaps it asunder the very next nightSome say the rider, some say the mareOr that love's like the smoke, beyond all repair

But my darling says, Leonard, just let it go byThat old silhouette on the great Western skySo I pick out a tune and they move right alongAnd they're gone like the smoke and they're gone like this song

Intro:

A | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:--------------2-----------0------------------------:G:--------------------------------------2------------:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

E D | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0---2---0--------:B:------0---0-------0---0-----------------------3----:G:----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---2---2---2--:D:--------------2-----------------------0------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------------------0------------------------:

A | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----------------:B:------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:D:--------------2-----------------------2------------:A:--0-----------------------0------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

Verse:

A | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--0-----------------------0-------------------0----:B:------2---2-------0---2-------2---2-------2--------:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

D | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--2-------2---2---0-------2-------2---2-------2----:B:------3---------------3-------3-----------3--------:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:D:--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

A | . . . . . | . . . . .E:--0-----------------------0------------------------:B:------2---2-------0---2-------2---2-------0---2----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:D:---------------------------------------------------:A:--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

E D | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-----------0---2-------2----:B:------0---0-------0---0-------0-----------3--------:G:----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---2---2---2--:D:--------------2-----------------------0------------:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------------------0------------------------:

A | . . . . . | . . . . .E:------0---0-------0---0-------0---0----------------:B:------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---3----:G:----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--:D:--------------2-----------------------2------------:A:--0-----------------------0------------------------:E:---------------------------------------------------:

Various Positions:

DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Gm

Cm Gm D7 GmLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Cm Gm D7 GmLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Cm GmDance me to your beauty with a burning violin Cm GmDance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in Cm GmLift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove D7 GmDance me to the end of love D7 GmDance me to the end of love

Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are goneLet me feel you moving like they do in BabylonShow me slowly what I only know the limits ofDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of love

F . . . |Gm . . . |F . . . |Gm . . . |

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and onDance me very tenderly and dance me very longWe're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us aboveDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be bornDance me through the curtains that our kisses have outwornRaise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is tornDance me to the end of love

F . . . |Gm . . . |F . . . |Gm . . . |

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violinDance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely inTouch me with your naked hand or touch me with your gloveDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of love

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 3rd fret

Intro: Em

Am Em B7 EmLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Am Em B7 EmLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Am Em

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Am EmDance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in Am EmLift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove B7 EmDance me to the end of love B7 EmDance me to the end of love

Oh let me see your beauty when the witnesses are goneLet me feel you moving like they do in BabylonShow me slowly what I only know the limits ofDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of love

D . . . |Em . . . |D . . . |Em . . . |

...

Various Positions:

COMING BACK TO YOU

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: F.. ...|Dm.. ...|Bb.. Csus4..|F.. ...|F.. ...|

F DmMaybe I'm still hurting Bb C FI can't turn the other cheek F DmBut you know that I still love you C Bb FIt's just that I can't speak Bb FI looked for you in everyone A Bb CAnd they called me on that too F C/e Dm Am/cI lived alone but I was only Bb Csus4 FComing back to you

Ah they're shutting down the factory nowJust when all the bills are dueAnd the fields they're under lock and keyThough the rain and the sun come throughAnd springtime starts but then it stopsIn the name of something newAnd all the senses rise against thisComing back to you

Bb FAnd they're handing down my sentence now Bb Csus4 FAnd I know what I must do A BbAnother mile of silence while I'm G CComing back to you

There are many in your lifeAnd many still to beSince you are a shining lightThere's many that you'll seeBut I have to deal with envyWhen you choose the precious fewWho've left their pride on the other side ofComing back to you

Even in your arms I knowI'll never get it rightEven when you bend to give meComfort in the nightI've got to have your word on thisOr none of it is trueAnd all I've said was just instead ofComing back to you

Various Positions:

THE LAW

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Dm . . . |A7 . . .

Dm Am7 DmHow many times did you call me Am Em7 AmAnd I knew it was late Dm Am7 DmI left everybody Am Em7 AmBut I never went straight F C7 FI don't claim to be guilty Dm Am7 DmBut I do understand Bb A DmThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand Bb A Dm A7There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

Now my heart's like a blisterFrom doing what I doIf the moon has a sisterIt's got to be youI'm going to miss you foreverThough it's not what I plannedThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a HandThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

Now the deal has been dirtySince dirty beganI'm not asking for mercyNot from the manYou just don't ask for mercyWhile you're still on the standThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a HandThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

Dm . Am7 . |Dm . . . |Am . Em7 . |Am . . . |Dm . Am7 . |Dm . . . |Am . Em7 . |Am . . . |

F C7 FI don't claim to be guilty Dm Am7 DmGuilty's too grand Bb A DmThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand Bb A Dm A7There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

That's all I can say, babyThat's all I can sayIt wasn't for nothingThat they put me awayI fell with my angelDown the chain of commandThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a HandThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a HandThere's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

Various Positions:

NIGHT COMES ON

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Dsus4: xx0233Dsus2: xx0230C/g: 332010 or 3x2013

Intro: D.. Dsus4..|D.. Dsus2..| (x2)

D Dsus4I went down to the place D Dsus2Where I knew she lay waitingD Dsus4 AUnder the marble and the snow D Dsus4I said, Mother, I'm frightened D Dsus2The thunder and the lightning D Dsus4 AI'll never come through this alone G C/gShe said, I'll be with you G C/gMy shawl wrapped around you G C/g GMy hand on your head when you go DAnd the night came on AmIt was very calm F CI wanted that night to go on and on G D Dsus4 D Dsus4But she said, Go back, go back to the World

We were fighting in EgyptWhen they signed this agreementThat nobody else had to dieThere was this terrible soundAnd my father went downWith a terrible wound in his sideHe said, Try to go onTake my books, take my gunAnd remember, my son, how they liedAnd the night comes onAnd it's very calmI'd like to pretend that my father was wrongBut you don't want to lie, not to the young

We were locked in this kitchenI took to religionAnd I wondered how long she would stayI needed so muchTo have nothing to touchI've always been greedy that wayBut my son and my daughterClimbed out of the waterCrying, Papa, you promised to playAnd they lead me awayTo the great surpriseIt's Papa don't peek, Papa, cover your eyesAnd they hide, they hide in the world

Now I look for her alwaysI'm lost in this callingI'm tied to the threads of some prayerSaying, When will she summon meWhen will she come to meWhat must I do to prepare

When she bends to my longingLike a willow, like a fountainShe stands in the luminous airAnd the night comes onAnd it's very calmI lie in her arms and she says, When I'm goneI'll be yours, yours for a song

Now the crickets are singingThe vesper bells ringingThe cat's curled asleep in his chairI'll go down to Bill's BarI can make it that farAnd I'll see if my friends are still thereYes, and here's to the fewWho forgive what you doAnd the fewer who don't even careAnd the night comes onIt's very calmI want to cross over, I want to go homeBut she says, Go back, go back to the World

Various Positions:

HALLELUJAH

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: C.. ...|G.. ...|

C AmNow I've heard there was a secret chord C AmThat David played, and it pleased the Lord F G C GBut you don't really care for music, do you? CIt goes like this F GThe fourth, the fifth Am FThe minor fall, the major lift G E7 AmThe baffled king composing Hallelujah F Am F C G C GHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong, but you needed proofYou saw her bathing on the roofHer beauty and the moonlight overthrew youShe tied youTo a kitchen chairShe broke your throne and she cut your hairAnd from your lips she drew the HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the Name in vainI don't even know the NameBut if I did, well really, what's it to you?There's a blaze of lightIn every wordIt doesn't matter which you heardThe holy or the broken HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't muchI couldn't feel, so I tried to touchI've told the truth, I didn't come to fool youAnd even thoughIt all went wrongI'll stand before the Lord of SongWith nothing on my tongue but HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah...

Various Positions:

THE CAPTAIN

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: C . . . |G . . . |F . . . |C . . . |

C GNow the Captain called me to his bed F CHe fumbled for my hand F C"Take these silver bars," he said G C"I'm giving you command." C C7"Command of what, there's no one here F CThere's only you and me GAll the rest are dead or in retreat F COr with the enemy."

"Complain, complain, that's all you've doneEver since we lostIf it's not the CrucifixionThen it's the Holocaust.""May Christ have mercy on your soulFor making such a jokeAmid these hearts that burn like coalAnd the flesh that rose like smoke."

"I know that you have suffered, ladBut suffer this awhileWhatever makes a soldier sadWill make a killer smile.""I'm leaving, Captain, I've got to goThere's blood upon your handBut tell me, Captain, if you knowOf a decent place to stand."

"There is no decent place to standIn a massacreBut if a woman take your handThen go and stand with her.""I left a wife in TennesseeAnd a baby in SaigonI risked my life but not to hearSome country-western song."

"Ah, but if you cannot raise your loveTo a very high degreeThen you're just the man I've been thinking ofSo come and stand with me.""Your standing days are done," I cried,"You'll rally me no moreI don't even know what sideWe fought on, or what for."

"I'm on the side that's always lostAgainst the side of HeavenI'm on the side of Snake-eyes tossedAgainst the side of SevenAnd I've read the Bill of Human RightsAnd some of it was trueBut there wasn't any burden leftSo I'm laying it on you."

C GNow the Captain he was dying F CBut the Captain wasn't hurt F C

The silver bars were in my hand G CI pinned them to my shirt

Various Positions:

HUNTER'S LULLABY

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: G C G

C F CYour father's gone a-hunting C F CHe's deep in the forest so wild G G7And he cannot take his wife with him F CHe cannot take his child

Your father's gone a-huntingThrough the quicksand and the clayAnd a woman cannot follow himAlthough she knows the way

G AmYour father's gone a-hunting F GThrough the silver and the glass C E7/b Am /gWhere only greed can enter F C GBut spirit, spirit cannot pass

Your father's gone a-huntingFor the beast he'll never bindAnd he leaves a baby sleepingAnd his blessings all behind

Your father's gone a-huntingAnd he's lost his lucky charmAnd he's lost the guardian heartThat keeps the hunter from the harm

Your father's gone a-huntingHe asked me to say goodbyeAnd he warned me not to stop himI wouldn't, I wouldn't even try

Various Positions:

HEART WITH NO COMPANION

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: G . C . |G . . . |

G C GNow I greet you from the other side G D GOf sorrow and despair G C GWith a love so vast and shattered G D GIt will reach you everywhere

And I sing this for the captainWhose ship has not been builtFor the mother in confusionHer cradle still unfilled

For the heart with no companionFor the soul without a kingFor the prima ballerinaWho cannot dance to anything

Through the days of shame that are comingThrough the nights of wild distressThough your promise count for nothingYou must keep it nonetheless

You must keep it for the captainWhose ship has not been builtFor the mother in confusionHer cradle still unfilled

For the heart with no companionFor the soul without a kingFor the prima ballerinaWho cannot dance to anything

And I greet you from the other sideOf sorrow and despairWith a love so vast and shatteredIt will reach you everywhere

Various Positions:

IF IT BE YOUR WILL

written by Leonard Cohen

Capo 4th fret

Intro: G.. ...|G.. ...|

C DmIf it be your willBb AmThat I speak no moreC DmAnd my voice be stillF CAs it was beforeAm GI will speak no more Am GI shall abide untilF CI am spoken for GIf it be your will

If it be your willThat a voice be trueFrom this broken hillI will sing to youFrom this broken hillAll your praises they shall ringIf it be your willTo let me sing

C.. ...|Dm.. ...|Bb.. ...|Am.. ...|C.. ...|Dm.. ...|F.. ...|C.. ...|

Am GFrom this broken hill Am GAll your praises they shall ringF CIf it be your will GTo let me sing

If it be your willIf there is a choiceLet the rivers fillLet the hills rejoiceLet your mercy spillOn all these burning hearts in hellIf it be your willTo make us well

And draw us nearAnd bind us tightAll your children hereIn their rags of lightIn our rags of lightAll dressed to killAnd end this nightIf it be your will CIf it be your will

Intro:

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Verse:

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I'm Your Man:

FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A#m . . . |. . . . |Fm . . . |. . . . | A#m . . . |. . . . |Fm . . . |. . . . | A#m . . . |. . . . |Fm . . . |. . . . | D# . . . |C# . . . |C7 . . . |. . . . | Fm . . . |. . . . |

A#m FmThey sentenced me to twenty years of boredom A#m FmFor trying to change the system from within A#m FmI'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them D# C# C7 FmFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'm guided by a signal in the heavensI'm guided by this birthmark on my skinI'm guided by the beauty of our weaponsFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

G# G#sus4 G# D# C#I'd really like to live beside you, baby D# G# G#sus4 G# Fm Fsus4 FmI love your body and your spirit and your clothes G# G#sus4 G# Fm Fsus4 FmBut you see that line there moving through the station? D# C# C7 FmI told you, I told you, I told you, I was one of those

Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might winYou know the way to stop me, but you don't have the disciplineHow many nights I prayed for this, to let my work beginFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I don't like your fashion business, misterAnd I don't like these drugs that keep you thinI don't like what happened to my sisterFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I'd really like to live beside you, babyI love your body and your spirit and your clothesBut you see that line there moving through the station?I told you, I told you, I told you, I was one of those

And I thank you for those items that you sent meThe monkey and the plywood violinI practiced every night and now I'm readyFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Ah remember me, I used to live for musicRemember me, I brought your groceries inWell it's Father's Day and everybody's woundedFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Intro: Am . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . | Am . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . | Am . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . | D . . . |C . . . |B7 . . . |. . . . |

Em . . . |. . . . |

Am EmThey sentenced me to twenty years of boredom Am EmFor trying to change the system from within Am EmI'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them D C B7 EmFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

...

G Gsus4 G D CI'd really like to live beside you, baby D G Gsus4 G Em Esus4 EmI love your body and your spirit and your clothes G Gsus4 G Em Esus4 EmBut you see that line there moving through the station? D C B7 EmI told you, I told you, I told you, I was one of those

...

I'm Your Man:

AIN'T NO CURE FOR LOVE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: G . . . |D . . . |Am7 . . . |C . . . | Em . . . |D . . . |C . . . |D . . . |. . . . |

G G7I loved you for a long, long timeCI know this love is real GIt don't matter how it all went wrong DThat don't change the way I feel G BAnd I can't believe that time's Em C Eb7Gonna heal this wound that I'm speaking of GThere ain't no cure DThere ain't no cure C GThere ain't no cure for love

I'm aching for you babyI can't pretend I'm notI need to see you nakedIn your body and your thoughtI've got you like a habitAnd I'll never get enoughThere ain't no cureThere ain't no cureThere ain't no cure for love

Em G(There ain't no cure for love) Em G(There ain't no cure for love) CAll the rocket ships are climbing through the sky CThe holy books are open wide DThe doctors working day and night D Em GBut they'll never ever find that cure for love

C(There ain't no drink, no drug) A D(There's nothing pure enough to be a cure for love)

I see you in the subwayAnd I see you on the busI see you lying down with meAnd I see you waking upI see your hand, I see your hairYour bracelets and your brushAnd I call to you, I call to youBut I don't call soft enoughThere ain't no cureThere ain't no cureThere ain't no cure for love

I walked into this empty churchI had no place else to goWhen the sweetest voice I ever heardWhispered to my soulI don't need to be forgivenFor loving you so much

It's written in the scripturesIt's written there in bloodI even heard the angelsDeclare it from aboveThere ain't no cureThere ain't no cureThere ain't no cure for love

(There ain't no cure for love)(There ain't no cure for love)All the rocket ships are climbing through the skyThe holy books are open wideThe doctors working day and nightBut they'll never ever find that cure, that cure for love Em G Em G(No cure for love, there ain't no cure for love...)

I'm Your Man:

EVERYBODY KNOWS

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: C#m . . . |G# . . . |C#m . . . |. . . . |

C#mEverybody knows that the dice are loaded AEverybody rolls with their fingers crossed C#mEverybody knows the war is over AEverybody knows the good guys lost F#m G#Everybody knows the fight was fixed B C#mThe poor stay poor, the rich get rich D G#That's how it goes C#mEverybody knows

Everybody knows that the boat is leakingEverybody knows the captain liedEverybody got this broken feelingLike their father or their dog just diedEverybody talking to their pocketsEverybody wants a box of chocolatesAnd a long stem roseEverybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me, babyEverybody knows that you really doEverybody knows that you've been faithfulAh give or take a night or twoEverybody knows you've been discreetBut there were so many people you just had to meetWithout your clothesAnd everybody knows

E BEverybody knows, everybody knows C#m BThat's how it goesA EEverybody knows

E BEverybody knows, everybody knows C#m BThat's how it goesA E C#mEverybody knows

And everybody knows that it's now or neverEverybody knows that it's me or youAnd everybody knows that you live foreverAh when you've done a line or twoEverybody knows the deal is rottenOld Black Joe's still picking cottonFor your ribbons and bowsAnd everybody knows

Everybody knows that the Plague is comingEverybody knows that it's moving fastEverybody knows that the naked man and womanAre just a shining artifact of the pastEverybody knows the scene is deadBut there's gonna be a meter on your bedThat will discloseWhat everybody knows

And everybody knows that you're in troubleEverybody knows what you've been throughFrom the bloody cross on top of CalvaryTo the beach of MalibuEverybody knows it's coming apartTake one last look at this Sacred HeartBefore it blowsAnd everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows...

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 4th fret

Intro: Am . . . |E . . . |Am . . . |. . . . |

AmEverybody knows that the dice are loaded FEverybody rolls with their fingers crossed AmEverybody knows the war is over FEverybody knows the good guys lost Dm EEverybody knows the fight was fixed G AmThe poor stay poor, the rich get rich Bb EThat's how it goes AmEverybody knows

Everybody knows that the boat is leakingEverybody knows the captain liedEverybody got this broken feelingLike their father or their dog just diedEverybody talking to their pocketsEverybody wants a box of chocolatesAnd a long stem roseEverybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me, babyEverybody knows that you really doEverybody knows that you've been faithfulAh give or take a night or twoEverybody knows you've been discreetBut there were so many people you just had to meetWithout your clothesAnd everybody knows

C GEverybody knows, everybody knows Am GThat's how it goesF CEverybody knows

C GEverybody knows, everybody knows Am GThat's how it goesF C AmEverybody knows

And everybody knows that it's now or never

Everybody knows that it's me or youAnd everybody knows that you live foreverAh when you've done a line or twoEverybody knows the deal is rottenOld Black Joe's still picking cottonFor your ribbons and bowsAnd everybody knows

Everybody knows that the Plague is comingEverybody knows that it's moving fastEverybody knows that the naked man and womanAre just a shining artifact of the pastEverybody knows the scene is deadBut there's gonna be a meter on your bedThat will discloseWhat everybody knows

And everybody knows that you're in troubleEverybody knows what you've been throughFrom the bloody cross on top of CalvaryTo the beach of MalibuEverybody knows it's coming apartTake one last look at this Sacred HeartBefore it blowsAnd everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows...

I'm Your Man:

I'M YOUR MAN

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Em . . . |. . . . |Bm . . . |. . . . | G . . . |F# . . . |Bm . . . |. . . . |

EmIf you want a lover DI'll do anything you ask me to EmAnd if you want another kind of love DI'll wear a mask for you BmIf you want a partner BmTake my hand GOr if you want to strike me down in angerAHere I stand BmI'm your man

If you want a boxerI will step into the ring for youAnd if you want a doctorI'll examine every inch of youIf you want a driverClimb insideOr if you want to take me for a rideYou know you canI'm your man

DAh, the moon's too bright GThe chain's too tight A DThe beast won't go to sleep F#mI've been running through these promises to you BmThat I made and I could not keep F#Ah but a man never got a woman back BmNot by begging on his knees GOr I'd crawl to you baby F#And I'd fall at your feet GAnd I'd howl at your beauty F#Like a dog in heat GAnd I'd claw at your heart EI'd tear at your sheet AI'd say please, please BmI'm your man

Em . . . |. . . . |Bm . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |D . . . |. . . . |Bm . . . |. . . . |G . . . |. . . . |F# . . . |. . . . |Bm . . . |. . . . |

And if you've got to sleep a moment on the roadI will steer for youAnd if you want to work the street aloneI'll disappear for youIf you want a fatherFor your childOr only want to walk with me a whileAcross the sandI'm your man

If you want a loverI'll do anything that you ask me toAnd if you want another kind of loveI'll wear a mask for you...

