Chord Booklet

Leonard Cohen

10 songs|35 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

Dm7

Am7

F/C

Bbsus4

Bbm

Gm11

D/A

Bb/F

A/C

E/G

G/B

Em7

The Stranger Song

Key: CMedium

It's trCue that all the mBben you knCew were dGealers

Who said they were through with dDealing

Every time you gave them shEmelter

I knDow that kind of man

It's hard to hEmold the hand of anyone

Who is rDeaching for the sky just to surrEmender

And then swCeeping up the jBbokers thCat he lGeft behind

You find he did not leDave you very much

Not even lEmaughter

Like Dany dealer he was watching fEmor the card

That is so high and wDild

He'll never need to deal anEmother

He was jDust some Joseph looking for a mEmanger

And then lCeaning on your wBbindow sCill

He'll sGay one day you caused his will

To wDeaken with your love and warmth and shEmelter

And then tDaking from his wallet

An old schEmedule of trains, he'll say

I tDold you when I came I was a strEmanger

But nCow another strBbanger sCeems

To wGant you to ignore his dreams

As thDough they were the burden of some Emother

O you've sDeen that man before

His golden Emarm dispatching cards

But now it's rDusted from the elbow to the fEminger

And he wDants to trade the game he plays for shEmelter

Yes he wDants to trade the game he knows for shEmelter

Ah you hCate to watch anBbother tCired mGan

Lay down his hGand

Like he was gDiving up the holy game of pEmoker

And whDile he talks his dreams to sleep

You nEmotice there's a highway

That is cDurling up like smoke above his shEmoulder

It's cDurling just like smoke above his shEmoulder

You tCell him to come Bbin sit dCown

But sGomething makes you turn around

The dDoor is open you can't close your shEmelter

You trDy the handle of the road

It Emopens do not be afraid

It's yoDu my love, you who are the strEmanger

Well, CI've been waiting, BbI was sCure

We'd mGeet between the trains we're waiting fDor

I think it's time to board anEmother

Please Dunderstand, I never had a sEmecret chart

To get me to the hDeart of this

Or any other mEmatter

When he tDalks like this you don't know what he's Emafter

When he spDeaks like this, you don't know what he's Emafter

Let's mCeet tomorrow Bbif you chCoose

UpGon the shore, beneath the bridge

That thDey are building on some endless rEmiver

Then he lDeaves the platform

For the sleeping cEmar that's warm

You realize, he's Donly advertising on more shEmelter

And it cDomes to you, he never was a strEmanger

And you sDay okay the bridge or someplace lEmater

And then swCeeping up the jBbokers thCat he lGeft behind

You find he did not lDeave you very much

Not even lEmaughter

Like Dany dealer he was watching fEmor the card

That is so high and wDild

He'll never need to deal anEmother

He was jDust some Joseph looking for a mEmanger

And lCeaning on your wBbindow sCill

He'll sGay one day you caused his will

To wDeaken with your love and warmth and shEmelter

And then tDaking from his wallet

An old schEmedule of trains

He'll say, I tDold you when I came I was a strEmanger

I tDold you when I came I was a strEmanger

I tDold you when I came I was a strEmanger...

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Take This Waltz

Key: CHard

Dm7

Am7

CG4G

CCAmCE7Am

Now in Vienna there`s ten pretty woman.There`s a shoulder where death comes to cry. There`s a

FGFC

lobby with nine hundread windows. There`s a tree where the doves go to die. There`s a

AmDmA7Dm

piece that was torn from the morning and it hangs in the gallery of frost

Refrain 1:

FAy Ay Ay CAy. Take this E7waltz, take this Amwaltz. Take this Dm7waltz with the clamp on it`s

Fjaws G Am7 G

Refrain 2:

FAy Ay Ay CAy. Take this E7waltz, take this Awaltz. Take it`s F6broken waist in your hand

This waltz, this waltz, this waltz this

Am waltz, with its vDmery own breath of bAmrandy and death. DF6ragging its tail in the Csea

Now in CVienna there's ten pretty Amwomen

There's a Cshoulder where E7death comes to Amcry

There's a Flobby with nine hundred Gwindows

There's a Ftree where the doves go to Cdie

There's a Ampiece that was torn from the morning

And it Dmhangs in the A7Gallery of DmFrost

Refrain 1:

FAey, aey, aey, Caey

Take this E7waltz, take this Amwaltz

Take this wDm7altz with the clamp on its Fjaws

Oh I Cwant you, I E7want you, I Amwant you

On a Cchair with a dead magaAmzine

In the Fcave at the tip of the Glily

In some Fhallway where love's never Cbeen

On a Ambed where the moon has been sweating

In a Dmcry filled with A7footsteps and Dmsand

Refrain 2:

FAey, aey, aey, Caey

Take this E7waltz, take this Awaltz

Take its F6broken waist in your Ghand

This Amwaltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz

With its Dmvery own breath of Ambrandy and death

F6Dragging its tail in the Csea

There's a concert hall in Vienna

Where your mouth had a thousand reviews

There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking

They've been sentenced to death by the blues

But who is it climbs to your picture

With a garland of freshly cut tears?

