Artist: Leonard Cohen
Genre: Rock & Roll
Roman Numerals: II, II7, iii, III7, IV, V, vi
Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by: Leadpencil9
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on the Perfect Fourth] |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
| Ah, we're |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drinking and we're dancing |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the band is really happening |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Johnny Walker wisdom running high, |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And my |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] very sweet companion, |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] she's the Angel of Compassion |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] and she's |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] rubbing half the world against her thigh. |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And every |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drinker, every dancer |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lifts a happy face to thank her |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the |
fiddler fiddles |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] something so sub |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] lime |
| all the |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] women tear their blouses off |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] the men they dance on the polka dots |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] and it's |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] partner found and it's partner lost |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's |
CLOSING TIME |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Yeah, the |
women tear their blouses off |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] the men they dance on the polka dots |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's |
partner found and it's |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] partner lost |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] and it's |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hell to pay when the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fiddler stops |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's |
CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
| We're |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lonely, we're romantic |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the cider's laced with acid |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Holy Spirit's crying, "Where's the beef?" |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And the |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] moon is swimming naked |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] and the summer night is fragrant |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] with a |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] mighty expectation of relief |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] So we |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] struggle and we stagger |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] down the snakes and up the ladder |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] to the |
tower where the |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] blessed hours |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] chime |
| and I |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] swear it happened just like this: |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] a sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Gates of Love they budged an inch |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can't say much has happened since |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but |
CLOSING TIME |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I |
swear it happned just like this: |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] a sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] the |
Gates of Love they |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] budged an inch |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] I |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] can't say much has |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] happened since |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] can't say much has happened since, can't say much has happened since, |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but |
CLOSING TIME, |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |
| I |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] loved you for your beauty |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] but that doesn't make a fool of me |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] you were in it for your beauty too |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] and I |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] loved you for your body |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] there's a voice that sounds like God to me |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] declaring (declaring) declaring ( |
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] declaring) |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] declaring that you're body's really you (really really really really) |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] loved you when our love was blessed |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I love you now there's nothing left |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but |
sorrow and a |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] sense of over |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] time |
| and I |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] miss you since the place got wrecked |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] but I just don't care what happens next |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] looks like freedom but it feels like death |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's something in between, I guess |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's |
CLOSING TIME |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Yeah. I |
miss you since the place got wrecked |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by the winds of change and the weeds of sex |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] looks like freedom but it |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] feels like death |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] it's |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] something in be |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tween, I guess |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's |
CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
| Yeah, we're |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] drinking and we're dancing |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but there's nothing really happening |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] place is dead as Heaven on a Saturday night |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And my |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] very close companion |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] gets me fumbling gets me laughing |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] she's a |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hundred but she's wearing something tight |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And I |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lift my glass to the Awful Truth |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] which you can't reveal to the Ears of Youth |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ex |
cept to say it |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] isn't worth a |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dime |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] And the |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] whole damn place goes crazy twice |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] and it's once for the Devil and it's once for Christ |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] but the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Boss don't like these dizzy heights |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] we're busted in the blinding lights |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] of |
CLOSING TIME |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] The |
whole damn place goes crazy twice |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's once for the Devil and it's once for Christ |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] but the |
Boss don't like these |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] dizzy heights |
[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] we're |
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] busted in the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] blinding lights |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (busted in the blinding lights) |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] busted in the blinding lights |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] of |
CLOSING TIME, |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Oh, the |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] women tear their blouses off |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and the men they dance on the polka dots, it's |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And it's |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] partner found, and it's partner lost |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] and it's hell to pay when the fiddler stops |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] swear it happned just like this: |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] A sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss, it's |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gates of love they budged an inch |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I can't say much has happned since but |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] loved you when our love was blessed |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I love you now, there's nothing left but |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And I |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] missed you since our place got wrecked |
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by the winds of change and the weeds of sex, it's |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] CLOSING TIME |