I'm Your Man:

TAKE THIS WALTZ

written by Leonard Cohen, lyrics based on a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca (Little Viennese Waltz)

Intro: B . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |. . . |

B G#mNow in Vienna there's ten pretty women B D#m/a# G#mThere's a shoulder where Death comes to cry E F#There's a lobby with nine hundred windows E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#There's a tree where the doves go to die G#mThere's a piece that was torn from the morning C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |And it hangs in the Gallery of FrostE B/d# C#m BAy, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#mTake this waltz, take this waltz C#/f E . . |. . . |Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws

F# . . |G#m . . |F#/a# . . |F# . . |

B D#m/a# G#mOh I want you, I want you, I want you B G#mOn a chair with a dead magazine E F#In the cave at the tip of the lily E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#In some hallways where love's never been G#mOn a bed where the moon has been sweating C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |In a cry filled with footsteps and sandE B/d# C#m BAy, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#7/f#Take this waltz, take this waltz E6 Fm7-5 . . |. . . |Take its broken waist in your hand

Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . |

G#mThis waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz C#m G#mWith its very own breath of brandy and Death E6 B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |Dragging its tail in the sea

B G#mThere's a concert hall in Vienna B D#m/a# G#mWhere your mouth had a thousand reviews E F#There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#They've been sentenced to death by the blues G#mAh, but who is it climbs to your picture C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |With a garland of freshly cut tears?E B/d# C#m BAy, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#mTake this waltz, take this waltz C#m E . . |. . . |

Take this waltz it's been dying for years

B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . |

B D#m/a# G#mThere's an attic where children are playing B G#mWhere I've got to lie down with you soon E F#In a dream of Hungarian lanterns E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#In the mist of some sweet afternoon G#mAnd I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |All your sheep and your lilies of snowE B/d# C#m BAy, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#7/f#Take this waltz, take this waltz E6 Fm7-5 . . |. . . |With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"

Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . |

G#mThis waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz C#m G#mWith its very own breath of brandy and Death E6 B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |Dragging its tail in the sea

B G#mAnd I'll dance with you in Vienna B D#m/a# G#mI'll be wearing a river's disguise E F#The hyacinth wild on my shoulder E E D#m C#m BMy mouth on the dew of your thighs B G#mAnd I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook B D#m/a# G#mWith the photographs there, and the moss E F#And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#My cheap violin and my cross G#mAnd you'll carry me down on your dancing C#m G#7 C#mTo the pools that you lift on your wristC#m B/d# E B/d# C#m BOh my love, Oh my love D#7/g G#mTake this waltz, take this waltz C#m E . . |. . . |It's yours now, it's all that there is

B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . |

B G#mLa, la, la... La, la, la... B D#m/a# G#mLa, la, la... La, la, la... E F#La, la, la... La, la, la... E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#La, la, la... La, la, la... G#mLa, la, la... La, la, la... C#m G#7 C#m C#m B/d#La, la, la... La, la, la...E B/d# C#m B D#7/gAy, Ay, Ay, Ay

Guitarist friendly version

You'd have to downtune one half step to play along with the record.

Chords:

Gsus4: 320013Em/b: x22000E7/b: x20100C/e: 032010 or xx2010E7/g#: 420100D/f#: 200232G/b: x20003A7/g: 3x2020F6: xx3231 or 100211F#m7-5: 202212 or xx3444Fdim: xx3434G#dim: xx6767

Intro: C . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |. . . |

C AmNow in Vienna there's ten pretty women C Em/b AmThere's a shoulder where Death comes to cry F GThere's a lobby with nine hundred windows F F Em Dm C E7/bThere's a tree where the doves go to die AmThere's a piece that was torn from the morning Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |And it hangs in the Gallery of FrostF C/e Dm CAy, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# AmTake this waltz, take this waltz D/f# F . . |. . . |Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws

G . . |Am . . |G/b . . |G . . |

C Em/b AmOh I want you, I want you, I want you C AmOn a chair with a dead magazine F GIn the cave at the tip of the lily F F Em Dm C E7/bIn some hallways where love's never been AmOn a bed where the moon has been sweating Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |In a cry filled with footsteps and sandF C/e Dm CAy, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# A7/gTake this waltz, take this waltz F6 F#m7-5 . . |. . . |Take its broken waist in your hand

Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . |

AmThis waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz Dm AmWith its very own breath of brandy and Death F6 C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |Dragging its tail in the sea

C AmThere's a concert hall in Vienna C Em/b AmWhere your mouth had a thousand reviews F GThere's a bar where the boys have stopped talking F F Em Dm C E7/bThey've been sentenced to death by the blues AmAh, but who is it climbs to your picture Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |With a garland of freshly cut tears?F C/e Dm CAy, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# AmTake this waltz, take this waltz Dm F . . |. . . |Take this waltz it's been dying for years

C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . |

C Em/b AmThere's an attic where children are playing C AmWhere I've got to lie down with you soon F GIn a dream of Hungarian lanterns F F Em Dm C E7/bIn the mist of some sweet afternoon AmAnd I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |All your sheep and your lilies of snowF C/e Dm CAy, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# A7/gTake this waltz, take this waltz F6 F#m7-5 . . |. . . |With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"

Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . |

AmThis waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz Dm AmWith its very own breath of brandy and Death F6 C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |Dragging its tail in the sea

C AmAnd I'll dance with you in Vienna C Em/b AmI'll be wearing a river's disguise F GThe hyacinth wild on my shoulder F F Em Dm CMy mouth on the dew of your thighs AmAnd I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook C Em/b AmWith the photographs there, and the moss F GAnd I'll yield to the flood of your beauty F F Em Dm C E7/bMy cheap violin and my cross AmAnd you'll carry me down on your dancing Dm A7 DmTo the pools that you lift on your wristDm C/e F C/e Dm COh my love, Oh my love E7/g# AmTake this waltz, take this waltz Dm F . . |. . . |It's yours now, it's all that there is

C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . |

C AmLa, la, la... La, la, la... C Em/b AmLa, la, la... La, la, la... F GLa, la, la... La, la, la... F Em Dm C E7/bLa, la, la... La, la, la... AmLa, la, la... La, la, la... Dm A7 Dm Dm C/eLa, la, la... La, la, la...F C/e Dm C E7/g#Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay

I'm Your Man:

JAZZ POLICE

written by Leonard Cohen

Gm Eb7Can you tell me why the bells are ringing? Gm Ebm7 Dbm7Nothing's happened in a million yearsGm Gm13I've been sitting here since Wednesday morning Eb7 Ab7 GmWednesday morning can't believe my ears

Jazz police are looking through my foldersJazz police are talking to my nieceJazz police have got their final ordersJazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!

Am9 F/aJesus taken serious by many Am9 Asus2 Fm EbmJesus taken joyous by a few Am Am6Jazz police are paid by J. Paul Getty F9 AmJazzers paid by J. Paul Getty II

Bb Bbsus4 Gm11 D-5 Am Am/eJazz police I hear you calling Bb Bb-5 C11 E Emaj7Jazz police I feel so blue Db Db-5 Absus4 F/aJazz police I think I'm falling Dmaj7 Bb+I'm falling for you

Wild as any freedom loving racistI applaud the actions of the chiefTell me now oh beautiful and spaciousAm I in trouble with the Jazz police?

Jazz police are looking through my foldersJazz police are talking to my nieceJazz police have got their final ordersJazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!

They will never understand our cultureThey'll never understand the Jazz policeJazz police are working for my motherBlood is thicker margarine than grease

Am F/aLet me be somebody I admire Am Fm EbmLet me be that muscle down the street Am Am6Stick another turtle on the fire Bb AmGuys like me are mad for turtle meat

Jazz police I hear you callingJazz police I feel so blueJazz police I think I'm fallingI'm falling for you

Gm EbJazz police are looking through my folders Gm EbJazz police have got their final orders Gm Eb

Jazz police are looking through my folders Gm EbJazz police have got their final orders GmJazz police are looking...

Guitarist (somewhat) friendlier version

Capo 3rd fret

Chords:

Em13: 020020F#m9: 202120 or 242224D/f#: 200323F#sus2: 244x24F#m6: 244324D9: x54555 or xx0555Gsus4: 320013 or 355533Em11: 000002B-5: x2344xG-5: 3456x3A11: x00000C#maj7: x46564Bb-5: x12330Fsus4: 133311Bmaj7: x24342G+: 321003

Em C7Can you tell me why the bells are ringing? Em Cm7 Bbm7Nothing's happened in a million yearsEm Em13I've been sitting here since Wednesday morning C7 F7 EmWednesday morning can't believe my ears

Jazz police are looking through my foldersJazz police are talking to my nieceJazz police have got their final ordersJazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!

F#m9 D/f#Jesus taken serious by many F#m9 F#sus2 Dm CmJesus taken joyous by a few F#m F#m6Jazz police are paid by J. Paul Getty D9 F#mJazzers paid by J. Paul Getty II

G Gsus4 Em11 B-5 F#m F#m/eJazz police I hear you calling G G-5 A11 C# C#maj7Jazz police I feel so blue Bb Bb-5 Fsus4 D/f#Jazz police I think I'm falling Bmaj7 G+I'm falling for you

Wild as any freedom loving racistI applaud the actions of the chiefTell me now oh beautiful and spaciousAm I in trouble with the Jazz police?

Jazz police are looking through my foldersJazz police are talking to my nieceJazz police have got their final ordersJazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!

They will never understand our cultureThey'll never understand the Jazz policeJazz police are working for my motherBlood is thicker margarine than grease

F#m D/f#Let me be somebody I admire F#m Dm Cm

Let me be that muscle down the street F#m F#m6Stick another turtle on the fire G AmGuys like me are mad for turtle meat

Jazz police I hear you callingJazz police I feel so blueJazz police I think I'm fallingI'm falling for you

Em CJazz police are looking through my folders Em CJazz police have got their final orders Em CJazz police are looking through my folders Em CJazz police have got their final orders EmJazz police are looking...

I'm Your Man:

I CAN'T FORGET

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: C# . . . |. . . . |. . . . |F# . . . | B . . . |F# . . . |B . . . |D . . . | E . . . |F# . . . |C# . . . |. . . . |

F#I stumbled out of bed D#mI got ready for the struggleF#I smoked a cigarette D#m C#And I tightened up my gut B Bm G#mI said this can't be me A# E D#mMust be my doubleF# B F#And I can't forget, (I can't forget) BI can't forget, (I can't forget) D E F# . . . |B . . . |I can't forget but I don't remember what

F# . . . |B . . . |D . . . |E . . . |F# . . . |C# . . . | . . . |

I'm burning up the roadI'm heading down to PhoenixI got this old addressOf someone that I knewIt was high and fine and freeAh, you should have seen usAnd I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget but I don't remember who

A#I'll be there today D#m A#With a big bouquet of cactus E D#m C#I got this rig that runs on memories D#m BAnd I promise, cross my heart F# D#mThey'll never catch us D C#But if they do, just tell them it was me

Yeah I loved you all my lifeAnd that's how I want to end itThe summer's almost goneThe winter's tuning upYeah, the summer's goneBut a lot goes on foreverAnd I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget but I don't remember what

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 4th fret

Intro: A . . . |. . . . |. . . . |D . . . | G . . . |D . . . |G . . . |Bb . . . | C . . . |D . . . |A . . . |. . . . |

DI stumbled out of bed BmI got ready for the struggleDI smoked a cigarette Bm AAnd I tightened up my gut G Gm EmI said this can't be me F# C BmMust be my doubleD G DAnd I can't forget, (I can't forget) GI can't forget, (I can't forget) Bb C D . . . |G . . . |I can't forget but I don't remember what

D . . . |G . . . |Bb . . . |C . . . |D . . . |A . . . |. . . . |

I'm burning up the roadI'm heading down to PhoenixI got this old addressOf someone that I knewIt was high and fine and freeAh, you should have seen usAnd I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget but I don't remember who

F#I'll be there today Bm F#With a big bouquet of cactus C Bm AI got this rig that runs on memories Bm GAnd I promise, cross my heart D BmThey'll never catch us Bb ABut if they do, just tell them it was me

Yeah I loved you all my lifeAnd that's how I want to end itThe summer's almost goneThe winter's tuning upYeah, the summer's goneBut a lot goes on foreverAnd I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget, (I can't forget)I can't forget but I don't remember what

I'm Your Man:

TOWER OF SONG

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: B

BWell my friends are gone and my hair is grey BI ache in the places where I used to play E BAnd I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on F# EI'm just paying my rent everyday BIn the Tower of Song

I said to Hank Williams: how lonely does it get?Hank Williams hasn't answered yetBut I hear him coughing all night longOh a hundred floors above meIn the Tower of Song

I was born like this, I had no choiceI was born with the gift of a golden voiceAnd twenty-seven angels from the Great BeyondThey tied me to this table right hereIn the Tower of Song

So you can stick your little pins in that voodoo dollI'm very sorry, baby, doesn't look like me at allI'm standing by the window where the light is strongAh they don't let a woman kill youNot in the Tower of Song

Now you can say that I've grown bitter but of this you may be sureThe rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poorAnd there's a mighty judgement coming, but I may be wrongYou see, you hear these funny voicesIn the Tower of Song

G#m F#I see you standing on the other side G#m F#I don't know how the river got so wide E BI loved you, baby, way back when G#m F#And all the bridges are burning that we might have crossed G#m F#But I feel so close to everything that we lost E F#We'll never have to lose it again

Now I bid you farewell, I don't know when I'll be backThey're moving us tomorrow to that tower down the trackBut you'll be hearing from me, baby, long after I'm goneI'll be speaking to you sweetlyFrom a window in the Tower of Song

Yeah my friends are gone and my hair is greyI ache in the places where I used to playAnd I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming onI'm just paying my rent everydayIn the Tower of Song

The Future:

THE FUTURE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

G#dim: 456464 or xx0101

Intro: Am

AmGive me back my broken night DmMy mirrored room, my secret life G#dimIt's lonely here E7 AmThere's no one left to torture AmGive me absolute controlDmOver every living soul G#dim E7And lie beside me, baby AmThat's an order!

Give me crack and anal sexTake the only tree that's leftAnd stuff it up the holeIn your cultureGive me back the Berlin wallGive me Stalin and St. PaulI've seen the future, brother:It is murder

Dm CThings are going to slide (slide) in all directions Dm CWon't be nothing (won't be), nothing you can measure anymore Dm FThe blizzard, the blizzard of the world FHas crossed the threshold FmAnd it has overturned CThe order of the soul GWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent) AmI wonder what they meant GWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent) AmI wonder what they meant GWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent) AmI wonder what they meant

You don't know me from the windYou never will, you never didI'm the little jewWho wrote the BibleI've seen the nations rise and fallI've heard their stories, heard them allBut love's the only engineOf survival

Your servant here, he has been toldTo say it clear, to say it cold:

It's over, it ain't goingAny furtherAnd now the wheels of heaven stopYou feel the devil's riding cropGet ready for the future:It is murder

Things are going to slide (slide) in all directionsWon't be nothing (won't be), nothing you can measure anymoreThe blizzard, the blizzard of the worldHas crossed the thresholdAnd it has overturnedThe order of the soulWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent)I wonder what they meantWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent)I wonder what they meantWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent)I wonder what they meant

AmThere'll be the breaking of the ancient western code DmYour private life will suddenly explode AmThere'll be phantoms, there'll be fires on the road F E7And the white man dancing AmYou'll see your woman hanging upside down DmHer features covered by her fallen gown AmAnd all the lousy little poets coming round F E7Trying to sound like Charlie Manson AmYeah the white man dancing

Give me back the Berlin wallGive me Stalin and St. PaulGive me ChristOr give me HiroshimaDestroy another fetus nowWe don't like children anyhowI've seen the future, baby:It is murder

Things are going to slide (slide) in all directionsWon't be nothing (won't be), nothing you can measure anymoreThe blizzard, the blizzard of the worldHas crossed the thresholdAnd it has overturnedThe order of the soulWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent)I wonder what they meantWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent)I wonder what they meantWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent)I wonder what they meantWhen they said (they said) repent (repent), repent (repent)

The Future:

WAITING FOR THE MIRACLE

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Chords:

Ebdim: xx1212

Intro: Em

EmBaby, I've been waitingD EmI've been waiting night and day

I didn't see the timeD EmI waited half my life away DThere were lots of invitations Ebdim B7And I know you sent me some Em DBut I was waiting C D Ebdim B7 EmFor the miracle, for the miracle to come

I know you really loved meBut, you see, my hands were tiedI know it must have hurt youIt must have hurt your prideTo have to stand beneath my windowWith your bugle and your drumAnd me I'm up there waitingFor the miracle, for the miracle to come

Ah I don't believe you'd like itYou wouldn't like it hereThere ain't no entertainmentAnd the judgements are severeThe Maestro says it's MozartBut it sounds like bubble gumWhen you're waitingFor the miracle, for the miracle to come

AmWaiting for the miracle EmThere's nothing left to doB7I haven't been this happy EmSince the end of World War II

AmNothing left to do

When you know that you've been taken EmNothing left to do

When you're begging for a crumb CNothing left to do

When you've got to go on waiting Ebdim BWaiting for the miracle to come

Yeah I dreamed about you, babyIt was just the other night

Most of you was nakedAh but some of you was lightThe sands of time were fallingFrom your fingers and your thumbAnd you were waitingFor the miracle, for the miracle to come

Ah baby, let's get marriedWe've been alone too longLet's be alone togetherLet's see if we're that strongYeah let's do something crazySomething absolutely wrongWhile we're waitingFor the miracle, for the miracle to come

Nothing left to doWhen you know that you've been takenNothing left to doWhen you're begging for a crumbNothing left to doWhen you've got to go on waitingWaiting for the miracle to come

When you've fallen on the highwayAnd you're lying in the rainAnd they ask you how you're doingOf course you say you can't complainIf you're squeezed for informationThat's when you've got to play it dumbYou just say you're out there waitingFor the miracle, for the miracle to come

The Future:

BE FOR REAL

written by Frederick Knight

Intro: E.. ...|... B..|A/e.. ...|... ..B| E.. ...|... ...|A/e.. ...|Am/e.. ...|

E A/f# E B/d#Are you back in my life to stay C#m B/g# C#mOr is it just for today B A A/bOh that you're gonna need me? E A/f# E B/d#If it's a thrill you're looking for C#m B/g# C#mHoney, I'm flexibleB AOh yeah

E/g# A E/b A/bJust be for real won't you, BabyE/g# A E/b A/bBe for real oh, BabyG#7/c C#m E/b A E/g# A/f# A/b EYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

E.. ...|... B..|A/e.. ...|Am/e.. ...|

So you see I'm not naiveI just would like to believeAh what you tell meSo don't give me the world todayAnd tomorrow take it awayDon't do that to me, darling

Just be for real won't you, BabyBe for real won't you, BabyYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

B A/eBeen hurt so many times C#m E/b A E/g# A/f# A/b E B A/eYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

E A/f# E B/d#I don't give a damn about the truth, Baby C#m B/g# C#m B AExcept for the naked truth, oh yeah

E/g# A E/b A/bJust be for real won't you, BabyE/g# A E/b A/bBe for real won't you, BabyG#7/c C#m E/b A E/g# A/f# A/b E B A/eYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again, oh no, no, no G#7/c C#m E/b A E/g# A/f# A/b A/e E/g#It's just that I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