Refrain 1:

Aey, aey, aey, aey

Take this waltz, take this waltz

Take this waltz it's been dying for years

There's an attic where children are playing

Where I've got to lie down with you soon

In a dream of Hungarian lanterns

In the mist of some sweet afternoon

And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow

All your sheep and your lilies of snow

Refrain 2:

Aey, aey, aey, aey

Take this waltz, take this waltz

With its, I'll never forget you, you know

This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz

With its very own breath of brandy and death

Dragging its tail in the sea

And I'll dance with you in Vienna

I'll be wearing a river's disguise

The hyacinth wild on my shoulder

My mouth on the dew of your thighs

And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook

With the photographs there, and the moss

And I'll Fyield to the flood of your Gbeauty

My Fcheap violin and my Ccross

And you'll Amcarry me down on your dancing

To the Dmpools that you A7lift on your Dmwrist

Refrain 1:

Oh my love, oh my love

Take this waltz, take this waltz

It's yours now, it's all that there is Bridge 1 + Bridge 3/Intro

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Always

Key: FHard

Dm7

F/C

Bbsus4

Bbm

Gm11

D/A

Bb/F

FOh friends... don't matter if youDm7're a maCn For a woman

FIf you're inDm7 love with somebCody, thFese are the words that you gottDm7a learn to say C F

FNow listen carefully

Here it comeDm7s... C F F/C F F7 C Bb

FI'll be loving yDm7ou alwayCs F F7 A Bbsus4

CWith a love that's truDm7e, aClwFays Dm7 C

FWhen the thing you've planned G7 A

ANeeds my helping hand F E

EI will understand, alwAays,D7 alwGays C Dm7

FDays may not be faiDm7r, alwayCs F

FYeE7ah Ebbut tDhat's when I'll be there, alwGmays Gm D Gm Bb

BbNot for just an hBbmour F

FNot for just a G7day Gm

GmNot for just a CyeGm11ar, aBblwaFys

FI said that I'll be loving yoDm7u, alwayCs F

With a love that'sC true, a love that's trDmue,C alwFays Dm7 C

FWhen the thing you've plannedG7

ANeeds my helping hand

I wEill, I will understand, alwAays,D7 alwaGys C

FF/CFF/C

FF/CFE7Eb

DD/ADD/A

GmGmDGmGmD

BBb/FBbm

FF/CG7

GmC

The dFays may not be fair, always

FYeE7ah Ebbut thDat's when I'll be there, alwGmays

BbNot for just a second, or a mBbminute, or an hour

NFot for just a weekend and a shG7ake down in the shower

NGmot for just the summer and the wCinter going sour

But Falways, always, always

FF/CFDm7C

FOk if you don't want to quit, let's try it one more time...

FF/CFDm7C

FI'll be loving yDm7ou, alwaCysF F7 A Bbsus4

CWith a love that's tDm7rue,C aFlways Dm7 C

FWhen the thing you've planned A

ANeeds my helping hand

I will understEand, I will, I will understand,A alwD7ays, alwGays C

FThe days may not be fair, always... don't worry, baby

That's when DI'll be there,Gm always

BbNot for just an hBbmour

FNot for just a dG7ay

GmNot for just a yCear, but alwaysF...

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Alexandra Leaving

Key: FHard

Suddenly the night has grown colder.

F The god of love prepaAmring to depart. Dm

C Alexandra hoisted on his shBboulder, F

F They slip betwAmeen the sentries of theDm heart.