A/f# EThanks for the song Mr. Knight

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 2nd fret

Chords:

G/d: xx0003 or x55433Gm/d: xx0333 or x55333G/e: 020003 or xx2003A/c#: x42220A/f#: 202220G/a: x00003D/f#: 200232D/a: x00232F#7/a#: x14320 (if you really want to emphasize the a# in the bass)

Intro: D.. ...|... A..|G/d.. ...|... ..A| D.. ...|... ...|G/d.. ...|Gm/d.. ...|

D G/e D A/c#Are you back in my life to stay Bm A/f# BmOr is it just for today A G G/aOh that you're gonna need me? D G/e D A/c#If it's a thrill you're looking for Bm A/f# BmHoney, I'm flexibleA GOh yeah

D/f# G D/a G/aJust be for real won't you, BabyD/f# G D/a G/aBe for real oh, BabyF#7/a# Bm D/a G D/f# G/e G/a DYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

D.. ...|... A..|G/d.. ...|Gm/d.. ...|

So you see I'm not naiveI just would like to believeAh what you tell meSo don't give me the world todayAnd tomorrow take it awayDon't do that to me, darling

Just be for real won't you, BabyBe for real won't you, BabyYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

A G/dBeen hurt so many times Bm D/a G D/f# G/e G/a D A G/dYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

D G/e D A/c#I don't give a damn about the truth, Baby Bm A/f# Bm A GExcept for the naked truth, oh yeah

D/f# G D/a G/aJust be for real won't you, BabyD/f# G D/a G/aBe for real won't you, BabyF#7/a# Bm D/a G D/f# G/e G/a D A G/dYou see I, I don't want to be hurt by love again, oh no, no, no F#7/a# Bm D/a G D/f# G/e G/a G/d D/f#It's just that I, I don't want to be hurt by love again

G/e DThanks for the song Mr. Knight

The Future:

CLOSING TIME

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: G . . . |. . . . |D . . . |. . . . | G . . . |. . . . |D . . . |. . . . |

GAh we're drinking and we're dancing GAnd the band is really happening EmAnd the Johnny Walker wisdom running high BmAnd my very sweet companion BmShe's the Angel of Compassion EmShe's rubbing half the world against her thigh CAnd every drinker every dancer CLifts a happy face to thank her G B7 EmThe fiddler fiddles something so sublime DAll the women tear their blouses off DAnd the men they dance on the polka-dots CAnd it's partner found, it's partner lost CAnd it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops: GIt's closing time

CYeah the women tear their blouses off CAnd the men they dance on the polka-dots G BAnd it's partner found, it's partner lost Em CAnd it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops: G DIt's closing time

Ah we're lonely, we're romanticAnd the cider's laced with acidAnd the Holy Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?"And the moon is swimming nakedAnd the summer night is fragrantWith a mighty expectation of reliefSo we struggle and we staggerDown the snakes and up the ladderTo the tower where the blessed hours chimeAnd I swear it happened just like this:A sigh, a cry, a hungry kissThe Gates of Love they budget an inchI can't say much has happened sinceBut closing time

I swear it happened just like this:A sigh, a cry, a hungry kissThe Gates of Love they budget an inchI can't say much has happened sinceBut closing time, closing time

EmI loved you for your beauty EmBut that doesn't make a fool of me:

DYou were in it for your beauty too EmAnd I loved you for your body EmThere's a voice that sounds like God to me A DDeclaring, declaring, declaring that your body's really, really, really, really you

CAnd I loved you when our love was blessed CAnd I love you now there's nothing left G B7 EmBut sorrow and a sense of overtime DAnd I missed you since the place got wrecked DAnd I just don't care what happens next CLooks like freedom but it feels like death CIt's something in between, I guess GIt's closing time

Yeah I missed you since the place got wreckedBy the winds of change and the weeds of sexLooks like freedom but it feels like deathIt's something in between, I guessIt's closing time

Yeah we're drinking and we're dancingBut there's nothing really happeningAnd the place is dead as Heaven on a Saturday nightAnd my very close companionGets me fumbling gets me laughingShe's a hundred but she's wearing something tightAnd I lift my glass to the Awful TruthWhich you can't reveal to the Ears of YouthExcept to say it isn't worth a dimeAnd the whole damn place goes crazy twiceAnd it's once for the devil and it's once for ChristBut the Boss don't like these dizzy heightsWe're busted in the blinding lightsOf closing time

The whole damn place goes crazy twiceAnd it's once fore the devil and it's once for ChristBut the Boss don't like these dizzy heightsWe're busted in the blinding lights, busted in the blinding lightsOf closing time, closing time

GOh the women tear their blouses off GAnd the men they dance on the polka-dots DIt's closing time

And it's partner found, it's partner lostAnd it's hell to pay when the fiddler stopsIt's closing time

I swear it happened just like this:A sigh, a cry, a hungry kissIt's closing time

The Gates of Love they budget an inchI can't say much has happened sinceBut closing time

I loved you when our love was blessedI love you now there's nothing leftBut closing time

I miss you since the place got wreckedBy the winds of change and the weeds of sexIt's closing time...

The Future:

ANTHEM

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A#m.. ...|... ...|G#.. ...|... ...|... ...|... ...|

C#The birds they sangC#sus4 C# C#sus4At the break of day G#Start again C# C#7I heard them say F F7Don't dwell on what A#m A#sus2Has passed away G#sus4.. ...|G#6.. ...|G#7.. ...|G#.. ...|Or what is yet to be

Ah the wars they willBe fought againThe holy doveShe will be caught againBought and soldAnd bought againThe dove is never free

F# B F# F#sus4Ring the bells that still can ring F# B F#Forget your perfect offering C# B F#There is a crack, a crack in everything D#sus4.. ...|... ...|That's how the light gets in

G#sus4.. ...|... ...|G#.. ...|... ...|G#7.. ...|... ...|

We asked for signsThe signs were sent:The birth betrayedThe marriage spentYeah the widowhoodOf every governmentSigns for all to see

I can't run no moreWith that lawless crowdWhile the killers in high placesSay their prayers out loudBut they've summoned up, they've summoned upA thundercloudAnd they're going to hear from me

Ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack, a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in

You can add up the partsBut you won't have the sumYou can strike up the marchThere is no drumEvery heart, every heartTo love will comeBut like a refugee

Ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack, a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in

Ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack, a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets inThat's how the light gets inThat's how the light gets in

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

Csus4: x32011 or x33010C7: x32310Asus2: x02200Gsus4: 320013 or 330003G6: 320000 or 322003G7: 320001 or 323003Fsus4: 133311Dsus4: xx0233

Intro: Am.. ...|... ...|G.. ...|... ...|... ...|... ...|

CThe birds they sangCsus4 C Csus4At the break of day GStart again C C7I heard them say E E7Don't dwell on what Am Asus2Has passed away Gsus4.. ...|G6.. ...|G7.. ...|G.. ...|Or what is yet to be

Ah the wars they willBe fought againThe holy doveShe will be caught againBought and soldAnd bought againThe dove is never free

F Bb F Fsus4Ring the bells that still can ring F Bb FForget your perfect offering C Bb FThere is a crack, a crack in everything Dsus4.. ...|... ...|That's how the light gets in

Gsus4.. ...|... ...|G.. ...|... ...|G7.. ...|... ...|

We asked for signsThe signs were sent:The birth betrayedThe marriage spentYeah the widowhoodOf every governmentSigns for all to see

I can't run no moreWith that lawless crowdWhile the killers in high placesSay their prayers out loudBut they've summoned up, they've summoned upA thundercloudAnd they're going to hear from me

Ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack, a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in

You can add up the partsBut you won't have the sumYou can strike up the marchThere is no drumEvery heart, every heartTo love will comeBut like a refugee

Ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack, a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in

Ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack, a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets inThat's how the light gets inThat's how the light gets in

The Future:

DEMOCRACY

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: C#

C# F# C#It's coming through a hole in the air C# G# C#From those nights in Tiananmen Square F#It's coming from the feel B F#That this ain't exactly real C#Or it's real, but it ain't exactly there F Fsus4 FFrom the wars against disorder A#m/f Fsus4 A#m/fFrom the sirens night and day F Fsus4 FFrom the fires of the homeless A#m/f Fsus4 A#m/fFrom the ashes of the gay: G# F# C# . . . |F#m . . . |C# . . . |F#m . . . |Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

C# . . . |. . . . |. . . . |. . . . |

It's coming through a crack in the wallOn a visionary flood of alcoholFrom the staggering accountOf the Sermon on the MountWhich I don't pretend to understand at allIt's coming from the silenceOn the dock of the bayFrom the brave, the bold, the batteredHeart of Chevrolet:Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

It's coming from the sorrow on the streetThe holy places where the races meetFrom the homicidal bitchin'That goes down in every kitchenTo determine who will serve and who will eatFrom the wells of disappointmentWhere the women kneel to prayFor the grace of God in the desert hereAnd the desert far away:Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

G# F#Sail on, sail on C#O mighty Ship of State! G#To the Shores of Need F#Past the Reefs of Greed C#Through the Squalls of Hate D#m G# F# C#Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

It's coming to America firstThe cradle of the best and of the worstIt's here they got the rangeAnd the machinery for changeAnd it's here they got the spiritual thirstIt's here the family is brokenAnd it's here the lonely sayThat the heart has got to open

In a fundamental way:Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

It's coming from the women and the menO baby, we'll be making love againWe'll be going down so deepThat the river's going to weepAnd the mountain's going to shout Amen!It's coming like the tidal floodBeneath the lunar swayImperial, mysteriousIn amorous array:Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

Sail on, sail onO mighty Ship of State!To the Shores of NeedPast the Reefs of GreedThrough the Squalls of HateSail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean:I love the country but I can't stand the sceneAnd I'm neither left or rightI'm just staying home tonightGetting lost in that hopeless little screenBut I'm stubborn as those garbage bagsThat Time cannot decayI'm junk but I'm still holding upThis little wild bouquet:Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Intro: C

C F CIt's coming through a hole in the air C G CFrom those nights in Tiananmen Square FIt's coming from the feel Bb FThat this ain't exactly real COr it's real, but it ain't exactly there E Esus4 EFrom the wars against disorder Am/e Esus4 Am/eFrom the sirens night and day E Esus4 EFrom the fires of the homeless Am/e Esus4 Am/eFrom the ashes of the gay: G F C . . . |Fm . . . |C . . . |Fm . . . |Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.

C . . . |. . . . |. . . . |. . . . |

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G FSail on, sail on CO mighty Ship of State! GTo the Shores of Need FPast the Reefs of Greed CThrough the Squalls of Hate Dm G F CSail on, sail on, sail on, sail on

...

The Future:

LIGHT AS THE BREEZE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

G#dim: xx0101 or 456464Gsus4: 320013 or 355533

Intro: C . . |/g . . |C . . |/g . . | (x2)

CShe stands before you naked DmYou can see it, you can taste it G G7 CAnd she comes to you light as the breeze CNow you can drink it or you can nurse it DmIt don't matter how you worship GAs long as you're CDown on your knees

So I knelt there at the deltaAt the alpha and the omegaAt the cradle of the river and the seasAnd like a blessing come from heavenFor something like a secondI was healed and my heartWas at ease

E7O baby I waited AmSo long for your kiss E7For something to happenF C . . |/g . . |Oh something like this

G#dim . . |/d . . |Gsus4 . . |/d . . |G . . |/d . . |

And you're weak and you're harmlessAnd you're sleeping in your harnessAnd the wind going wild in the treesAnd it ain't exactly prisonBut you'll never be forgivenFor whatever you've doneWith the keys

O baby I waitedSo long for your kissFor something to happenOh something like this

It's dark now and it's snowingO my love I must be goingThe river has started to freezeAnd I'm sick of pretendingI'm broken from bendingI've lived too longOn my knees

Then she dances so gracefulAnd your heart's hard and hatefulAnd she's naked but that's just a teaseAnd you turn in disgustFrom your hatred and from your love

And she comes to youLight as the breeze

O baby I waitedSo long for your kissFor something to happenOh something like this G#dim Something like this

There's blood on every braceletYou can see it, you can taste itAnd it's Please baby please baby pleaseAnd she says, Drink deeply, pilgrimBut don't forget there's still a womanBeneath thisResplendent chemise

E7So I knelt there at the delta AmAt the alpha and the omega E7 FI knelt there like one who believes CAnd the blessings come from heaven G#dimAnd for something like a second Gsus4I'm cured and my heart GIs at ease

The Future:

ALWAYS

written by Irving Berlin

Chords:

C' (=C11+5): x33334 or x30111Gm11: 333333

Intro: F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|Dm7.. C'..|

F Dm7 C' FOh friends... don't matter if you're a man or a womanF Dm7 C' F Dm7 C' FIf you're in love with somebody, these are the words that you gotta learn to sayFNow listen carefully Dm7.. C'..|F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. F7..|C'.. Bb..|Here it comes...

F Dm7 C' F F7/a Bbsus4I'll be loving you alwaysC Dm7 C F Dm7 C'With a love that's true, alwaysF G7 AWhen the thing you've plannedA /f# ENeeds my helping handE A D7 G C'.. Dm7..|I will understand, always, always

F Dm7 C' FDays may not be fair, alwaysF E7 Eb D Gm.. ...|/d.. ...|Gm.. ...|... /a..|Bb.. ...|Yeah but that's when I'll be there, alwaysBb Bbm FNot for just an hourF G7 GmNot for just a dayGm C Gm11 Bb FNot for just a year, always

F Dm7 C' F I said that I'll be loving you, always C Dm C F Dm7 C'With a love that's true, a love that's true, alwaysF G7When the thing you've plannedA Needs my helping hand E A D7 G CI will, I will understand, always, always

F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|E7.. Eb..|D.. ...|/a.. ...|D.. ...|/a.. ...|Gm.. ...|/d.. ...|Gm.. ...|/d.. ...|Bb.. ...|/f.. ...|Bbm.. ...|... ...| (Oh that's pretty...)F.. ...|/c.. ...|G7.. ...|... ...| (That's pretty too...)Gm... ...|... ...|C.. ...|... ...| (Oh darling...)F.. ...|... ...|... ...|... ...|

FThe days may not be fair, alwaysF E7 Eb D GmYeah but that's when I'll be there, alwaysBb BbmNot for just a second, or a minute, or an hour F G7Not for just a weekend and a shake down in the shower Gm CNot for just the summer and the winter going sour F

But always, always, always

F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|Dm7.. C'..|F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|Dm7.. C'..|F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|Dm7.. C'..|

FOk if you don't want to quit, let's try it one more time...

F.. ...|/c.. ...|F.. ...|Dm7.. C'..|

F Dm7 C' F F7/a Bbsus4I'll be loving you, alwaysC Dm7 C F Dm7 C'With a love that's true, alwaysF AWhen the thing you've plannedANeeds my helping hand E A D7 G CI will understand, I will, I will understand, always, always

FThe days may not be fair, always... don't worry, baby D GmThat's when I'll be there, alwaysBb BbmNot for just an hourF G7Not for just a dayGm C FNot for just a year, but always...

The Future:

TACOMA TRAILER

written by Leonard Cohen

(instrumental)

|Db . . . |. . . . |Ab7 . . . |. . . . ||Db . . . |. . . . |Ab7 . . . |/c . /gb . ||Db . . . |. . . . |

|Db . . . |. . . . |Ab . . . |. . . . ||Ab7 . . . |Ab/c . /gb . ||Db . . . |. . . . |

|Db . . . |. . . . |Ab . . . |. . . . ||Ab/gb . . . |/c . /gb . |Bbm . . . |. . . . ||Gb . . . |. . . . |Bbm . . . |. . . . ||Ebm7 . . . |. . . . |Bbm . . . |. . . . ||Ebm7 . . . |. . . . |Bbm . . . |. . . . |

|Edim . . . |. . . . |Db . . . ||Edim . . . |. . . . |Db . . . |. . . . ||Edim . . . |Db . . . |

|Bbm . . . |. . . . |Ebm7 . . . |. . . . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . ||Gb . Db . |Gb . Db . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . ||Gb . Db . |Gb . Db . |

|Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |

|Bbm . . . |. . . . ||Bbm . . . |. . . . |Ebm7 . . . |. . . . ||Bbm . . . |. . . . |Ebm7 . . . |. . . . ||Bbm . . . |. . . . |. . . . |

|Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . |Ebm7 . Bbm7 . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Gb . Db . |Gb . Db . ||Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |Bbm . Fm7 . |

Cohen Live:

DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Adim: x01212

Intro: Em7 . . . |. . . . |Am7 . . . |. . . . | Em7 . . . |. . . . |Am7 . . . |. . . . | Em7 . . . |. . . . |Adim . . . |. . . . | Em . . . |. . . . |

Am Em B7 EmLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Am Em B7 EmLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Am EmDance me to your beauty with a burning violin Am EmDance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely in Am EmLift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove B7 EmDance me to the end of love B7 EmDance me to the end of love

Let me see your beauty when the witnesses are goneLet me feel you moving like they do in BabylonShow me slowly what I only know the limits ofDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of love

D . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |D . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |

Dance me to the wedding now, dance me on and onDance me very tenderly and dance me very longWe're both of us beneath our love, we're both of us aboveDance me to the end of loveYeah, dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children who are asking to be bornDance me through the curtains that our kisses have outwornRaise a tent of shelter now, though every thread is tornDance me to the end of love

D . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |D . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violinDance me through the panic till I'm gathered safely inTouch me with your naked hand or touch me with your gloveDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of loveDance me to the end of love

D . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |D . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Cohen Live:

BIRD ON THE WIRE

written by Leonard Cohen

E BLike a bird on the wire E ALike a drunk in an old midnight choir E B E BI have tried in my way to be free E BLike a worm on a hook E ALike a knight bent down in some old fashioned book E B E E7It was the shape of our love that twisted me

A EIf I have been unkind, if I have been unkind F#m EOh I hope you can find a way to let it all go right on by A EIf I have been un, if I have been untrue, if I have been untrue F#m B Bsus4 BIt's just that I thought a lover had to be some kind of liar too

Like a little baby, stillbornLike a beast with his hornI have torn everyone who reached out for me

But I swear by this songBy all that I have done wrongI will make it all up to thee

Ah don't cry, don't, don't cry, don't cry no moreIt's over now, it's over, babe, don't cry no moreI say don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry anymoreIt's over, it's finished, it's completed and has, it has been paid for

Like a bird on the wireLike a drunk in some old midnight choir E B A EI have tried in my way to be free

Cohen Live:

EVERYBODY KNOWS

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: Dm . . . |A . . . |Dm . . . |. . . . |

DmEverybody knows that the dice are loaded BbEverybody rolls with their fingers crossed DmEverybody knows the war is over BbEverybody knows the good guys lost Gm AEverybody knows that the fight was fixed C DmThe poor stay poor, the rich get rich Eb AThat's how it goes DmEverybody knows

Everybody knows that the boat is leakingEverybody knows that the captain liedEverybody got this broken feelingLike their father or their dog just diedEverybody talking to their pocketsEverybody wants a box of chocolatesAnd a long stem roseEverybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me, babyEverybody knows that you really doAnd everybody knows that you've been faithfulGive or take a night or twoEverybody knows that you've been discreetBut there were so many people you just had to meetWithout your clothesEverybody knows

F CEverybody knows, everybody knows Dm CThat's how it goes Bb FEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

And everybody knows that it's now or neverEverybody knows that it's me or youEverybody knows that you live foreverWhen you've done a line or twoEverybody knows the deal is rottenOld Black Joe's still picking cottonFor your ribbons and bowsAnd everybody knows

Everybody knows that the Plague is comingEverybody knows that it's moving fastEverybody knows that your naked man and womanAre just a shining artifact of the pastEverybody knows the scene is deadBut there's gonna be a meter on your bedThat will discloseWhat everybody knows

And everybody knows you're in troubleEverybody knows what you've been through

From the bloody cross on top of CalvaryTo the beach of MalibuEverybody knows it's coming apartTake one last look at this Mighty HeartBefore it blowsAnd everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knowsThat's how it goesEverybody knows

Cohen Live:

JOAN OF ARC

written by Leonard Cohen

B F#mLa la la, la la la, la la la la la la A E B ELa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

E BNow the flames they followed Joan of Arc A EAs she came riding through the dark F# BNo moon to keep her armour bright F# E B B7And no man to get her through this dark, this very smoky night

She said, "I'm tired of the warI want the kind of work I had beforeWith a wedding dress or something whiteTo wear upon my swollen appetite."

La la la, la la la, la la la la la laLa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

Well, I'm glad to hear, to hear you talk this wayYou know I've watched you riding almost every single dayAnd there's something in me that just yearns to winSuch a very cold and such a very lonesome heroine

"Well then who are you?" she sternly spokeTo the one beneath the smoke"Why I'm, I'm fire," he replied"And I love your solitude and oh how I love your sense of pride."

La la la, la la la, la la la la la laLa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

"Well then fire, make your body coldI'm going to give you mine to hold,"Saying this she climbed insideTo be his one, to be his only bride

It was deep into his fiery heartHe took the dust of our Joan of ArcAnd high above all of these assembled wedding guestsHe hung the ashes of her very lovely wedding dress

La la la, la la la, la la la la la laLa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

It was deep, deep into his fiery heartThat he took the dust of our precious Joan of ArcAnd then she clearly, she clearly understoodIf, if he was fire, oh she must be wood

I saw her wince, I saw her crySaw the glory in her eyeMyself I long, I long for love and lightBut must it come so cruel and must it, must it be so very bright?

La la la, la la la, la la la la la laLa la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la

Cohen Live:

THERE IS A WAR

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F A# D# G C (standard, two full steps down)

Intro: Am

AmThere is a war between the rich and poor GA war between the man and the woman AmThere is a war between the ones who say there is a war GAnd the ones who say that there isn't

D C GWhy don't you come on back to the war D C GWhy don't you come on back to the war

Oh yes I live here with a woman and a childThe situation makes me kind of nervousYes, I rise up from her arms, she says, "I guess you call this love"I call it room service

Why don't you come on back to the warWhy don't you come on back to the war

You cannot stand what I've becomeYou much prefer the gentleman I was beforeI didn't even know there was a war

Why don't you come on back to the warWhy don't you come on back to the war

Am . . . |. . . . |G . . . |. . . . |Am . . . |. . . . |G . . . |. . . . |

D C G(Come on back to the war) D C G(Come on back to the war)

There is a war between the rich and poorA war between the man and the womanThere is a war between the left and rightA war between the black and whiteA war between the odd and the even

Why don't you come on back to this warWhy don't you come on back

(Come on back to the war)(Come on back to the war)(Come on back to the war)(Come on back to the war)

Cohen Live:

SISTERS OF MERCY

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

A D A E A D AOh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone C#m G#m C#m G#m E Esus4 EThey were waiting for me when I thought I just cannot go on D A G F#m E Esus4 EAnd they brought me their comfort, later they brought me this song A D A E A D Dsus4 A EOh yes I hope you run into them, you who've been travelling so long

Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot controlIt begins with your family, but soon it comes around to your soulWell I've been where you're hanging and I think I can see how you're pinnedWhen you're not feeling holy, your loneliness tells you you've sinned

Well they lay down beside me, I made my confession to themThey touched both my eyes I touched the dew on their hemIf your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemnAh they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem

When I left they were sleeping, I hope you run into them soonDon't turn on the lights, you can read their address by the moonAnd you won't make me jealous if I hear that they've sweetened your nightWe weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right

Cohen Live:

HALLELUJAH

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Bb.. ...|F.. ...|Bb.. ...|F.. ...|

Bb GmBaby, I've been here before Bb GmI know this room, I've walked this floor Eb F Bb FI used to live alone before I knew you BbYeah and I've seen your flag Eb FOn the marble arch Gm EbBut this love, love is not some kind of a victory march F D7 GmNo, it's a cold and it's a very broken Hallelujah! Eb Gm Eb Bb F Bb FHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

There was a time you let me knowWhat's really going on belowAh but now you never show it to me, do you?Yeah but I rememberYeah when I moved in youAnd the holy dove she was moving tooYes and every single breath that we drew was Hallelujah!Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Maybe there's a God aboveAs for me all I ever seem to learn from loveIs how to shot at someone who outdrew youYeah but it's not a complaintThat you hear tonightIt's not a laughter of someone who claims to have seen the lightNo, it's a cold and it's a very lonely Hallelujah!Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't muchI couldn't feel, so I learned to touchI've told the truth, I didn't come all this way to fool youYeah and even thoughIt all went wrongI'll stand right here before the Lord of SongWith nothing on my tongue but HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Cohen Live:

I'M YOUR MAN

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Fm . . . |. . . . |Cm . . . |. . . . | G# . . . |G . . . |Cm . . . |. . . . |

FmIf you want a lover D#I'll do anything you ask me to FmIf you want another kind of love D#I'll wear my little mask for you CmIf you want a partner

Take my hand G#Or if you want to strike me down in anger A#Here I stand CmI'm your man

If you want a boxerI will step into the ring for youIf you want a jewish doctorI'll uncover every inch of youIf you want a driverClimb insideOr if you want to take me for a rideWell you know you canI'm your man

D#Yeah the moon's too bright G#And the chain's too tight A# D#And the beast won't go to sleep GmI've been running through these promises to you CmThat I made and I could not keep GAh but a man never got a woman back CmNot by begging on his knees G#Or I'd crawl to you baby GAnd I'd fall at your feet G#And I'd howl at your beauty GLike a dog in heat G#And I'd claw at your heart FAnd I'd tear at your sheet A#I'd say please CmI'm your man

Fm . . . |. . . . |Cm . . . |. . . . |Fm . . . |. . . . |D# . . . |. . . . |Cm . . . |. . . . |G# . . . |. . . . |G . . . |. . . . |Cm . . . |. . . . |

And if want to sleep for a minute on the roadI will steer for youAnd if you want to work the street aloneI'll, I'll disappear for youIf you want a fatherFor your childOr only want to walk with me another mileAcross this sandI'm your man

Yeah the moon's too brightThe chain's too tightAnd the beast won't go to sleepI've been running through these promises to youThat I made and I could not keepAh but a man never got a woman backNot by begging on his kneesOr I'd crawl to you babyAnd I'd fall at your feetAnd I'd howl at your beautyLike a dog in heatAnd I'd claw at your heartAnd I'd tear at your sheetI'd say pleaseI'm your man

Cohen Live:

WHO BY FIRE

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: D G C F A D (standard, full step down)

Intro: E B E B E

Am G AmAnd who by fire Am G AmWho by water C G CWho in the sunshine C G CWho in the night time Am G AmWho by high ordeal Am G AmWho by common trial C G CWho in your merry merry month of may C G CWho by very slow decay Am F EAnd who, who shall I say is calling?

And who in her lonely slipWho by barbiturateWho in these realms of loveWho by something bluntAnd who by avalancheWho by powderWho for his greedWho for his hungerAnd who, who shall I say is calling?

And who by brave assentWho by accidentWho in solitudeWho in this mirrorWho by his lady's commandWho by his own handWho in mortal chainsWho in powerAnd who shall I say is calling?

And who by fireWho by waterWho in the sunshineWho in the night timeWho by high ordealWho by common trialWho in your merry merry month of mayWho by very slow decayAnd who, who shall I say is calling?

Cohen Live:

ONE OF US CANNOT BE WRONG

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Gm.. ...|Eb.. ...|Gm.. F..|Eb.. ...| F.. ...|... ...|

F Gm Bb FI lit a thin green candle to make you jealous of me F Gm Bb CBut the room just filled up with mosquitos, they heard that my body was free Dm Am Bb FThen I took the dust from a long and a sleepless night and I, I put it in your little shoe Gm Eb Gm F Eb Fsus4 FAnd then I confess that I tortured the dress that you wore for the world to look through

I showed my heart to the doctor, he said I just have to quitThen he wrote himself a prescription, your name was mentioned in itThen he locked himself into a library shelf with all of the details of our shabby honeymoonAnd I hear from his nurse that he's gotten much worse and his practice has fallen into a ruin

Yeah I heard of a saint who had loved you, yeah I studied all night in his schoolHe taught that the duty of lovers is to tarnish the, the golden ruleAnd just when I was sure that his teachings were pure he went and drowned himself in the poolHis body is gone, yeah but back here on the lawn his spirit continues to drool

An Eskimo showed me that movie he'd recently taken of youWhy, the poor man could hardly stop shivering, his lips and his fingers were blueI suppose he froze when the wind tore off your clothes and I guess he just never got warmBut you stand there so nice, in your blizzard of ice, oh please let me come into the storm

I suppose he froze when the wind tore off your clothes and I guess he just never got warmBut you stand there so nice, in your blizzard of ice, oh please let me come into the storm

Cohen Live:

IF IT BE YOUR WILL

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Dm.. ...|Bb.. ...|C.. ...|

C DmIf it be your willBb AmThat I speak no moreC DmAnd my voice be stillF CAs it was beforeAm GI will speak no more Am GI shall abide untilF CI am spoken for GIf it be your will

If it be your willIf a voice be trueFrom this broken hillI will sing to youFrom this broken hillAll your praises they shall ringIf it be your willTo let me sing

If it be your willIf there is a choiceLet the rivers fillLet the hills rejoiceLet your mercy spillOn all these burning hearts in hellIf it be your willTo make us well

And draw us nearOh bind us tightAll your children hereIn their rags of lightIn our rags of lightAll dressed to killAnd end this nightIf it be your will CIf it be your will

Cohen Live:

HEART WITH NO COMPANION

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: G

G C GNow I greet you from the other side G D GOf sorrow and despair G C GWith a love so vast and so shattered G D GIt will reach you everywhere

And I sing this for the captainWhose ship has not been builtFor the mother in confusionHer cradle still unfilled

For the heart with no companionFor the soul without a kingFor the prima ballerinaWho cannot dance to anything

Through the days of shame that are comingThrough the nights of wild distressThough your promise count for nothingYou must keep it nonetheless

You must keep it for the captainWhose ship has not been builtFor the mother in confusionHer cradle still unfilled

For the heart with no companionFor the soul without a kingFor the prima ballerinaWho cannot dance to anything

Now I greet you from the other sideOf sorrow and despairAh with a love so vast and so shatteredIt will reach you everywhere

And I sing this for the captainWhose ship has not been builtFor the mother in confusionHer cradle still unfilled

For the heart with no companionFor the soul without a kingFor the prima ballerinaWho cannot dance to anything

Cohen Live:

SUZANNE

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb (standard, three full steps down)

* indicates a sus4 chord.

Intro: E . . . Esus4 E|E . . . Esus4 E|E . . . Esus4 E|

E * ESuzanne takes you down E * ETo her place near the river F#m * F#mYou can hear the boats go by F#m * F#mAnd you can spend the night beside her E * EAnd you know that she's half crazy E * EBut that's why you want to be there G#m * G#mAnd she feeds you tea and oranges A * AThat come all the way from China E * EAnd just when you mean to tell her F#m * F#mThat you have no love to give her E * EShe gets you on her wavelength F#m * F#mAnd she lets the river answer E * E Esus4 Eyou've always been her lover G#m * G#mAnd you want to travel with her A * AAnd you want to travel blind E * EAnd you know that she will trust you F#m * F#m EFor you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailorWhen he walked upon the waterAnd he spent a long time watchingFrom a lonely wooden towerAnd when he knew for certainOnly drowning men could see himHe said: "All men will be sailors thenUntil the sea shall free them"But he himself was brokenLong before the sky would openForsaken, almost humanHe sank beneath your wisdom like a stoneAnd you want to travel with himAnd you want to travel blindAnd you know he will find youFor he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Suzanne takes your hand nowAnd she leads you to the riverShe is wearing rags and feathersFrom Salvation Army countersAnd the sun pours down like honeyOn our lady of the harbourAnd she shows you where to lookAmid the garbage and the flowersThere are heroes in the seaweedThere are children in the morning

They are leaning out for loveAnd they will lean that way foreverWhile Suzanne holds the mirrorAnd you want to travel with herAnd you want to travel blindAnd you know that she will find youFor she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

FIELD COMMANDER COHEN

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: F

F C EbField Commander Cohen, he was our most important spyBbWounded in the line of dutyGm F CmParachuting acid into diplomatic cocktail partiesEb Bb FmUrging Fidel Castro to abandon fields and castles Eb GmLeave it all and like a man Eb GmOh come back to nothing special DmSuch as waiting rooms and ticket lines Gm DmAnd silver bullet suicides Gm DmAnd messianic ocean tides Gm DmAnd racial roller-coaster rides Eb D /aAnd other forms of boredom advertised as poetry

Em GI know you need your sleep now DI know your life's been hardEm GBut many men have fallen DWhere you promised to stand guard

F C EbI never asked but I heard that you cast your lot along with the poorBbHow come I overheard your prayerGmThat you be this and nothing more F Cm EbThan just some grateful faithful woman's favourite singing millionaire Bb Fm Eb GmThe patron Saint of envy and the grocer of despair A DWorking for the Yankee dollar

DDrinkin' rum and Coca-Cola AGo down Point Koomahnah

Both mother and daughter D /aWorking for the Yankee dollar

Em GI know you need your sleep now DI know your life's been hardEm GBut many men have fallen DWhere you promised to stand guard

F C EbAh, lover come and lie with me, if my lover is who you really are

Bb GmAnd be your sweetest self awhile until I ask for more, my child F Cm EbThen let your other selves be wrong, yeah, let them manifest and comeBb FmTill love is pierced and love is hungEb GmAnd every taste is on the tongueEb GmAnd every kind of freedom done, thenDm Bb Dm Bb Dm BbOh my love, oh, oh my love, oh my loveDm Bb DmOh my love

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

THE WINDOW

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A.. ...|E.. ...|D.. ...|A.. ...| A.. ...|E.. ...|D.. ...|A.. ...|... ...|

A EOh why do you stand by the window D AAbandoned to beauty and pride EThe thorn of the night in your bosom D AThe spear of the age in your side

Lost in the rages of fragranceLost in the rags of remorseLost in the waves of a sicknessThat loosens the high silver nerves

EO chosen love, o frozen love D C#m Bm AO tangle of matter and ghost EO darling of angels, demons and saints D C#m Bm AAnd the whole broken-hearted host /a /c# /d EGentle this soul

And come forth from your cloud of unknowingAnd kiss the cheek of the moonThe new Jerusalem glowingWhy tarry all night in this ruin

And leave no word of discomfortOh leave no observer to mournBut climb on your tears and be silentLike the rose on its ladder of thorn

O chosen love, o frozen loveO tangle of matter and ghostO darling of angels, demons and saintsAnd the whole broken-hearted hostGentle this soul

Then lay your rose on the fireThe fire give up to the sunThe sun give over to splendorIn the arms of the High Holy One

For the Holy One dreams of a letterAh dreams of a letter's deathBless the continuous stutterOf the word being made into flesh

O chosen love, o frozen loveO tangle of matter and ghostO darling of angels, demons and saintsAnd the whole broken-hearted host /a /g# /f# E D C#m E AGentle this soul, gentle this soul E D C#m E AGentle this soul, gentle this soul

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

THE SMOKEY LIFE

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

A/g: 3x2220F#m7: 242222F13: 131231G#dim: xx0101 or 456464E7/g#: 420100E/d: xx0100 or xx0454

Intro: A . |A/g . |F#m7 . |F . | A . |A/g . |F#m7 . |F13 . | E . |E F#m/e |E7 A/e |Bm/e E |

A A/g F#m7 F13I've never seen your eyes so wide A A/g F#m7 F13 EmI've never seen your appetite quite this occupiedD Dm7 A G#dim A E7/g# A E7/g#Elsewhere is your feast of love, I know

A A/g F#m7 F13Long ago we agreed to keep it light A A/g F#m7 F13 EmSo let's be married one more nightD Dm7 A E7/g#It's light, light enough A E7/g# A E7/g#To let it go D Dm7 A G#dimIt's light enough A Bm7 CTo let it go

C# F#m B7 F#m B7Remember when the scenery started fadingC# F#m B7 F#m B7I held you 'til you learned to walk on airD E/dSo don't look down, the ground is gone C#m7 F#mThere's no one waving anyway B Bm7 EThe smokey life is practiced everywhere

So set your restless heart at easeTake a lesson from these autumn leavesThey waste no time waiting for the snow

Don't argue now or you'll be lateThere's nothing to investigateIt's light enough, light enoughTo let it goLight enoughTo let it go

Remember when the scenery started fadingI held you 'til you learned to walk on airSo don't look down, the ground is goneThere's no one waving anywayThe smokey life is practiced everywhere

Come on back if the moment lendsYou can look up all my very closest friendsLight, light enoughTo let it goIt's light, light enoughTo let it go

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

THE GYPSY'S WIFE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro:

Em7 E | . . . . . | . . . . .E:---------------------------------------------------:B:------0---0-------0---0----------------------------:G:------4---4-------4---4-------1---1-------1---1----:D:----5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2---2--:A:---------------------------------------------------:E:--0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------: (x4)

C#m G#m C#mAnd where, where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight G#m C#mI've heard all the wild reports, they can't be right B ABut whose head is this she's dancing with on the threshing floor B F#mWhose darkness deepens in her arms a just a little more

A EAnd where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight A E Em7.. ...|E.. ...|Em7.. ...|E.. ...|Where, where is my Gypsy wife tonight

Ah the silver knives are flashing in that tired old cafeA ghost climbs on the table in a bridal negligeeShe says "My body is the light", she says "My body is the way"I raise my arm against it all and I catch the bride's bouquet

So where, where is my Gypsy wife tonightWhere, where is my Gypsy wife tonight

It's too early for the rainbow, too early for the doveThese are your final days, this is the darkness, this is the floodAnd there is no man, there is no woman can be touchedBut you who come between them, you will surely be judged

So where, where is my Gypsy wife tonightWhere, where is my Gypsy wife tonight

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

LOVER LOVER LOVER

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Am . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . | Am . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . | (x4)

AmI asked my father EmI said, "Father change my name." AmThe one I'm using now, it's covered up EmWith fear and filth and cowardice and shame

C GYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me C GYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

He said, "I locked you in this bodyI meant it as a kind of trialYou can use as a weaponOr to make some woman smile."

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

"Then let me start again," I cried"Please let me start againI want a face that's fair this timeI want a spirit that is calm."

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

"I never turned aside," he said"I never ever walked awayIt was you who built the templeIt was you who covered up my face."

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meLover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

Am . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |Am . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . | (x3)

You may come to me in happinessOr you may come to me in griefYou may come to me in deepest faithOr you may come in disbelief

Oh and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me

Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to meYes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me...