C Upheld by the simplicities of pleasure, Bb F

They gCain the light, they formlDmessly entwine; Bb

And radiaGmnt beyond your widest measure Bb . C

F They fall among the voices Amand the wine Dm

CIt?s not a trick, your senses all deceiving,Bb F

A fitful dream,Bb the morning will exChaust Dm

Say goodbye toBb Alexandra leaving. Gm . C

Then say goodbye toF Alexandra lostDm Bb

GmCF

Even though she sleeps upon your satin;

F Even though she wakes you with aAm kiss. Dm

C Do not say the moment was imagined; Bb F

F Do not stoop to strategiAmes like this. Dm

C As someone long prepared for this Bbto happen, F

Go Cfirmly to the window. Drink it in. Dm Bb

ExquisGmite music. Alexandra laBbughing. C .

F Your firm commitmentsAm tangible again Dm

ACnd you who had the honor of her evening, Bb F

And by the honor had your owBbn restored C Dm

Say goodbye to AlexandraBb leaving; Gm C

Alexandra leaving wiFth her lord. Dm Bb

GmCF

Even though she sleeps upon your satin;

Even though she wakes you with a kBbiss. C Dm

Do not say the moment was imagined; Bb C Dm

Do not stoop to strategies like Bbthis. C Dm

GmC

As someone long prepared for the occasion;

F In full command of every plan yAmou wrecked Dm

C Do not choose a coward?s explanation Bb F

F that hides behind the cause andAm the effect. Dm

CAnd you who were bewildered by a meaning; Bb F

Whose code was broken, crucifix uncrosBbsed C Dm

Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving. Gm C

Then say goodbye to FAlexandra loDmst. Bb

Say goodbye toGm Alexandra leaving. C F

Then say goodbye to AFlexandra lostDm. Bb

GmCF

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Almost Like The Blues

Key: DmMedium

-/- Detailed version -/-

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

I Dmsaw some people starving

There was Dmmurder, there was rape

Their Dmvillages were burning

They were Dmtrying to escape

I Gmcouldn't meet their glances

I was Gmstaring at my shoes

It was Dmacid, it was tragic

It was Dmalmost like the blues

WAmoo-oo-oGmoo It was almost like the blDmues Dm

I Dmhave to die a little

BetDmween each murderous thought

And Dmwhen I'm finished thinking

I Dmhave to die a lot

There's Gmtorture and there's killing

And there's Gmall my bad reviews

The Dmwar, the children missing

Lord, it's Dmalmost like the blues

WAmoo-oGmoo It's almost like the Dm blues Dm

So I Dmlet my heart get frozen

To Dmkeep away the rot

My Dmfather says I'm chosen

My Dmmother says I'm not

I Gmlistened to their story

Of the GmGypsies and the Jews

It was good, Dm it wasn't boring

It was Dmalmost like the blues

Am Woo-oo-oo-oGmoo It was almost like the Dm blues Dm

There Dmis no G-d in Heaven

And there Dmis no Hell below

So Dmsays the great professor

Of Dmall there is to know

But I've Gmhad the invitation

That a Gmsinner can't refuse

And it's Dmalmost like salvation

It's Dmalmost like the blues

WAmooo-oo-oo-oGmoo It's almost like the Dm blues Dm

WAmooo-oo-oo-oGmoo Almost like the Dm blues Dm

Am Woo-oo-oo-oGmoo, Almost like the Dm blues Dm Dm Dm

-/- Compact version -/-

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

12-bar minor blues:

DmDmDmDmGmGmDmDmAmGmDmDm

I saw some people starving

There was murder, there was rape

Their villages were burning

They were trying to escape

I couldn't meet their glances

I was staring at my shoes

It was acid, it was tragic

It was almost like the blues

Woo-oo-ooo It was almost like the blues

I have to die a little

Between each murderous thought

And when I'm finished thinking

I have to die a lot

There's torture and there's killing

And there's all my bad reviews

The war, the children missing

Lord, it's almost like the blues

Woo-ooo It's almost like the blues

So I let my heart get frozen

To keep away the rot

My father says I'm chosen

My mother says I'm not

I listened to their story

Of the Gypsies and the Jews

It was good, it wasn't boring

It was almost like the blues

Woo-oo-oo-ooo It was almost like the blues

There is no G-d in Heaven

And there is no Hell below

So says the great professor

Of all there is to know

But I've had the invitation

That a sinner can't refuse

And it's almost like salvation

It's almost like the blues

Woo-oo-oo-ooo It's almost like the blues

Woo-oo-oo-ooo Almost like the blues

Woo-oo-oo-ooo, Almost like the blues

-/- End -/-

Hope you?ll enjoy!