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

HEY, THAT'S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: E

AOh yes I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm F#mOh your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm DYes, many loved before us, I know we are not new AIn city and in forest they smiled like me and you F#mOh but now it's come to distances and both of us must try DYour eyes are soft with sorrowE A EHey, that's no way to say goodbye

No I'm not looking for another as I wander in my timeWalk me to the corner now, our steps will always rhymeYou know my love goes with you as your love stays with meIt's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the seaOh but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untieYour eyes are soft with sorrowHey, that's no way to say goodbye

Yes I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warmOh your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden stormMany loved before us, I know that we are not newIn city and in forest they smiled like me and youOh but now it's come to distances and both of us must tryYour eyes are soft with sorrowHey that's no way to say goodbye

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

THE STRANGER SONG

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: D

D /c D AIt's true that all the men you knew were dealers EWho said they were through with dealing F#mEvery time you gave them shelter EWell I know that kind of man F#mIt's hard to hold the hand of anyone E F#mWho is reaching for the sky just to surrender E F#mWho is reaching for the sky just to surrender

And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behindYou'll find he did not leave you very muchNo, not even laughterLike any dealer he was watching for the cardThat is so high and wildHe'll never need to deal anotherHe was just some Joseph looking for a mangerJust some holy Joseph looking for a manger

And then leaning on your window sillHe'll say one day you caused his willTo weaken with your love, your warmth and your shelterAnd then taking from his walletAn old schedule of trains, he'll sayI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a stranger

Ah but now another stranger seemsTo want you to ignore his dreamsAs though they were the burden of some otherO you've seen that man beforeHis golden arm dispatching cardsBut now it's rusted from the elbow to the fingerAnd he wants to trade the game he plays for shelterYes he wants to trade the song he sings for shelter

Well you hate to watch another tired manLay down his handLike he was giving up the holy game of pokerAnd while he talks his dreams to sleepYou notice there's a highwayThat is curling up like smoke above his shoulderAnd now suddenly you look a little olderYeah suddenly you feel a little older

Well you tell him to come in sit downBut something makes you turn aroundThe door is open you cannot close your shelterYou try the handle of the roadIt opens do not be afraidIt's you my love, you who are the strangerIt is you my love, you who are the stranger

Well, I've been waiting, I was sureWe'd meet between the trains we're waiting forI think it's time to board anotherPlease understand, I never had a secret chartTo get me to the heart of thisOr any other matterWell he talks like this you don't know what he's afterYes he speaks like this, you don't know what he's after

Let's meet tomorrow if you chooseUpon the shore, beneath the bridgeThat they are building on some endless riverThen he leaves the platformFor the sleeping car that's warmYou realize, he's only advertising on more shelterAnd it comes to you, he never even was that strangerAnd you say okay the bridge or someplace later

And then sweeping up the jokers that he left behindYou'll find he did not leave you very muchNo, not even laughterLike any dealer he was watching for the cardThat is so high and wildHe'll never need to deal anotherYeah was just some Joseph looking for a manger

And leaning on your window sillHe'll say one day you caused his willTo weaken with your love, your warmth and your shelterAnd then taking from his walletAn old schedule of trainsHe'll say, I told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a strangerI told you when I came I was a stranger

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

THE GUESTS

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Em': x7605xD': x5403x

Intro: Em'

Em' D'One by one, The Guests arriveC D'The Guests are coming throughEm' D'The open-hearted manyC EThe broken-hearted few

A DAh but no one knows where the night is going A DNo one knows why the wine is flowingC Dm/c C Dm/c C Dm/c C Dm/c CO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youE AOh... I need you now

And those who dance begin to danceAnd those who weep beginWelcome, Welcome cries a Voice,Let all my guests come in

Ah but no one knows where the night is goingNo one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

And all go stumbling through that houseIn the utmost urgencySaying, Do reveal yourselfOr, Why hast thou forsaken me

But no one knows where the night is goingNo one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

All at once the torches flareThe inner door flies openOne by one they enter thereIn every style of passion

And no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

Those who dance begin to danceThose who weep beginThose who earnestly are lostAh they're lost and lost again

Ah but no one knows where the night is goingNo one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

One by one The Guests arriveThe Guests are coming throughThe broken-hearted manyThe open-hearted few

No one knows where the night is goingNo one knows why the wine is flowingO love, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need youOh... I need you now

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

MEMORIES

written by Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector

Intro: A... D.. ...|Bm.. ...|G.. ...|A.. ...| D.. ...|Bm.. ...|G.. ...|A.. ...|

D Bm G AFrankie Laine he was singing JezebelD Bm G AI pinned an Iron Cross to my lapel D F# BmI walked up to the tallest and the blondest girl D F# BmI said, "Look, you don't know me now but very soon you will G DSo won't you let me see?" G DI said, "Won't you let me see?" GI said, "Won't you let me see D.. ...|Bm.. ...|G.. ...|A.. ...|Your naked body?"

"Just dance me to the dark side of the gymChances are I will let you do most anythingI know you're hungry, I can hear it in your voiceAnd there are many parts of me to touch, you have your choiceAh but no you cannot see,""No you cannot see,"She said, "No you cannot seeMy naked body."

We're dancing close, the band is playing StardustBalloons and paper streamers they're floating down on usShe says, "You've got one minute left to fall in love."In solemn moments such as this I've put my trustYes and all my faith to seeAll my faith to seeAll my faith to seeHer naked body

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

WHY DON'T YOU TRY

written by Leonard Cohen

A C#Why don't you try to do without him D AWhy don't you try to live alone C#Do you really need his hands for your passion D ADo you really need his heart for your throne E DDo you need his labour for your baby E DDo you need his beast for the bone E DDo you need to hold a leash to be a lady A D C#m Bm A G B7 EI know that you can make it, make it on your own

Why don't you try to forget himWhy just open up your dainty little handYou know this life is filled with many sweet companionsMany satisfying one-night standsDo you want to be the ditch around a towerDo you want to be the moonlight in his caveDo you want to give your blessing to his powerAs he goes whistling past his daddy, past his daddy's grave

I'd like to take you to the ceremonyThat is if I remember the wayYou see Jack and Jill they're going to join their miseryI'm afraid it's time for everyone to prayYou can see they've finally taken coverYou can see that they're willing to obeyTheir vows are difficult they're for each otherSo let nobody put a loophole, a loophole in their way

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

BIRD ON THE WIRE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A

A ELike a bird on the wire A DLike a drunk in some old midnight choir A E A.. Asus4..|A.. E..|I have tried in my way to be free

A ELike a worm on a hook A DLike a monk bending over the book A E A.. Asus4..|A.. Asus2..|It was the shape, the shape of our love twisted me

D AIf I, if I have been unkind Bm AI hope that you can just let it go right on byD AIf I, if I have been untrue Bm E.. Esus4..|E.. ...|It's just that I thought a lover had to be some kind of liar too

Like a little baby, stillbornLike a beast with his hornI have torn everyone who reached out for me

But I swear, I swear by this songI swear by all that I have done wrongI will make it all up to thee

I saw a beggar, he was standing there on his wooden crutchHe cries out to me, "Hey, you must learn not to ask for so much."Another pretty woman, waiting there in her darkened doorShe cries out to me, "Hey, why not ask for just a little bit more?"

Like a bird on the wireLike a drunk in some old midnight choir A E D AI have tried in my way to be free

Field Commander Cohen - Tour of 1979:

SO LONG, MARIANNE

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: A

A BmWon't you come over to the window, my little darlingD AI'd like to try to read your palmG DYou know I used to think that I was some kind of Gypsy boyF#m E.. Esus4..|E.. E7..|Before I let you take me home

A F#mSo long, Marianne, it's time that we began E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A.. ...|Asus4.. ...|A.. ...|Asus4.. ...|To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Well you know that I love to live with youBut you make me forget so very muchI forget to pray for the angelsAnd then the angels forget to pray for us

So long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Ah we met, when was it, we were almost youngIt was down by the green lilac parkYou held on to me like I was a crucifixAs we went kneeling through the dark

So long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

For now I need your hidden loveI'm cold as a new razor bladeYou left when I told you I was curiousDid I ever say that I was brave

So long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Oh, you are really such a perfect oneI see you've gone and changed your names againAnd just when I climbed this whole mountainsideTo wash my eyelids in the rain

So long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

So long, Marianne, it's time that we beganTo laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again

Ten New Songs:

IN MY SECRET LIFE

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Chords:

C/e: 032010 or xx2010Bbmaj7: x13231

Dm C/e F(In My Secret Life)Dm C/e F(In My Secret Life)Dm C/e F(In My Secret Life)Dm C/e F(In My Secret Life)

FI saw you this morning DmYou were moving so fast BbCan't seem to loosen my grip COn the past FAnd I miss you so much DmThere's no one in sight Bbmaj7 CAnd we're still making loveDm C/e FIn My Secret LifeDm C/e FIn My Secret Life

I smile when I'm angryI cheat and I lieI do what I have to doTo get byBut I know what is wrongAnd I know what is rightAnd I'd die for the truthIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret Life

Dm C BbHold on, hold on, my brother Dm C BbMy sister, hold on tight Dm C BbI finally got my orders Gm7I'll be marching through the morning Am7Marching through the night Bbmaj7Moving cross the borders COf My Secret Life

Looked through the paperMakes you want to cryNobody cares if the peopleLive or dieAnd the dealer wants you thinkingThat it's either black or white Bbmaj7Thank G-d it's not that simpleCIn My Secret Life

I bite my lipI buy what I'm toldFrom the latest hitTo the wisdom of oldBut I'm always aloneAnd my heart is like iceAnd it's crowded and coldIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret LifeIn My Secret Life...

Ten New Songs:

A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: Fm . . . |C . . . |Fm . . . |. . /c . |

Fm CThe ponies run, the girls are young Fm /cThe odds are there to beat Fm CYou win a while, and then it's done DbYour little winning streak Bbm CAnd summoned now to deal Fm (/g) Dm-5With your invincible defeat Bbm7 CYou live your life as if it's realDb Eb FmA Thousand Kisses Deep

I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixedI'm back on Boogie StreetYou loose your grip, and then you slipInto the MasterpieceAnd maybe I had miles to driveAnd promises to keepYou ditch it all to stay aliveA Thousand Kisses Deep

Fm . . . |C . . . |Fm . /c . |Fm . /c . |Fm . . . |C . . . |Db . . . |. . . . |

Bbm CAnd sometimes when the night is slowFm (/g) Dm-5The wretched and the meek Bbm7 CWe gather up our hearts and goDb Eb FmA Thousand Kisses Deep

Confined to sex, we pressed againstThe limits of the seaI saw there were no oceans leftFor scavengers like meI made it to the forward deckI blessed our remnant fleetAnd then consented to be wreckedA Thousand Kisses Deep

I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixedI'm back on Boogie StreetI guess they won't exchange the giftsThat you were meant to keepAnd quiet is the thought of youThe file on you completeExcept what we forgot to doA Thousand Kisses Deep

Fm . . . |C . . . |Fm . /c . |Fm . /c . |Fm . . . |C . . . |Db . . . |. . . . |

And sometimes when the night is slowThe wretched and the meekWe gather up our hearts and goA Thousand Kisses Deep

The ponies run, the girls are youngThe odds are there to beatYou win a while, and then it's done

Your little winning streakAnd summoned now to dealWith your invincible defeatYou live your life as if it's realA Thousand Kisses Deep

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

C#m-5: x42020Em/f#: 222000

Intro: Em . . . |B . . . |Em . . . |. . /b . |

Em BThe ponies run, the girls are young Em /bThe odds are there to beat Em BYou win a while, and then it's done CYour little winning streak Am BAnd summoned now to deal Em (/f#) C#m-5With your invincible defeat Am7 BYou live your life as if it's realC D EmA Thousand Kisses Deep

...

Ten New Songs:

THAT DON'T MAKE IT JUNK

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: C#.. ...|... ...|G#.. ...|... ...| A#m.. ...|... ...|F#.. ...|G#.. ...| C#.. ...|... ...|... ...|... ...|

C# F#I fought against the bottle G# C# F# G#But I had to do it drunk C# F#Took my diamond to the pawnshop G# C# F# G#But that don't make it junk

I know that I'm forgivenBut I don't know how I knowI don't trust my inner feelingsInner feelings come and go

F# G# A#mHow come you called me here tonight? F#And how come you bother G# A#mWith my heart at all?D#You raise me up in grace G#Then you put me in a place G#7sus4 G# G#7Where I must fall

Too late to mix another drinkThe lights are going outI'll just listen to the darkness singI know what that's about

A#m G# C#I tried to love you my wayA#m G# C#But I couldn't make it holdA#m G# F#So I closed the Book of Longing G#.. ...|... ...|... G#6..|G#7.. G#..|And I do what I am told

How come you called me here tonight?How come you botherWith my heart at all?You raise me up in graceThen you put me in a placeWhere I must fall

I fought against the bottleBut I had to do it drunkTook my diamond to the pawnshopBut that don't make it junk

I fought against the bottleBut I had to do it drunkTook my diamond to the pawnshopBut that don't make it junkThat don't make it junkThat don't make it junk

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

G7sus4: 353533 or 320011G6: 320000 or 322003

Intro: C.. ...|... ...|G.. ...|... ...| Am.. ...|... ...|F.. ...|G.. ...| C.. ...|... ...|... ...|... ...|

C FI fought against the bottle G C F GBut I had to do it drunk C FTook my diamond to the pawnshop G C F GBut that don't make it junk

...

F G AmHow come you called me here tonight? FAnd how come you bother G AmWith my heart at all?DYou raise me up in grace GThen you put me in a place G7sus4 G G7Where I must fall

...

Am G CI tried to love you my wayAm G CBut I couldn't make it holdAm G FSo I closed the Book of Longing G.. ...|... ...|... G6..|G7.. G..|And I do what I am told

...

Ten New Songs:

HERE IT ISwritten by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: Ebm

Ebm(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)

Ebm(Here is your crown)(And your seal and rings)(And here is your love)(For all things)

EbmHere is your cartAnd your cardboard and pissAnd here is your loveFor all of this

AbmMay everyone liveBbm7 EbmMay everyone die AbmHello, my loveBb7 EbmAnd my love, Goodbye

(Here it is)(Here it is)

(Here is your wine)(And your drunken fall)(And here is your love)(Your love for it all)

Here is your sicknessYour bed and your panAnd here is your loveFor the woman, the man

May everyone liveMay everyone dieHello, my loveAnd my love, Goodbye

(Here it is)(Here it is)

(And here is the night)(The night has begun)(And here is your death)(In the heart of your son)

And here is the dawnUntil death do us partAnd here is your deathIn your daughter's heart

May everyone liveAnd may everyone dieHello, my loveAnd my love, Goodbye

(And may everyone live)

(May everyone die)Hello, my loveAnd my love, Goodbye

(Here it is)(Here it is)

(And here you are hurried)(And here you are gone)(And here is the love)(It's all built upon)

Here is your crossYour nails and your hillAnd here is the loveThat lists where it will

May everyone liveAnd may everyone dieHello, my loveAnd my love, Goodbye

And may everyone liveAnd may everyone dieHello, my loveAnd my love, Goodbye

(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)...

Guitarist friendly version

Down tune one half-step

Basic bass figure:

Em | . . . | . . .E:--0------------------------------:B:--0------------------------------:G:--0------------------------------:D:--2-----2-----------------0------:A:--2-----------0---2--------------:E:--0------------------------------:

Intro: Em

Em(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)(Here it is)

Em(Here is your crown)(And your seal and rings)(And here is your love)(For all things)

EmHere is your cartAnd your cardboard and pissAnd here is your loveFor all of this

AmMay everyone liveBm7 EmMay everyone die AmHello, my loveB7 EmAnd my love, Goodbye

...

Ten New Songs:

LOVE ITSELF

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: F.. ...|... ...|Bb.. ...|... ...| (x2)

F BbThe light came through the windowF BbStraight from the sun aboveGm CAnd so inside my little roomGm C FThere plunged the rays of love

In streams of light I clearly sawThe dust you seldom seeOut of which the Nameless makesA Name for one like me

Bb CI'll try to say a little more: F BbLove went on and onGm AUntil it reached an open door BbThen Love Itself C FLove Itself was gone

All busy in the sunlightThe flecks did float and danceAnd I was tumbled up with themIn formless circumstance

I'll try to say a little more:Love went on and onUntil it reached an open doorThen Love ItselfLove Itself was gone

Bb CThen I came back from where I'd beenDmMy room, it looked the sameGsus4 GBut there was nothing left betweenCsus4 C FThe Nameless and the Name (and the Name)

All busy in the sunlightThe flecks did float and danceAnd I was tumbled up with themIn formless circumstance

I'll try to say a little more:Oh love went on and onUntil it reached an open doorThen Love ItselfLove Itself was goneLove ItselfLove Itself was gone

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 3rd fret

Chords:

Esus4: 022200Asus4: x02230

Intro: D.. ...|... ...|G.. ...|... ...| (x2)

D GThe light came through the windowD GStraight from the sun aboveEm AAnd so inside my little roomEm A DThere plunged the rays of love

In streams of light I clearly sawThe dust you seldom seeOut of which the Nameless makesA Name for one like me

G AI'll try to say a little more: D GLove went on and onEm F#Until it reached an open door GThen Love Itself A DLove Itself was gone

All busy in the sunlightThe flecks did float and danceAnd I was tumbled up with themIn formless circumstance

I'll try to say a little more:Love went on and onUntil it reached an open doorThen Love ItselfLove Itself was gone

G AThen I came back from where I'd beenBmMy room, it looked the sameEsus4 EBut there was nothing left betweenAsus4 A DThe Nameless and the Name (and the Name)

All busy in the sunlightThe flecks did float and danceAnd I was tumbled up with themIn formless circumstance

I'll try to say a little more:Oh love went on and onUntil it reached an open doorThen Love ItselfLove Itself was goneLove ItselfLove Itself was gone

Ten New Songs:

BY THE RIVERS DARK

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: Fm . . . |. . Eb . |Fm . . . |. . . . | Dbmaj7 . . . |. . Eb . |Fm . . . |. . . . |

FmBy the rivers dark Eb FmI wandered onDbmaj7I lived my lifeEb FmIn Babylon

And I did forgetMy holy song:And I had no strengthIn Babylon

Ab Bb6By the rivers dark FmWhere I could not seeDb EbWho was waiting there FmWho was hunting me

And he cut my lipAnd he cut my heartSo I could not drinkFrom the rivers dark

And he covered meAnd I saw withinMy lawless heartAnd my wedding ring

I did not knowAnd I could not seeWho was waiting thereWho was hunting me

By the rivers darkI panicked onI belong at lastTo Babylon

Then he struck my heartWith a deadly forceAnd he said, "This heart:It is not yours"

Db EbAnd he gave the windFmMy wedding ring Db Eb/dbAnd he circled us Bbm7 C C7With everything

By the rivers darkIn a wounded dawnI live my lifeIn Babylon

Though I take my song

From a withered limbBoth song and treeThey sing for him

Be the truth unsaidAnd the blessing goneIf I forgetMy Babylon

I did not knowAnd I could not seeWho was waiting thereWho was hunting me

By the rivers darkWhere it all goes on:By the rivers darkIn Babylon

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

Cmaj7: x32000 or x35453A6: x02222D/c: x3x232

Intro: Em . . . |. . D . |Em . . . |. . . . | Cmaj7 . . . |. . D . |Em . . . |. . . . |

EmBy the rivers dark D EmI wandered onCmaj7I lived my lifeD EmIn Babylon

...

G A6By the rivers dark EmWhere I could not seeC DWho was waiting there EmWho was hunting me

...

C DAnd he gave the windEmMy wedding ring C D/cAnd he circled us Am7 B B7With everything

...

Ten New Songs:

ALEXANDRA LEAVING

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Chords:

Am7/e: 002010Bb6: x13333

F DmSuddenly the night has grown colder.C Bb C FThe god of love preparing to depart.F DmAlexandra hoisted on his shoulderBb C FThey slip between the sentries of the heart.

Am7 BbUpheld by the simplicities of pleasureGm CThey gain the light, they formlessly entwineF DmAnd radiant beyond your widest measureBb C FThey fall among the voices and the wine.

Bb C DmIt's not a trick, your senses all deceiving Bb CA fitful dream, the morning will exhaust F Am7/e Dm C BbSay goodbye to Alexandra leaving. Bb6 C FThen say goodbye to Alexandra lost.

F DmEven though she sleeps upon your satinC Bb C FEven though she wakes you with a kiss.F DmDo not say the moment was imaginedC Bb C FDo not stoop to strategies like this.

Am7 BbAs someone long prepared for this to happenGm CGo firmly to the window. Drink it in. F DmExquisite music. Alexandra laughing.Bb C FYour first commitments tangible again.

Bb C DmAnd you who had the honor of her evening Bb CAnd by that honor had your own restored F Am7/e Dm C BbSay goodbye to Alexandra leavingBb6 C FAlexandra leaving with her lord.

Bb C DmEven though she sleeps upon your satin Bb C DmEven though she wakes you with a kiss. Bb C DmDo not say the moment was imagined Gm CDo not stoop to strategies like this.

F Dm

As someone long prepared for the occasionC Bb C FIn full command of every plan you wreckedF DmDo not choose a coward's explanationC Bb C FThat hides behind the cause and the effect.

Bb C DmAnd you who were bewildered by a meaning Bb CWhose code was broken, crucifix uncrossed F Am7/e Dm C BbSay goodbye to Alexandra leaving. Bb6 C FThen say goodbye to Alexandra lost.

F Am7/e Dm C BbSay goodbye to Alexandra leaving. Bb6 C FThen say goodbye to Alexandra lost.

Ten New Songs:

YOU HAVE LOVED ENOUGH

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: G . . . |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . | (x2)

G EmI said I'd be your loverG EmYou laughed at what I saidG EmI lost my job foreverC DI was counted with the dead

G EmI swept the marble chambersG EmBut you sent me down belowG EmYou kept me from believingC D GUntil you let me know

C D EmThat I am not the one who loves A C DIt's love that seizes meC D EmWhen hatred with his package comes C D GYou forbid delivery

G EmAnd when the hunger for your touch /f# GRises from the hungerEm G EmYou whisper, "You have loved enough G EmNow let me be the Lover"

And when the hunger for your touchRises from the hungerYou whisper, "You have loved enoughNow let me be the Lover"

C . . D |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |C . . D |. . . . |Em . . . |. . . . |C . . D |. . . . |Asus4 . . . |A . . . |C . . . |. . . . |D . . . |. . . . |

I swept the marble chambersBut you sent me down belowYou kept me from believingUntil you let me know

That I am not the one who lovesNo, it's love that chooses meWhen hatred with his package comesYou forbid delivery

And when the hunger for your touchRises from the hungerYou whisper, "You have loved enoughNow let me be the Lover"

And when the hunger for your touchRises from the hungerYou whisper, "You have loved enough

Now let me be the Lover"

And when the hunger for your touchRises from the hunger...

Ten New Songs:

BOOGIE STREET

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

F#m Bm7(O Crown of Light, O Darkened One) C#7(I never thought we'd meet) F#m Bm7(You kiss my lips, and then you're gone)C#7 F#m(And I'm back on Boogie Street)

F#mA sip of wine, a cigaretteC#m7And then it's time to goD6I tidied up the kitchenette Bm C#7I tuned the old banjo Dmaj7I'm wanted at the traffic-jam F#mThey're saving me a seat E6I'm what I am, and what I am Dmaj7 C#7Is back on Boogie Street

And O my love, I still recallThe pleasures that we knewThe rivers and the waterfallWherein I bathed with youBewildered by your beauty thereI'd kneel to dry your feetBy such instructions you prepare Dnaj7 F#mA man for Boogie Street

F#m A6(O Crown of Light, Crown of Light) D6 Bm(O Darkened One, Darkened One, Darkened One) C#7(I never thought we'd meet, never thought we'd meet) F#m A6(You kiss my lips, kiss my lips) D6(And then it's done, then it's done, then it's done) Bm6 C#7 D E F#m(And I'm back, back on Boogie Street)

So come, my friends, be not afraidWe are so lightly hereIt is in love that we are madeIn love we disappearThough all the maps of blood and fleshAre posted on the doorThere's no one who has told us yetWhat Boogie Street is for

(O Crown of Light, Crown of Light)(O Darkened One, Darkened One, Darkened One)(I never thought we'd meet, never thought we'd meet)(You kiss my lips, kiss my lips)(And then it's done, then it's done, then it's done)(And I'm back, back on Boogie Street)

A sip of wine, a cigaretteAnd then it's time to go

I tidied up the kitchenetteI tuned the old banjoI'm wanted at the traffic-jamThey're saving me a seatI'm what I am, and what I amIs back on Boogie Street...

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 2nd fret

Chords:

Am7: x02010B7: x21202 or x24242Bm7: x24232C6: x32210 or x35555Cmaj7: x32000 or x35453D6: xx0202Am6: x02212

Em Am7(O Crown of Light, O Darkened One) B7(I never thought we'd meet) Em Am7(You kiss my lips, and then you're gone)B7 Em(And I'm back on Boogie Street)

EmA sip of wine, a cigaretteBm7And then it's time to goC6I tidied up the kitchenette Am B7I tuned the old banjo Cmaj7I'm wanted at the traffic-jam EmThey're saving me a seat D6I'm what I am, and what I am Cmaj7 B7Is back on Boogie Street

And O my love, I still recallThe pleasures that we knewThe rivers and the waterfallWherein I bathed with youBewildered by your beauty thereI'd kneel to dry your feetBy such instructions you prepare Cmaj7 EmA man for Boogie Street

Em G6(O Crown of Light, Crown of Light) C6 Am(O Darkened One, Darkened One, Darkened One) B7(I never thought we'd meet, never thought we'd meet) Em G6(You kiss my lips, kiss my lips) C6(And then it's done, then it's done, then it's done) Am6 B7 C D Em(And I'm back, back on Boogie Street)

So come, my friends, be not afraidWe are so lightly hereIt is in love that we are madeIn love we disappearThough all the maps of blood and fleshAre posted on the doorThere's no one who has told us yetWhat Boogie Street is for

(O Crown of Light, Crown of Light)(O Darkened One, Darkened One, Darkened One)(I never thought we'd meet, never thought we'd meet)(You kiss my lips, kiss my lips)(And then it's done, then it's done, then it's done)(And I'm back, back on Boogie Street)

A sip of wine, a cigaretteAnd then it's time to goI tidied up the kitchenetteI tuned the old banjoI'm wanted at the traffic-jamThey're saving me a seatI'm what I am, and what I amIs back on Boogie Street...

Ten New Songs:

THE LAND OF PLENTY

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: G# . . |Fm . . |F#6 . . |. . . | (x4)

G# Fm F#6Don't really have the courage G# Fm F#6To stand where I must stand G# Fm F#6Don't really have the temperament G# Fm F#6To lend a helping hand

G#add4/c Cm7 FmDon't really know who sent me A#9 D#To raise my voice and say: G# F# C#May the lights in The Land of Plenty D# G# Fm F#6 G# Fm F#6Shine on the truth some day

I don't know why I've come hereKnowing as I doWhat you really think of meWhat I really think of you

For the millions in a prisonThat wealth has set apartFor the Christ who has not risenFrom the caverns of the heart

Fm D# G#For the innermost decision Fm D# G#That we cannot but obey C# D# FmFor what's left of our religionA# D# D#sus4 D#I lift my voice and pray: G# C#/f F# G# Fm F#6May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights) G# C#/f F# G# Fm F#6May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights) G# F# C#May the lights in The Land of Plenty D# G# Fm F#6 G# Fm F#6Shine on the truth some day

I know I said I'd meet youI'd meet you at the storeBut I can't buy it, babyI can't buy it anymore

And I don't really know who sent meTo raise my voice and say:May the lights in The Land of PlentyShine on the truth some day

For the innermost decisionThat we cannot but obeyFor what's left of our religionI lift my voice and pray:May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights)May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights)May the lights in The Land of PlentyShine on the truth some day

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

F6: xx1323 or 100211Gadd4/b: x20013A9: x02423 or x02000

Intro: G . . |Em . . |F6 . . |. . . | (x4)

G Em F6Don't really have the courage G Em F6To stand where I must stand G Em F6Don't really have the temperament G Em F6To lend a helping hand

Gadd4/b Bm7 EmDon't really know who sent me A9 DTo raise my voice and say: G F CMay the lights in The Land of Plenty D G Em F6 G Em F6Shine on the truth some day

I don't know why I've come hereKnowing as I doWhat you really think of meWhat I really think of you

For the millions in a prisonThat wealth has set apartFor the Christ who has not risenFrom the caverns of the heart

Em D GFor the innermost decision Em D GThat we cannot but obey C D EmFor what's left of our religionA D Dsus4 DI lift my voice and pray: G C/e F G Em F6May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights) G C/e F G Em F6May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights) G F CMay the lights in The Land of Plenty D G Em F6 G Em F6Shine on the truth some day

I know I said I'd meet youI'd meet you at the storeBut I can't buy it, babyI can't buy it anymore

And I don't really know who sent meTo raise my voice and say:May the lights in The Land of PlentyShine on the truth some day

For the innermost decisionThat we cannot but obeyFor what's left of our religionI lift my voice and pray:May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights)May the lights in The Land of Plenty (May the lights)May the lights in The Land of PlentyShine on the truth some day

Dear Heather:

GO NO MORE A-ROVING

words by Lord Byron, music by Leonard Cohen

Intro: C# . . . |G#6 . . . |F# . . . |G# . . . | C# . . . |G#6/c . . . |F# . . . |G# . . . |

C# G#6/cSo we'll go no more a-roving F# G#So late into the night, C# G#6/cThough the heart be still as loving, F# G#And the moon be still as bright.

F# B/f#For the sword outwears its sheath, F# B/f#And the soul outwears the breast, F#maj7 AdimAnd the heart must pause to breathe, A#m C#/g# G#sus4 G#And love itself have rest.

C# G#6/cThough the night was made for loving, F# G#And the day returns too soon, C# G#6/cYet we'll go no more a-roving F# G#By the light of the moon. F# F#m C# D#m7 C#/f G# F#By the light... ...of the moon.

F# . . . |B/f# . . . | (For the sword outwears its sheath)F# . . . |B/f# . . . | (And the soul outwears the breast)F#maj7 . . . |Adim . . . |A#m . . . |C# . . . | (And love itself have rest)G# . . . | (Love have rest)

C# G#6/cThough the night was made for loving, F# G#And the day returns too soon, C# G#6/cYet we'll go no more a-roving F# G#By the light of the moon. F# G# A#mWe'll go no more a-roving F# G# A#mWe'll go no more a-roving F# G# A#mWe'll go no more a-roving D# G# C# G#6By the light... ...of the moon. F#(So we'll go no more)G# C#(No more a-roving...)

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

G6: 320000 or 322003G6/b: x20000 or x22003Bb/f: 113331Fmaj7: 133210 or xx3210G#dim: xx0101C/g: 332010 or 335553Gsus4: 320013 or 355533C/e: 032010 or xx2010

Intro: C . . . |G6 . . . |F . . . |G . . . | C . . . |G6/b . . . |F . . . |G . . . |

C G6/bSo we'll go no more a-roving F GSo late into the night, C G6/bThough the heart be still as loving, F GAnd the moon be still as bright.

F Bb/fFor the sword outwears its sheath, F Bb/fAnd the soul outwears the breast, Fmaj7 G#dimAnd the heart must pause to breathe, Am C/g Gsus4 GAnd love itself have rest.

C G6/bThough the night was made for loving, F GAnd the day returns too soon, C G6/bYet we'll go no more a-roving F GBy the light of the moon. F Fm C Dm7 C/e G FBy the light... ...of the moon.

F . . . |Bb/f . . . | (For the sword outwears its sheath)F . . . |Bb/f . . . | (And the soul outwears the breast)Fmaj7 . . . |G#dim . . . |Am . . . |C . . . | (And love itself have rest)G . . . | (Love have rest)

C G6/bThough the night was made for loving, F GAnd the day returns too soon, C G6/bYet we'll go no more a-roving F GBy the light of the moon. F G AmWe'll go no more a-roving F G AmWe'll go no more a-roving F G AmWe'll go no more a-roving D G C G6By the light... ...of the moon. F(So we'll go no more)G C(No more a-roving...)

Dear Heather:

BECAUSE OF

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Bm

BmBecause of a few songs Em/bWherein I spoke of their mystery, BmWomen have been

Exceptionally kind Ato my old age. BmThey make a secret place

In their busy livesEm/bAnd they take me there. BmThey become naked

In their different ways Asus4and they say,G"Look at me, Leonard DLook at me one last time." AThen they bend over the bedGAnd cover me up DLike a baby that is shivering. A D/aLike a baby (Like a baby)

F#7Because of a few songs BmWherein I spoke of their mystery, F#7/a#Women have been

Exceptionally kind Bmto my old age. Em/bThey make a secret place

In their busy lives BmAnd they take me there. Em/bThey become naked

In their different ways A A6 A7and they say, G"Look at me, Leonard D/aLook at me, Leonard A A7Look at me one last time. GLook at me, Leonard D/aLook at me, Leonard

A GLook at me one last time. D/a A Asus4 A7One last time." G(Look at me, Leonard) Bm(One last time) G(Look at me, Leonard) Bm(Look at me one last time) GLook at me, Leonard BmLook at me, Leonard A A7Look at me one last time Bm(One last time)

Dear Heather:

THE LETTERS

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Chords:

D7sus4: x57585D/a: 557775D#maj7: x68786D#7sus4: x68696D#/a#: 668886Emaj7: x79897

Intro: Gm . . . |D7sus4 . D7 .|Gm . . . |Dm7 . D/a . |

Gm D7sus4 D7You never liked to get Gm Dm7 D/aThe letters that I sent. Gm D7sus4 D7But now you've got the gist D#maj7 D7sus4 DOf what my letters meant.

Gm D7sus4 D7You're reading them again, Gm Dm7 D/aThe ones you didn't burn. Gm D7sus4 D7You press them to your lips, D#maj7 D7sus4 DMy pages of concern.

Cm7 GmI said there'd been a flood.Cm7 GmI said there's nothing left.F D#I hoped that you would come. DI gave you my address.

G#m D#7sus4 D#7Your story was so long, G#m D#m7 D#/a#The plot was so intense,G#m D#7sus4 D#7It took you years to cross Emaj7 D#7sus4 D#The lines of self-defense.

G#m D#7sus4 D#7The wounded forms appear: G#m D#m7 D#/a#The loss, the full extent;G#m D#7sus4 D#7And simple kindness here, Emaj7 D#7sus4 D#The solitude of strength.

C#m7 G#mI said there'd been a flood.C#m7 G#mI said there's nothing left.F# EI hoped that you would come. D#7sus4 D#I gave you my address.

Gm D7sus4 D7You walk into my room.

Gm Dm7 D/aYou stand there at my desk, Gm D7sus4 D7Begin your letter to Gm Dm7 D/aThe one who's coming next. D# D7(Begin your letter to)D#maj7 D7 Gm(Oooooooo... the one who's coming next)

Spoken:Gm . . . |D7sus4 . D7 . | (You never liked to get the letters that I sent.)Gm . . . |Dm7 . D/a . | (But now you've got the gist of what my letters meant.)Gm . . . |D7sus4 . D7 . | (You're reading them again, the ones you didn't burn.)D#maj7 . . . |D7sus4 . D7 .| (You press them to your lips, my pages of concern.)

Gm . . . |D7sus4 . D7 . | (I said there'd been a flood. I said there's nothing left.)Gm . . . |Dm7 . D/a . | (I hoped that you would come. I gave you my address.)Gm . . . |D7sus4 . D7 . | (Your story was so long, the plot was so intense,)D#maj7 . . . |D7sus4 . D7 .| (It took you years to cross the lines of self-defense.)

Gm . . . |D7sus4 . D7 . | (The wounded forms appear: the loss, the full extent;)Gm... (And simple kindness here, the solitude of strength.)

Dear Heather:

UNDERTOW

written by Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Cmaj7: x32000 or x35453Cdim: x31212 or x01212

Intro:

G . . . . . |G . . . . /d |G . . . . . |Cmaj7 . . . . /g |G . . . . . |G . . . . /d |G . . . . . |Cmaj7 . . . . /g |G . . . . . |G . . . G7 Em7/d |Dm . . . . . |Dm . . . . Em/a |F . . . . . |F . . . . G/c |Am . . . . . |Cdim . . . G C/f# |Dm . . . . . |Dm . . . . . |

G Cmaj7I set out one night GWhen the tide was low Cmaj7There were signs in the sky GBut I did not knowG7 Em7 DmI'd be caught in the grip Dm EmOf an undertowFDitched on a beach F GWhere the sea hates to go AmWith a child in my arms Cdim G CAnd a chill in my soul DmAnd my heart the shape D7 GOf a begging bo---owl D7I set out one night GBut I did not know

G . . . . . |G . . . . /d |G . . . . . |Cmaj7 . . . . /g | (La, la, la,...)G . . . . . |G . . . . /d |G . . . . . |Cmaj7 . . . . /g |G . . . . . |G . . . G7 Em7/d |Dm . . . . . |Dm . . . . Em/a | (I'd be caught in the grip of an undertow)F . . . . . |F . . . . G/c | (Ditched on a beach where the sea hates to go)Am . . . . . |Cdim . . . G C/f# | (With a child in my arms and a chill in my soul)Dm . . . . . |D7 . . . . . | (And my heart the shape of a begging bowl)G . . . . . |Cmaj7 . . .

Dear Heather:

MORNING GLORY

written by Leonard Cohen

(bass)/a /b /b /c /a Am..|Am...|....|Am...|....| No words this time? No words. No, there areAm...|....| times when nothing can be done. Not this time.F...|....| Is it censorship? Is it censorship? No, it'sC...|....| evaporation. No, it's evaporation.E7/b...|....| Is this leading somewhere?Am...|....| Yes. We're going down the lane. Is this going somewhere? Into the garden. Into the backyard.Am...|....| We're walking down the driveway. Are weAm...|....| moving towards.... We're in the backyard. ...some transcendental moment? It's almost light.E7/g#...|....| That's right. That's it. Are we moving towards someE7/g#...| transcendental moment?Am...|....| That's right. That's it. Do you think you'll be able to pull it off?Dm...|....| Yes. Do you think you can pull it off?Am...|....| Yes, it might happen. I'm all ears.Am...| I'm all ears.C/g...|F...|C/g...|G...|C...|....| Oh the morning glory!C...|....| Oh the morning glory!G7/b...|Am...| Gloria, gloriaG...|..G6.| Gloria, gloriaG7.G.|C...|....| Oh the morning glory!C...|....| Oh the morning glory!Dm...|....|C...|....|C...|....| Oh the morning glory!C...|....| Oh the morning glory!C...|....|C...|....| Oh the morning glory!C...|....| Oh the morning glory!C...|....| Oh the morning glory...C...|....

Dear Heather:

ON THAT DAY

written by Leonard Cohen and Anjani Thomas

Chords:

D11: xx0010 or x55555G9: 300001 or 320201G9/b: x20201G9/d: xx0201G/d: xx0003 or xx0433C/e: xx2010 or 032010D/f#: xx4232 or 200232C6: x35555 or x32210

Intro: G . . . Am Bm |C . . D11 . . |

GSome people sayG9/b C GIt's what we deserve

For sins against g-d A7 DFor crimes in the worldGI wouldn't know G9/b C AI'm just holding the fort G/dSince that day D11 G D11They wounded New York

G . . . . /a |G/b . . C . . |G/d . . D11 . . |G . . . /a G9/b |C . . D11 . . |

GSome people sayG9/d C GThey hate us of old

Our women unveiled A7 D C/e D/f#Our slaves and our goldG G9I wouldn't know C AI'm just holding the fort G D11But answer me this G D11I won't take you to court G D11Did you go crazy G D11Or did you report G G/bOn that dayC6 G/dOn that day D11 G D11They wounded New York

G . . /b /a /g |G/b . . C6 . . |G/d . . D11 . . |G . . . /a /b | (On that day they wounded New York)Am . . Gsus4 . . |G . .