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The Partisan

Key: GCapo 3Medium

When they pGoured across the bordeEmr

I was cauGtioned to surrendEmer,

this I cGould not dDo

C I took my gun and vanisGhed. B7

EmEmEmEm

I have chGanged my name so ofEmten,

I've loGst my wife and chiEmldren

but I hGave many friendsD,

C and some of them are with mGe. B7

EmEmEmEm

An old woGman gave us shEmelter,

kept us hGidden in the gEmarret,

then the Gsoldiers came. D

C she died without a whisGper. B7

EmEmEmEm

There were Gthree of us this moEmrning

I'm the onGly one this eveEmning

but I Gmust go on D

C the frontiers are my pri-sGon. B7

EmEmEmEm

Oh, the wiGnd, the wind is blEmowing,

through the Ggraves the wind is bEmlowing,

freedom Gsoon will come D

C then we'll come from the sGhadows.B7

EmEmEmEm

Les AllemGands étaient chez mEmoi, The Germans were at my home

ils m'onGt dit "Résigne-Emtoi" They said, "Sign yourself,"

mais je Gn'ai pas peurD; But I am not afraid

C j'ai repris mon armGe. B7 I have retaken my weapon.

EmEmEmEm

J'ai changGe cent fois de nEmom, I have changed names a hundred times

j'ai perdGu femme et enfanEmts I have lost wife and children

mais j'ai Gtant d'amis D But I have so many friends

C j'ai la France entire.G B7 I have all of France

EmEmEmEm

Un vieil Ghomme dans un greniEmer An old man, in an attic

pour la Gnuit nous a cachEme, Hid us for the night

les AllemGands l'ont pris D The Germans captured him

C il est mort sans surpriGse. B7 He died without surprise.

EmEmEmEm

Oh, the Gwind, the wind is bEmlowing,

through the Ggraves the wind isEm blowing,

freedom Gsoon will come; D

C then we'll come from the shadGows. B7 Em Em Em Em

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Going Home

Key: BmHard

A/C

E/G

BmADGADG

I'd Dlove to speak with Leonard

He's a Emsportsman and a shepherd

He's a Glazy bastard living in a Dsuit

But he Ddoes say what I tell him

Even Emthough it isn't welcome

He just Gdoesn't have the freedom to DrefuseA/C

He will Bmspeak these words of wisdom

Like a Asage, a man Fof vision

Though he Bmknows he's really Enothing

But the Gbrief elaborE/Gation of a Atube

Going Dhome without my sorEmrow

Going Chome sometime tomorGrow

Going Chome to where it's Gbetter than beBmfore A

Going Dhome without my burEmden

Going Chome behind the curGtain

Going Chome without the coGstume that I Bmwore A

BmADGADG

He Dwants to write a love song

An Emanthem of forgiving

A maGnual for living with deDfeat A

A Dcry above the suffering

A Csacrifice recEmovering

But that Gisn't what I need Dhim to complete A

I Bmwant him to be cerDtain

That he Adoesn't have a burFden

That he Bmdoesn't need a visionE

That he Gonly has permisEsion

To Ado my instant Fbidding

Which is to Bmsay what I have Etold him to reApeat

Going Dhome without my sorEmrow

Going Chome sometime tomorGrow

Going Chome to where it's Gbetter than beBmfore A

Going Dhome without my burEmden

Going Chome behind the curGtain

Going Chome without the coGstume that I Bmwore A

BmADGADG

I'm going Dhome without my sorEmrow

Going Chome sometime tomorGrow

Going Chome to where it's Gbetter than beBmfore A

Going Dhome without my burEmden

Going Chome behind the curGtain

Going Chome without the coGstume that I Bmwore A

BmADGADG

No chords for two measures, strum chords only once on outro.

I'd Dlove to speak with Leonard

He's a Emsportsman and a shepherd

He's a Glazy bastard

Living in a Dsuit

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Stories Of The Street

Key: AmHard

The stAmories of the stCreet are mine, the SpaEmnish voices lBmaugh.

AmThe Cadillacs go cCreeping now through the nEmight and the poison Bmgas,

and AmI lean from my wFindow sill in this Gold hFotel I chBose,

yes Eone hand on my sAuicide, oEne hand on the rDose. A Am

I kAmnow you've heard it's Cover now and Emwar must surely Bmcome,

Am the cities they are bCroke in half and the mEmiddle men are Bmgone.

But Amlet me ask you oFne more time, O chGildren Fof the dBusk,

All these hEunters who are shrAieking now oh dEo they speak for Dus? A Am

And wAmhere do all these hCighways go, Emnow that we are fBmree?

AmWhy are the armies Cmarching still that Emwere coming home to Bmme?