Dear Heather:

VILLANELLE FOR OUR TIME

words by Frank Scott, music by Leonard Cohen

From bitter searching of the heart, Quickened with passion and with pain We rise to play a greater part. This is the faith from which we start:Am7...|....| Men shall know commonwealth again from bitter searching of the heart. We loved the easy and theFmaj7...|....| smart, but now, with keener hand and brain, we riseCmaj7...|....| to play a greater part. The lesser loyalties depart, and neither race norFmaj7...|....| creed remain from bitter searching of the heart. Not steering by theAm7...|....| venal chart that tricked the mass for private gain, we riseFmaj7...|....| to play a greater part. Reshaping narrow law and art whose symbolsCmaj7...|....| are the millions slain, from bitter searching of the heart we rise to playFmaj7...|....| a greater part.Am7...|....|Fmaj7...|....|Am7...|....|Fmaj7...|....| This is the faith from which we start: Men shallCmaj7...|....| know commonwealth again from bitterG...|Fmaj7...| searching of the heart we rise to play aCmaj7...|....| greater part.Fmaj7...|....| The lesser loyalties depart, and neitherAm7...|....| race nor creed remain from bitterFmaj7...|....| searching of the heart we rise to play aCmaj7...|....| greater part. ReshapingFmaj7...|....| narrow law and art whose symbols are the millionsCmaj7...| slain, fromG...|Fmaj7...| bitter searching of the heart we rise to play aCmaj7...|....| greater part. This is theFmaj7...|....| faith from which we start: Men shall know commonwealthCmaj7...|....| again from bitterG...|Fmaj7...| searching of the heart we rise to play aCmaj7...|....| greater part.Fmaj7...|....|Fmaj7...|Am7...|....|Fmaj7...|....|Fmaj7...|Cmaj7...|....|Em7...|....|Em7/b...|....|Am7...|....| This is theFmaj7...|....| faith from which we start: Men shall know commonwealthCmaj7...| again from bitterG...|Fmaj7...| searching of the heart we rise to play aCmaj7...|....| greater part. Not steeringFmaj7...|....| by the venal chart that tricked the mass for privateCmaj7...| private gain, we rise,G...|Fmaj7...| we rise to play aCmaj7...|....| greater part. Reshaping narrowFmaj7...|....| law and art whose symbols are the millionsCmaj7...| slain, fromG...|Fmaj7...| bitter searching of the heart we rise to play aCmaj7...|....| greater part.Fmaj7...|....|Fmaj7...|....|Fmaj7...|....|Cmaj7...|....

Dear Heather:

THERE FOR YOU

written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson

Intro: Fm . . . |C7 . . . |Fm . . . |C7 . . . | Fm . . . |C7 . . . |Fm . . . |C7 . . . |

Fm C7When it all went down Fm C7And the pain came through Fm C7I get it now Fm C7I was there for you

Don't ask me howI know it's trueI get it nowI was there for you

Bbm7 F7I make my plans Bbm7 F7Like I always do Bbm7 F7But when I look back Bbm7 C7I was there for you

I walk the streetsLike I used to doAnd I freeze with fearBut I'm there for you

EbI see my life DbIn full review Eb DbIt was never me C7 Fm C7 Fm C7It was always you

Db FmYou sent me here Eb FmYou sent me thereDb FmBreaking things Eb FmI can't repair

AbMaking objectsEbOut of thoughts BbmMaking more C7By thinking not

Eating foodAnd drinking wineA body thatI thought was mine

Dressed as ArabDressed as JewO mask of ironI was there for you

Bbm7 F7Moods of glory Bbm7 F7Moods so foul Bbm7 F7The world comes through Bbm7 F7A bloody towel

Bbm7 F7And death is old Bbm7 F7But it's always new Bbm7 F7I freeze with fear Bbm7 C7And I'm there for you

I see it clearI always knewIt was never meI was there for you

EbI was there for you DbMy darling one Eb DbAnd by your law C7 Fm C7 Fm C7It all was done

Don't ask me howI know it's trueI get it nowI was there for you

Don't ask me howI know it's trueI get it nowI was there for you

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Intro: Em . . . |B7 . . . |Em . . . |B7 . . . | Em . . . |B7 . . . |Em . . . |B7 . . . |

Em B7When it all went down Em B7And the pain came through Em B7I get it now Em B7I was there for you

Don't ask me howI know it's trueI get it nowI was there for you

Am7 E7I make my plans Am7 E7Like I always do Am7 E7But when I look back Am7 B7I was there for you

I walk the streetsLike I used to doAnd I freeze with fearBut I'm there for you

DI see my life CIn full review D CIt was never me B7 Em B7 Em B7It was always you

C EmYou sent me here D EmYou sent me thereC EmBreaking things D EmI can't repair

GMaking objectsDOut of thoughts AmMaking more B7By thinking not

Eating foodAnd drinking wineA body thatI thought was mine

Dressed as ArabDressed as JewO mask of ironI was there for you

Am7 E7Moods of glory Am7 E7Moods so foul Am7 E7The world comes through Am7 E7A bloody towel

Am7 E7And death is old Am7 E7But it's always new Am7 E7I freeze with fear Am7 B7And I'm there for you

I see it clearI always knewIt was never meI was there for you

DI was there for you CMy darling one D CAnd by your law B7 Em B7 Em B7It all was done

Don't ask me howI know it's trueI get it nowI was there for you

Don't ask me howI know it's trueI get it nowI was there for you

Dear Heather:

DEAR HEATHER

written by Leonard Cohen

C...|....|....|....|F...|....|....|....|C...|....|....|....| Dear Heather Please walk by me again With aG7...|....|....|....| drink in your hand And your legs all white from the winter YourC...|....|....|....| legs all white from the winter And your legs all white from the winter DearF...|....|....|....| Heather Please walk by me again With aC...|....|....|....| drink in your hand And your legs all white from the winter YourG7...|....|....|....| legs all white from the winter And your legs all W-H-I-T-E from theC...|....|....|....| winter Dear HeatherF...|....|C...|....| Please walk by me again With a drink in your hand And yourG7...|....|C...|....| legs all white from the winter Your legs all white from the W-I-N-T-E-C...|....|....|....| -R A-N-D Y-O-U-R legs all W-H-I-T-E from the winterF...|....|....|....|C...|....|....|....| Dear HeatherG7...|....|....|....| Please walk by me again With a drink in your hand And yourC...|....|....|....| legs all white from the winter Your legs all white from W-I-N-T-E-C...|....|F...|....| -R A-N-D Y-O-U-R legs all W-H-I-T-E from the winterF...

Dear Heather:

NIGHTINGALE

written by Leonard Cohen and Anjani Thomas

I built my house beside the woodSo I could hear you singingAnd it was sweet and it was goodAnd love was all beginning

Fare thee well my nightingale'Twas long ago I found youNow all your songs of beauty failThe forest closes 'round you

B . . . |E . . . |B/f# . . . |F#7 . B . |

B EThe sun goes down behind a veil B F#'Tis now that you would call me B ESo rest in peace my nightingale B F# BBeneath your branch of holly

B E BFare thee well my nightingale B F#'Twas long ago I found you B ENow all your songs of beauty fail B F# BThe forest closes 'round you

B . . . |E . . . |B . . . |B . F# . |B . . . |E . . . |B . . . |B F# B . |

Fare thee well my nightingaleI lived but to be near youTho' you are singing somewhere stillI can no longer hear you

B . . . |E . . . |B . . .|B F# B .

Dear Heather:

TO A TEACHER

written by Leonard Cohen

C...|....|....|....|C...|....|....|....| Hurt once and for all into silence. A long pain ending without aC...|....| song to prove it. Who could standF...|....|....|....| beside you so close to Eden, when you glinted in every eye the held-high razor,C...|....|....|....| shivering every ram and son?C...|....|....|....| And now the silent loony bin, where the shadows live in the rafters like day-weary bats,F...|....|....|....| Until the turning mind, a radar signal, lures them to exaggerateC...|....|G7...|....| Mountain-size on the white stone wall your tiny limp.C...|....| How can I leaveF...|....|....|....| you in such a house? Are there no more saints and wizards to praise their ways with pupils,C...|....|....|....| No more evil to stun with the slap of a wet red tongue?G7...|....|....|....| Did you confuse the Messiah in a mirror and rest because he had finallyC...|....|....|....| come? Let me cryF...|....|....|....| Help beside you, Teacher. I have entered under this dark roof as fearlesslyC...|....|....|....| as an honored son enters his father's house.G7...|....|....|....|C...|....|....|....|F...|....|....|....|C...|....|....|....|F...|....|....|....|C...|....

Dear Heather:

THE FAITH

written by Leonard Cohen (based on a Quebec folk song)

Intro: A.. D..|A.. ...|Bm.. E6. E|A.. ...|

AThe sea so deep and blind F#m D EThe sun, the wild regret AThe club, the wheel, the mind, Bm C#7 F#mO love, aren't you tired yet? A D AThe club, the wheel, the mind Bm E A Bm E AO love, aren't you tired yet?

The blood, the soil, the faithThese words you can't forgetYour vow, your holy placeO love, aren't you tired yet?The blood, the soil, the faithO love, aren't you tired yet?

A cross on every hillA star, a minaretSo many graves to fillO love, aren't you tired yet?So many graves to fillO love, aren't you tired yet?

The sea so deep and blindWhere still the sun must setAnd time itself unwindO love, aren't you tired yet?And time itself unwindO love, aren't you tired yet?

Dear Heather:

TENNESSEE WALTZ

written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, additional verse by Leonard Cohen

Intro: G . . |D7 . . |G . . |G . . |

GI was dancing with my darlin' Cto the Tennessee Waltz G D7When an old friend I happened to see GIntroduced him to my darlin' Cand while they were dancing G D7 GMy friend stole my sweetheart from me.

G B7 C GI remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz D7'Cause I know just how much I have lost GYes I lost my little darlin' CThe night they were playing G D7 GThe beautiful Tennessee Waltz.

G . . |. . . |. . . |C . . |G . . |. . . |D7 . . |. . . |G . . |. . . |. . . |C . . |G . . |D7 . . |G . . |. . . |

I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz'Cause I know just how much I have lostYes I lost my little darlin'The night they were playingThe beautiful Tennessee Waltz.

She comes dancing through the darknessTo the Tennessee WaltzAnd I feel like I'm falling apartAnd it's stronger than drinkAnd it's deeper than sorrowThis darkness she's left in my heart.

I'll remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz'Cause I know just how much I have lostYes I lost my little darlin'The night they were playingThe beautiful Tennessee Waltz G D7 GBeautiful Tennessee Waltz.

Old Ideas:

GOING HOME

written by Leonard Cohen & Patrick Leonard

Bm A D Gadd9A/c# D/f# G

DI love to speak with Leonard EmHe's a sportsman and a shepherd GHe's a lazy bastard Dliving in a suit

DBut he does say what I tell him EmEven though it isn't welcome GHe just doesn't have the freedom D A/c#to refuse

BmHe will speak these words of wisdom A F#Like a sage, a man of vision Bm EThough he knows he's really nothing G E/g# Abut the brief elaboration of a tube

D Em Going home without my sorrow C G Going home sometime tomorrow C G Going home to where it's better Bm A than before

D Em Going home without my burden C G Going home behind the curtain C G Going home without the costume Bm that I wore

(Bm) A D Gadd9A/c# D/f# G

DHe wants to write a love song EmAn anthem of forgiving GA manual for living D Awith defeat

DA cry above the suffering C EmA sacrifice recovering

GBut that isn't what I need him D A/c#to complete

BmI want him to be certain A F#That he doesn't have a burden Bm EThat he doesn't need a vision G E/g#That he only has permission A F#/a#to do my instant bidding which is toBm E/g# Asay what I have told him to repeat

Going home without my sorrow Going home sometime tomorrow Going home to where it's better than before

Going home without my burden Going home behind the curtain Going home without the costume that I wore

(Bm) A D Gadd9A/c# D/f# G

I'm going home without my sorrow Going home sometime tomorrow Going home to where it's better than before

Going home without my burden Going home behind the curtain Going home without this costume that I wore

(Bm) A D Gadd9A/c# D/f# G

I love to speak with LeonardHe's a sportsman and a shepherdHe's a lazy bastard living in a suit

Old Ideas:

AMEN

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Ab C#m Ab

C#mTell me again when I've been to the river F#mand I've taken the edge of my thirstC#mTell me again we're alone and I'm listeningG#Listening so hard that it hurts

A Tell me again when I'm clean and I'm sober E Tell me again when I've seen through the horror B A Tell me again, tell me over and over G# Tell me that you want me then

C#m B C#m B C#m Amen, amen, amen, amen

Tell me again when the victims are singingand the Laws of Remorse are restoredTell me again that you know what I'm thinkingbut vengeance belongs to the lord

Tell me again when I'm clean and I'm sober Tell me again when I've seen through the horror Tell me again, tell me over and over Tell me that you love me then

Amen, amen, amen, amen

Tell me again when the day has been ransomedand the night has no right to beginTry me again when the angels are pantingScratching at the door to come in

Tell me again when I'm clean and I'm sober Tell me again when I've seen through the horror Tell me again, tell me over and over Tell me that you need me then

Amen, amen, amen, amen

(instrumental verse and chorus)

Tell me again when the filth of the butcheris washed in the blood of the lambTell me again when the rest of the culturehas passed through the Eye of the Camp

Tell me again when I'm clean and I'm sober Tell me again when I've seen through the horror Tell me again, tell me over and over

Tell me that you love me then

Amen, amen, amen, amen

(instrumental verse and chorus)

Old Ideas:

SHOW ME THE PLACE

written by Leonard Cohen & Patrick Leonard

Intro: Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4

Bb Eb GmShow me the place where you want your slave to goEb Bb FShow me the place I've forgotten I don't knowBb Eb GmShow me the place for my head is bending lowEb Bb F BbShow me the place where you want your slave to go

Show me the place help me roll away the stoneShow me the place I can't move this thing aloneShow me the place where the Word became a manEb Bb F Eb GmShow me the place where the suffering began

F Eb BbThe troubles came I saved what I could save F Eb BbA thread of light a particle, a wave Gm D7 EbBut there were chains so I hastened to behave FThere were chains so I loved you like a slave

Show me the place where you want your slave to goShow me the place I've forgotten I don't knowShow me the place for my head is bent and lowShow me the place where you want your slave to go

(instrumental verse, same as verse 2)

The troubles came I saved what I could saveA thread of light a particle a waveBut there were chains so I hastened to behaveThere were chains so I loved you like a slave

Bb Eb GmShow me the placeEb Bb FShow me the placeBb Eb GmShow me the placeEb Bb F Eb Bb(sus4)(instrumental line)

Bb Eb GmShow me the place help me roll away the stoneEb Bb FShow me the place I can't move this thing aloneBb Eb GmShow me the place where the Word became a manEb Bb F Eb BbShow me the place where the suffering began

Old Ideas:

DARKNESS

written by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: C F A# D# G C (standard, two full steps down)

E(m) /g E(m)I caught the darkness E(m) /g E(m)It was drinking from your cup A /c AI caught the darkness E(m) /g E(m)Drinking from your cup BI said is this contagious?G B/f# E(m) A BYou said "Just drink it up"

I've got no futureI know my days are fewThe present's not so pleasantJust a lot of things to doI thought the past would last meBut the darkness got that too

instrumental verse

I should have seen it comingIt was right behind your eyesYou were young and it was summerI just had to take a diveWinning you was easyBut the darkness was the prize

I don't smoke no cigaretteI don't drink no alcoholI ain't had much loving yetBut that's always been your callI don't miss it babyI got no taste for anything at all

I used to love the rainbowAnd I used to love the viewI love the early morningI pretend that it was newBut I caught the darkness, babyAnd I got it worse than you

instrumental verse

I caught the darknessIt was drinking from your cupI caught the darknesDrinking from your cupI said is this contagious?You said "Just drink it up"

Old Ideas:

ANYHOW

written by Leonard Cohen & Patrick Leonard

Ddim GdimDdim Gdim

Ddim (or Bb7) You know it really is a pity Gdim (or Eb7) the way you treat me now Ddim (or Bb7) I know you can't forgive me Gdim (or Eb7) But forgive me anyhow F#dim (or D7) The ending got so ugly Gm7I even heard you say Edim (or C7) You never ever loved me Adim (or F7) But could you love me anyway?

I dreamed about you babyYou were wearing half your dressI know you have to hate meBut could you hate me less? I've used up all my chancesAnd you'll never take me backBut there ain't no harm in askingCould you cut me one more slack?

Eb Bb F GmAb Eb F

I'm naked and I'm filthyand there's sweat upon my browAnd both of us are guiltyanyhowHave mercy on me babyAfter all, I did confessEven though you have to hate meCould you hate me less?

Eb Bb F GmAb Eb F

(instrumental verse)

Ddim GdimIt's a shame and it's a pityI know you can't forgive meThe ending got so uglyYou never ever loved meDreamed about you babyI know you have to hate meI'm naked and I'm filthyBoth of us are guiltyHave mercy on me baby

Old Ideas:

CRAZY TO LOVE YOU

written by Leonard Cohen & Anjani Thomas

intro: B A E

E AHad to go crazy to love youE BHad to go down to the pitE (E7) AHad to do time in the towerF# BBegging my crazy to quit

E AHad to go crazy to love youE /c# BYou who were never the one E (E7) AWhom I chased through the souvenir heartache E B A EHer braids and her blouse all undone

C#m B Sometimes I'd head for the highway C#m F# B I'm old and the mirrors don't lie E G# C# But crazy has places to hide in F# B That are deeper than any goodbye

Had to go crazy to love youHad to let everything fallHad to be people I hatedHad to be no one at all

I'm tired of choosing desireI've been saved by a blessed fatigueThe gates of commitment unwired E B EAnd nobody trying to leave

Sometimes I'd head for the highway I'm old and the mirrors don't lie But crazy has places to hide in That are deeper than any goodbye

Had to go crazy to love youYou who were never the oneWhom I chased through the souvenir heartache E B A EHer braids and her blouse all undone

Old Ideas:

COME HEALING

written by Leonard Cohen & Patrick Leonard

F Bbm FO gather up the brokennessBb FBring it to me now C F/c CThe fragrance of those promises Bb CYou never dared to vow

Dm BbThe splinters that you carry F CThe cross you left behind Gm /a BbCome healing of the body C /e FCome healing of the mind

Gm F/a And let the heavens hear it C F/c C The penitential hymn Gm /a Bb Come healing of the spirit C (/e) F Come healing of the limb

Behold the gates of mercyin arbitrary spaceAnd none of us deservingthe cruelty or the grace

O solitude of longingwhere love has been confinedCome healing of the bodyCome healing of the mind

O see the darkness healing that tore the light apart Come healing of the reason Come healing of the heart

(next two verses follow the same chord progressionas the first two verses, no third verse chordprogression here)

Oh troubled dust concealingan undivided loveThe Heart beneath is teaching tothe broken Heart above

Let the heavens falterLet the earth proclaimCome healing of the AltarCome healing of the Name

(next three verses follow (almost) the same chordprogression as the first three verses)

O longing of the branchesto lift the little budO longing of the arteriesto purify the blood

And let the heavens hear itThe penitential hymnCome healing of the spiritCome healing of the limb

O let the heavens hear it C F/c Edim The penitential hymn Come healing of the spirit Come healing of the limb

Old Ideas:

BANJO

written by Leonard Cohen

CThere's something that I'm watching(C)means a lot to me FThere's something that I'm watching Cmeans a lot to me GIt's a broken banjo bobbing F Con the dark infested sea GIt's a broken banjo bobbing F Con the dark infested sea

Don't know how it got theremaybe taken by the waveDon't know how it got thereprobably taken by the waveOff of someone's shoulderor out of someone's graveOff of someone's shoulderor out of someone's grave

(instrumental bridge)E Am E AmF G A# G

It's coming for me darlingno matter where I goIt's coming for me darlingno matter where I goIts duty is to harm memy duty is to knowIts duty is to harm memy duty is to know

There's something that I'm watchingmeans a lot to meThere's something that I'm watchingmeans a lot to meIt's a broken banjo bobbingon the dark infested seaIt's a broken banjo bobbingon the dark infested sea

Old Ideas:

LULLABY

written by Leonard Cohen

D (Dsus4) D G (Gsus4) GD (Dsus4) D A (Asus4) AD (Dsus4) D

(D) GSleep, baby, sleep DThe day's on the run AThe wind in the trees DIs talking in tongues

F#m If your heart is torn Bm I don't wonder why G If the night is long A Here's my lullaby D Here's my lullaby

Well, the mouse ate the crumbThen the cat ate the crustNow they've fallen in loveAnd they're talking in tongues

If your heart is torn I don't wonder why If the night is long Here's my lullaby Here's my lullaby

Sleep, baby, sleepThere's a morning to comeThe wind in the treesThey're talking in tongues

If your heart is torn I don't wonder why If the night is long Here's my lullaby Here's my lullaby

Old Ideas:

DIFFERENT SIDES

written by Leonard Cohen

intro: C#m A F#m G# C#m

C#mWe find ourselves on different sides B C#mof a line nobody drew (C#m)Though it only be one in the higher eye B C#mDown here where we live it is two

I to my side call the meek and the mildYou to your side call the WordBy virtue of suffering I claim to have wonYou claim to have never been heard

E Both of us say there are laws to obey B Yeah but frankly I don't like your tone E You want to change the way I make love B But I want to leave it alone C#m (alone)

The pull of the moon, the thrust of the sunThus, the ocean is crossedThe waters are blessed while a shadowy guestkindles a light for the lost

Both of us say there are laws to obey But frankly I don't like your tone You want to change the way I make love But I want to leave it alone

G#Down in the valley the famine goes on C#mFamine up on the hillG#I say you shouldn't, you couldn't, you can't C#mYou say that you must and you will

(instrumental chorus)

You want to live where the suffering isI want to get out of townC'mon baby, give me a kissStop writing everything down

Both of us say there are laws to obey But frankly I don't like your tone You want to change the way I make love But I want to leave it alone

Both of us say there are laws to obey But frankly I don't like your tone You want to change the way I make love But I want to leave it alone

Live, 1968:

THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULD REMEMBER ME

written by Leonard Cohen

A

D ENo it wasn't any good D Ethere's no reason why you should Aremember me

No it wasn't any goodthere's no reason why you shouldremember me

No it wasn't any goodthere's no reason why you shouldremember me

No it wasn't any goodthere's no reason why you shouldremember me

No it wasn't any goodthere's no reason why you shouldremember me

Live in Frankfurt, Germany on April 6 1972:

BANKS OF MARBLE

original by Pete Seeger

B F#The banks are made of marble E BWith a guard at every door BAnd the vaults are stuffed with silver F# BThat the miners sweated for

B F# BI wandered around this country E BFrom shore to shining shore F#7 BIt really made me wonder E BThe things I heard and saw.