O lAmady with your lFegs so fine OG strangFer at your Bwheel,

You are lEocked into your sAuffering and your plEeasures are the sDeal. A Am

The Amage of lustC is giving birth, and Emboth the parents Bmask

Am the nurse to tell themC fairy tales on Emboth sides of the gBmlass.

Am And now the infantF with his cord is hGauled in Flike a kBite,

and oEne eye filled with bAlueprints, oEne eye filled with nigDht. A Am

O cAmome with me my Clittle one, Emwe will find that Bmfarm

and grAmow us grass and Capples there and Emkeep all the animals Bmwarm.

And Amif by chance I wFake at night and I aGsk you Fwho I amB,

O taEke me to the slAaughterhouse, I will wEait there with the lDamb. A Am

With oAmne hand on the Chexagram and oEmne hand on the Bmgirl

I bAmalance on aC wishing well that aEmll men call the wBmorld.

We aAmre so small betwFeen the stars, so Glarge aFgainst the sBky,

and loEst among the sAubway crowds I tEry to catch your Deye. A Am

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Halleluya

Key: CMedium

G/B

Em7

IC've heard there was a sAmecret chord

That CDavid played, and it pAmleased the Lord

But Fyou don't really cGare for music, dCo you? G

Well it gCoes like this, the fFourth, the fGifth

The mAminor fall and the Fmajor lift

The bG/Baffled king compEm7osing HalleAmlujah

HalleFlujah, HalleAmlujah

HalleFlujah, HalleClu-uuGu-uujCah G

Your fCaith was strong but you neAmeded proof

You sCaw her bathing onAm the roof

Her bFeauty and the mGoonlight overCthrew you G

She tCied you to a kFitchen chGair

She bAmroke your throne and she Fcut your hair

And frG/Bom your lips she drEm7ew the HallelAmujah

HalleFlujah, HalleAmlujah

HalleFlujah, HalleClu-uuGu-uujCah G

BCaby I've been hAmere before

I knCow this room, I've wAmalked this floor

I Fused to live alGone before I kCnew you. G

I've sCeen your flag on the MFarble GArch

But lAmove is not a vFictory march

It's a cG/Bold and it's a brEm7oken HallelAmujah

HalleFlujah, HalleAmlujah

HalleFlujah, HalleClu-uuGu-uujCah G

There wCas a time you lAmet me know

What's rCeally going Amon below,

But nFow you never shGow it to me, Cdo you? G

I remCember when I Fmoved in Gyou,

And the hAmoly dove was mFoving too,

and G/Bevery breath we dEm7rew was HalleAmlujah.

HalleFlujah, HalleAmlujah

HalleFlujah, HalleClu-uuGu-uujCah G

Now, mCaybe there's a AmGod above,

As for mCe, all I ever lAmearned from love

Is hFow to shoot at someGone who outdrCew you. G

It's nCo complaint you hFear tonGight,

It's nAmot some pilgrim who's sFeen the light

It's a cG/Bold and it's a very lEm7onely HallelAmujah.

HalleFlujah, HalleAmlujah

HalleFlujah, HalleClu-uuGu-uujCah G

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10.

Iodine

Key: DmHard

DmDmGmC7

I nFeeded you,A7 I knew I was in dDmanger

Of lFosing what I A7used to think was mDmine

BbYou let me lFove youBb till I was a fFailure

YourA beauty on my bruise lDmike CiodiCne B Gm F F E

I Fasked you if a mA7an could be forgivenDm

AndF though I failed at lA7ove, was this a criDmme?

BbYou said, Don't worrFy, dBbon't worry, darliFng

BbYou said, Don't woFrry, dBbon't you worry, daFrling

TherAe are many ways a man Dmcan CservCe hBis timGme F F E

You Fcovered up that A7place I could not masteDmr

ItD wasn't dark enoA7ugh to shut my eyesDm

BbSo I was with yFou, OBb sweet compassioFn

BbYes I was with Fyou, OBb sweet compassioFn

CompAassion with the sting Dmof iCodinCe B Gm F F E

YourA saintly kisses reekedDm of CiodiCne B Gm F F E

YourA fragrance with a fumeDm of CiodiCne B Gm F F E

And Apity in the room like DmiodiCne C B Gm F F E

Your sAister fingers burned lDmike CiodiCne B Gm F F E

And Aall my wanton lust wasDm iodCine C B Gm F F E

My mAasquerade of trust wasDm iodCine C B Gm F F E

And Aeverywhere the flare oDmf ioCdineC B Gm F F E

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