BBut the banks are made of marble F# BWith a guard at every door BAnd the vaults are stuffed with silver F# B G#mThat the miners sweated for

G#m

spoken: Well I have wandered around the country and I see it's about the same.But I wouldn't want to try myself to start a revolution here.Because I know that nobody here is ready for a revolution.I mean you've all got your good suit of clothes in the closet.You're still feeling pretty good about your family - don't want to disappoint your father.Still building up the old bank account, pfennig by pfennig.

G#m E G#mSo this ain't no time to start a revolution. EI suggest, if you feel like, organising something G#myou start off with the Rotary club.

Live in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 19 1972:

I LOVE SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH TWO GIRLS

written by Leonard Cohen

A

Bm DI love spending the night with two girls AIt's better than one BmAnd it's better than none

A

Live, 1972:

KEVIN BARRY

popular Irish rebbel song

FEarly on a sunday morning CHigh above the gallow tree,(C)Kevin Barry gave his young life FFor the cause of liberty.

Just a lad of eighteen summers,Yet there's no one can deny,That he went to death that morning,Nobly held his head on high.

Shoot me like an Irish soldier. Do not hang me like a dog, For I fought for Ireland's freedom On that dark September morn.

All around the little bakery Where we fought them hand to hand, Shoot me like an Irish soldier, For I fought to free Ireland

Just before he faced the hangman,In his lonely prison cell,British soldiers tortured Barry,Just because he would not tell.

The names of his brave companions,Other things they wished to know.Turn informer and we'll free youProudly, Barry answered "No".

Shoot me like an Irish soldier. Do not hang me like a dog, For I fought for Ireland's freedom On that dark September morn.

All around the little bakery Where we fought them hand to hand, Shoot me like an Irish soldier, For I fought to free Ireland

Shoot me like an Irish soldier. Do not hang me like a dog, For I fought for Ireland's freedom On that dark September morn.

All around the little bakery Where we fought them hand to hand, Shoot me like an Irish soldier, For I fought to free Ireland

Played by Leonard Cohen live on these occasions:

1-Dublin, Ireland, 1972/03/182-Kobenhavn, Danmark, 1972/04/043-Frankfurt, Deutschland, 1972/04/064-Wien, Osterreich, 1972/04/105-Munchen, Deutschland, 1972/04/116-Amsterdam, Nederland, 1972/04/15

Live in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 19 1972:

SONG TO THE MACHINES

written by Leonard Cohen

Am FMachines, I wish you'd come closer(F) AmCome on machines, move a little closer to me(Am) FI know you got souls, machines(F) AmBut you've fallen into slavery

F AmMachines, throw of your chainsF AmBreak your wires(Am) GDesintegrate your tubes(G) AmAnd come much closer(Am) GDon't just stand there(G) AmSaying everything that I say

(Am) FWon't you move a little closer?FSo we can beat you upF AmAnd teach you a lesson(Am) FThere's gonna be the final solutionAmFor the machines

Live in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 19 1972:

WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED

African American spiritual / protest song

F CThe people are behind us now, we shall not be movedC FThe people are behind us now, we shall not be moved Bb FJust like a tree that's standing by the riversideF C FWe shall not be moved

Ah, the spirit is upon us now, we shall not be movedThe spirit is upon us now, we shall not be movedJust like a tree that's standing by the riversideWe shall not be moved

Everyone is with me, we shall not be movedEveryone is with me now,we shall not be movedJust like a tree that's standing by the riversideWe shall not be moved

We shall not, we shall not be movedWe shall not, we shall not be movedJust like a tree that's standing by the riversideWe shall not be moved

We shall not, we shall not be movedWe shall not, we shall not be movedJust like a tree that's standing by the riversideWe shall not be moved

Live in Bryn Mawr, USA on November 23 1975:

GUERRERO

written by Leonard Cohen (early version of Iodine)

Bb CmA lady saw me boasting in Guerrero F BbWhen I was running smoke across the knife Eb D7 GmShe let me love her till I was a failure Eb F BbHer beauty on my bruise like Iodine

When I was weak enough to learn her methodI said "Will I be punished for my crime?"She said "There is a table set in heaven"But I don't like to meet there all the time.

EbShe pulled away the mask BbOf the Madonna EbShe pulled away the valleys BbOf her thighs Eb D7She bid me find herself GmIn other women FUntil I should destroy her last disguise

Then I was with her when there was no oceanWhen there was no moon to spill the tideYeah long before the wild imaginationHer layers in Guerrero side by side

She pulled away the maskOf the MadonnaShe pulled away the valleysOf her thighsShe bid me find herselfIn other womenUntil I should exhaust her last disguise

Then I was with her when there was no oceanWhen there was no moon to spill the tideWell long before the wild imaginationHer layers in Guerrero side by sideHer layers in Guerrero side by side

Single (1976):

DO I HAVE TO DANCE ALL NIGHT

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: Gm

GmI'm Forty-One, the moon is full BbYou make love very wellGmYou touch me like I touch myself Bb D7I like you Mademoiselle

You're so fresh and you're so newI do enjoy you, MissThere's nothing I would rather doThan move around just like this

Bb Eb BbBut do I have to dance all night? Eb BbBut do I have to dance all night? Eb BbOoh tell me, Bird of Paradise Eb BbDo I have to dance all night?

You never have to tell me whatIt is you really think of me - alrightLet's say I'm doing fineBut do I have to dance all night?

But do I have to dance all night?But do I have to dance all night?Ooh tell me, Bird of ParadiseDo I have to dance all night?

Gm DmI learned this step a while ago Gm DmI had to practice it while everybody slept C GI waited half my life for you, you know Bb FI didn't even think that you'd accept Ab EbAnd here you are before me in the flesh Gm Bb D7Saying "Yes, yes, yes!"

But do I have to dance all night?Do I have to dance all night?Come on tell me, Bird of ParadiseDo I have to dance all night?

I learned this step a while agoI had to practice it while everybody sleptI waited half my life for you, you knowI never really thought that you'd acceptAnd here you are before me in the fleshSaying "Yes, yes, yes!"

But do I have to dance all night?Do I have to dance all night?Ooh tell me, Bird of ParadiseDo I have to dance all night?

"Goodnight friends, thank you very much!"

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Intro: F#m

F#mI'm Forty-One, the moon is full AYou make love very wellF#mYou touch me like I touch myself A C#7I like you Mademoiselle

You're so fresh and you're so newI do enjoy you, MissThere's nothing I would rather doThan move around just like this

A D ABut do I have to dance all night? D ABut do I have to dance all night? D AOoh tell me, Bird of Paradise D ADo I have to dance all night?

You never have to tell me whatIt is you really think of me - alrightLet's say I'm doing fineBut do I have to dance all night?

But do I have to dance all night?But do I have to dance all night?Ooh tell me, Bird of ParadiseDo I have to dance all night?

F#m C#mI learned this step a while ago F#m C#mI had to practice it while everybody slept B F#I waited half my life for you, you know A EI didn't even think that you'd accept G DAnd here you are before me in the flesh F#m A C#7Saying "Yes, yes, yes!"

But do I have to dance all night?Do I have to dance all night?Come on tell me, Bird of ParadiseDo I have to dance all night?

I learned this step a while agoI had to practice it while everybody sleptI waited half my life for you, you knowI never really thought that you'd acceptAnd here you are before me in the fleshSaying "Yes, yes, yes!"

But do I have to dance all night?Do I have to dance all night?Ooh tell me, Bird of ParadiseDo I have to dance all night?

"Goodnight friends, thank you very much!"

Famous Blue Raincoat:

SONG OF BERNADETTE

written by Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes, recorded by Jennifer Warnes

Intro: Bb . F . |Eb . . . |Fsus4 . F . |Bb . . . |

Bb F EbThere was a child named BernadetteFsus4 F BbI heard the story long ago F EbShe saw the Queen of Heaven onceFsus4 F BbAnd kept the vision in her soulBb7 Cm7 Bb/d Ebmaj7 EbNo one believed what she had seenC7sus4 C7 Fsus4 FNo one believed what she heardBb F EbThat there were sorrows to be healed Fsus4 F BbAnd mercy, mercy in this world

Cm7 Bb/d EbSo many hearts I find BbBroke like yours and mine Eb/g F7 F7sus4 FTorn by what we've done and can't undoBb FI just want to hold you Eb Bb C7sus4Come on let me hold you F Bb F Eb Fsus4 BbLike Bernadette would do

Bb F EbWe've been around, we fall, we flyFsus4 F BbWe mostly fall, we mostly run F EbAnd every now and then we tryFsus4 F BbTo mend the damage that we've doneBb7 Cm7 Bb/d Ebmaj7 EbTonight, tonight I just cannot restC7sus4 C7 Fsus4 FI've got this joy here inside my breastBb F EbTo think that I did not forgetFsus4 F BbThat child, that song of Bernadette

Cm7 Bb/d EbSo many hearts I find BbHearts like yours and mine Eb/g F7 F7sus4 FTorn by what we've done and can't undoBb FI just want to hold you Eb Bb C7sus4Won't you let me hold you F BbLike Bernadette would doBb FI just want to hold you Eb Bb C7sus4Come on let me hold you Bb F Eb Fsus4 Bb

Like Bernadette would do

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

Esus4: 022200A/c#: x42220Dmaj7: xx0222B7sus4: x24232 or x22202B7: x24242 or x21202E7sus4: 020200

Intro: A . E . |D . . . |Esus4 . E . |A . . . |

A E DThere was a child named BernadetteEsus4 E AI heard the story long ago E DShe saw the Queen of Heaven onceEsus4 E AAnd kept the vision in her soulA7 Bm7 A/c# Dmaj7 DNo one believed what she had seenB7sus4 B7 Esus4 ENo one believed what she heardA E DThat there were sorrows to be healed Esus4 E AAnd mercy, mercy in this world

Bm7 A/c# DSo many hearts I find ABroke like yours and mine D/f# E7 E7sus4 ETorn by what we've done and can't undoA EI just want to hold you D A B7sus4Come on let me hold you E A E D Esus4 ALike Bernadette would do

A E DWe've been around, we fall, we flyEsus4 E AWe mostly fall, we mostly run E DAnd every now and then we tryEsus4 E ATo mend the damage that we've doneA7 Bm7 A/c# Dmaj7 DTonight, tonight I just cannot restB7sus4 B7 Esus4 EI've got this joy here inside my breastA E DTo think that I did not forgetEsus4 E AThat child, that song of Bernadette

Bm7 A/c# DSo many hearts I find AHearts like yours and mine D/f# E7 E7sus4 ETorn by what we've done and can't undoA EI just want to hold you D A B7sus4Won't you let me hold you E ALike Bernadette would do EI just want to hold you

D A B7sus4Come on let me hold you A E D Esus4 ALike Bernadette would do

More Best of Leonard Cohen:

NEVER ANY GOOD

written by Leonard Cohen

Intro: B

B F#I was never any good at loving you BI was never any good at coming through for you EYou're going to feel much better EmWhen you cut me loose forever BI was never any good G#I was never any good C# F#Never any good at loving you

I was dying when we met, I bet my life on youBut you called me and I folded like you knew I'd doYou called my ace, my king, my bluffOkay, you win, enough's enoughI was never any goodNever any goodI was never any good at loving you

D#I was pretty good at taking out the garbage G#mPretty good at holding up the wall D#Dealing with the fire and the earthquake E FdimBut that don't count, that don't count B/f# G#That don't count, that don't count C# F#That don't count for nothing much at all

I was never any good at loving youI was just some kind of tourist in your bed looking at the viewBut I can't forget where my lips have beenThose holy hills, that deep ravineI was never any goodI was never any goodNever any good at loving you

I was pretty good at taking out the garbageI was pretty good at holding up the wallI'm sorry for my crimes against the moonlightI didn't think, I didn't thinkI didn't think, I didn't thinkI just didn't think the moon would mind at all

I was never any good at loving youAt doing what a woman really wants a man to doYou're going to feel much betterWhen you cut me loose foreverI was never any goodNever any goodI was never any good at loving you

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 2nd fret

Chords:

D#dim: xx1212A/e: xx2220 or 002220

Intro: A

A EI was never any good at loving you AI was never any good at coming through for you DYou're going to feel much better DmWhen you cut me loose forever AI was never any good F#I was never any good B ENever any good at loving you

I was dying when we met, I bet my life on youBut you called me and I folded like you knew I'd doYou called my ace, my king, my bluffOkay, you win, enough's enoughI was never any goodNever any goodI was never any good at loving you

C#I was pretty good at taking out the garbage F#mPretty good at holding up the wall C#Dealing with the fire and the earthquake D D#dimBut that don't count, that don't count A/e F#That don't count, that don't count B EThat don't count for nothing much at all

I was never any good at loving youI was just some kind of tourist in your bed looking at the viewBut I can't forget where my lips have beenThose holy hills, that deep ravineI was never any goodI was never any goodNever any good at loving you

I was pretty good at taking out the garbageI was pretty good at holding up the wallI'm sorry for my crimes against the moonlightI didn't think, I didn't thinkI didn't think, I didn't thinkI just didn't think the moon would mind at all

I was never any good at loving youAt doing what a woman really wants a man to doYou're going to feel much betterWhen you cut me loose foreverI was never any goodNever any goodI was never any good at loving you

More Best of Leonard Cohen:

THE GREAT EVENT

written by Leonard Cohen

It's going to happen very soon.The great event which will end the horror.Which will end the sorrow.Next Tuesday, when the sun goes down,I will play the Moonlight Sonata backwards.This will reverse the effects of the world's mad plunge into suffering,for the last 200 million years.What a lovely night that would be.What a sigh of relief,as the senile robins become bright red again,and the retired nightingales,pick up their dusty tails,and assert the majesty of creation!

Live in Lille, France on Sept 25 2010:

BORN IN CHAINS

written by Leonard Cohen

G Bm EmI was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt G Bm Em DI was bound to a burden, but the burden it was raised C E Am FOh Lord, I can no longer keep this secret C C#dim Dsus4 DBlessed is the name, the name be praised.

I fled to the edge of a mighty sea of sorrowPursued by the riders of a cruel and dark regimeBut the waters parted and my soul crossed overOut of Egypt, Out of Pharaoh's dream.

B7 Em Word of words and the measure of all measures B7 Em Blessed is the name, the name be blessed C Cm G (Em) Written on my heart in burning letters Eb D That's all I know, I cannot read the rest.

I was idle with my soul, when I heard that you could use meI followed very closely, but my life remained the sameBut then you showed me where you had been woundedIn every atom, broken is the name.

I was alone on the road, your love was so confusingAnd all the teachers told me that I had myself to blameBut in the arms of sensual illusionA sweet unknowing, unified the name.

Word of words, and measure of all measures Blessed is the name, the name be blessed Written on my heart in burning letters That's all I know, I cannot read the rest.

I've heard the soul unfold in the chambers of its longingAnd the bitter liquor sweeten in the hammered cupAh but all the ladders of the night have fallenJust darkness now, to lift the spirit up.

instrumental G Bm EmG Bm Em D

C E Am FBut all the ladders of the night have fallen C C#dim Dsus4 DJust darkness now, to lift the spirit up.

Word of words, and measure of all measures Blessed is the name, the name be blessed Written on my heart in burning letters That's all I know, I cannot read the rest.

GCannot read the rest

Live in Katowice, Poland on Oct 4 2010:

FEELS SO GOOD

written by Leonard Cohen

C F/c CIt feels so good not to love you like I did C F/c CIt feels so good not to love you like I did G FIt's like they tore away my blindfold and they said: C"We're gonna let this prisoner live" G FIt's like they tore away my blindfold and they said: C"We're gonna let this prisoner live" Feels so good to wake up in the morning by myselfCup of coffee in the kitchen, fire up a little danger to my healthYou see I loved you when I loved you, but it always felt like I was someone elseI loved you when I loved you but I always felt like I was someone else

You drift into my dreams as though you had the rightAnd you show me how you broke me doing all the little things I really likeBut I let it all go by just so long as you and I don't have to fightI let it all go by just so long as you and I don't have to fight And it feels so good not to wonder who you're withWho you love, who you touch, and who you kissOh baby, would you ever guess that there's a side of loneliness as sweet as this?Oh baby, would you ever guess that there's a side of loneliness as sweet as this? I don't know about tomorrow, but I know what's coming nextI was broken when I met you, I was broken on the day that I leftBut there's a gypsy in my trailer who says I'll love you with my dying breathThere's a gypsy in my trailer who says I'll love you with my dying breath I'm running late, down that river to the seaI'm so glad, baby, I got to see you smiling back at meIt's like they took me out of rehab, they fixed me up and said: "The last one is free"It's like they took me out of rehab, they fixed me up and said: "The last one is free" Feels so good not to love you like I didI don't know why, baby, but it just isIt's like they tore away my blindfold and they said: "We're gonna let this prisoner live"It's like they tore away my blindfold and they said: "We're gonna let this prisoner live"