Thanks For The Dance Chords - Leonard Cohen

Intro

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Verse 1

Dm I was always working steady Bb But I never called it art Bb/G I got my shit together A7 Meeting Christ and reading Marx Dm It failed my little fire Bb But it's bright, the dying spark Bb/G Go tell the young messiah A7 What happens to the heart

Interlude

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Verse 2

Dm There's a mist of summer kisses Bb Where I tried to double-park Bb/G The rivalry was vicious A7 The women were in charge Dm It was nothing, it was business Bb But it left an ugly mark Bb/G I've come here to revisit A7 What happens to the heart

Interlude

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Verse 3

Dm I was selling holy trinkets Bb I was dressing kind of sharp Bb/G Had a pussy in the kitchen A7 And a panther in the yard Dm In the prison of the gifted Bb I was friendly with the guards Bb/G So I never had to witness A7 Bb What happens to the heart

Interlude

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Verse 4

Dm I should have seen it coming Bb After all I knew the chart Bb/G Just to look at her was trouble A7 It was trouble from the start Dm Sure we played a stunning couple Bb But I never liked the part Bb/G It ain't pretty, it ain't subtle A7 What happens to the heart

Interlude

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Verse 5

Dm Now the angel's got a fiddle Bb The devil's got a harp Bb/G Every soul is like a minnow A7 Every mind is like a shark Dm I've broken every window Bb But the house, the house is dark Bb/G I care but very little A7 What happens to the heart

Interlude

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Verse 6

Dm Then I studied with this beggar Bb He was filthy, he was scarred Bb/G By the claws of many women A7 He had failed to disregard Dm No fable here no lesson Bb No singing meadowlark Bb/G Just a filthy beggar guessing A7 Bb What happens to the heart

Interlude

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Verse 7

Dm I was always working steady Bb But I never called it art Bb/G It was just some old convention A7 Like the horse before the cart Dm I had no trouble betting Bb On the flood, against the ark Bb/G You see, I knew about the ending A7 Dm What happens to the heart

Interlude

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Outro

Dm I was handy with a rifle Bb My father's .303 Bb/G I fought for something final A7 Not the right to disagree ----------------------- 2. Moving On ----------------------- Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Music by Adam Cohen & Patrick Leonard --------------- Chord Voicings: --------------- Am - X02210 Asus2 - X02200 Dm - XX0231 Dsus2 - XX0230 G6 - 320000 G - 320003 C - 3x2010 E7 - 020130 F - 133211 E - 022100

Verse 1

Am Asus2 Am I loved your face I loved your hair Dm Dsus2 Dm Your t-shirts and your evening-wear Dm Dsus2 G6 G As for the world the job the war C G C E7 I ditched them all to love you more

Verse 2

Am Asus2 Am And now you're gone, now you're gone Dm Dsus2 Dm As if there ever was a you Dm Dsus2 G6 G Who broke the heart and made it new? C G C E7 F E Who's mov-ing on, who's kiddin' who?

Interlude

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Verse 3

Am Asus2 Am I loved your moods I love the way Dm Dsus2 Dm They threaten every single day Dm Dsus2 G6 G Your beauty ruled me though I knew C G C E7 Twas more hormonal that the view

Verse 4

Am Asus2 Am Now you're gone, now you're gone Dm Dsus2 Dm As if there ever was a you Dm Dsus2 G6 G Queen of lilac, queen of blue C G C E7 F E Who's moving on, who's kiddin' who?

Interlude

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Verse 1

Am Asus2 Am I loved your face I loved your hair Dm Dsus2 Dm Your t-shirts and your evening-wear Dm Dsus2 G6 G As for the world the job the war C G C E7 I ditched them all to love you more

Verse 2

Am Asus2 Am And now you're gone, now you're gone Dm Dsus2 Dm As if there ever was a you Dm Dsus2 G6 E7 Who held me dyin' pulled me through C G C E7 F E Who's mov-ing on, who's kiddin' who?

Interlude

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Outro

C G C E7 F E Who's mov-ing on, who's kiddin' who? ------------------------- 3. The Night of Santiago ------------------------- Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Music by Adam Cohen --------------- Chord Voicings: --------------- Dm - XX0231 C5 - 3x5XXX C - 3x2010 Cmaj7 - 3x2000 Am7 - X02010 Em7 - 022033 F - 133211 Bdim - X3x43X G7 - 320001 Intro - Lead Guitar Dm

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Verse 1

C5 She said she was a maiden C5 That wasn't what I heard C5 For the sake of conversation C5 I took her at her word

Verse 2

C The lights went out behind us Cmaj7 The fireflies undressed C The broken sidewalk ended Am7 I touched her sleeping breasts

Verse 3

C They opened to me urgently Em7 Like lilies from the dead C Behind a fine embroidery Am7 Her nipples rose like bread C Then I took off my necktie Em7 And she took off her dress C My belt and pistol set aside Am7 We tore away the rest Interlude - Spanish Guitar

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Chorus

C The night of Santiago F C And I was passing through C F C So I took her to the river F C As any man would do

Verse 2

C Her thighs they slipped away from me C Like schools of startled fish C Though I've forgotten half my life C I still remember this C Now, as a man I won't repeat C The things she said aloud C Except for this, my lips are sealed forever C And for now

Pre-Chorus

C And soon there's sand in every kiss Em7 And soon the dawn is ready C And soon the night surrenders Am7 To a daffodil machete C I gave her something pretty Em7 And I waited till she laughed C I wasn't born a gypsy Am7 To make a woman sad Interlude - Spanish Guitar

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Chorus

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F C

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F C

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Verse 2

C I didn't fall in love of course C It's never up to you C But she was walking back and forth C And I was passing through Bdim When I took her to the river Bdim In her virginal apparel Bdim G7 When I took her to the river G7 On that night of Santiago C5 And yes she lied about it all C5 Her children and her husband C5 You were born to judge the world C5 Forgive me but I wasn't

Chorus

Outro

C The night of Santiago F C And I was passing through C F C So I took her to the river F C As any man would do C The night of Santiago F C And I was passing through C F C So I took her to the river F C As any man would do ------------------------- 4. Thanks for the Dance ------------------------- Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Music by Anjani Thomas Capo: 1st Fret --------------- Chord Voicings: --------------- D - XX0232 G - 320003 A - X02220 Bm - 2x4432 Gm - 355333 E7 - 020130 A6 - X02222 G6 - 320000 A7 - X02020

Intro

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Verse 1

D Thanks for the dance G D I'm sorry you're tired A D The evening has hardly begun D Thanks for the dance G D Try to look inspired A D One two three, one two three one

Pre-Chorus

A There's a rose in your hair D Your shoulders are bare Bm A G Gm You've been wearing this costume forever

Chorus

D So turn up the music G Pour out the wine E7 Stop at the surface Gm The surface is fine A6 G6 D We don't need to go any deeper

Verse 2

D Thanks for the dance G D I hear that we're married A D One two three, one two three one D Thanks for the dance G D And the baby you carried A D It was almost a daughter or a son

Pre-Chorus

A And there's nothing to do D But to wonder if you Bm A Are as hopeless as me G Gm And as decent

Chorus

D We're joined in the spirit G Joined at the hip E7 Joined in the panic Gm Wondering if A6 G6 We've come to some sort D A Of agreement

Interlude

D A A7 D Dum Dum Dah-Dum D A A7 D Dum Dum Dah-Dum

Verse 3

It was fine it was fast D We were first we were last Bm A G Gm In line at the Temple of Pleasure D But the green was so green G And the blue was so blue

Pre-Chorus

E7 I was so I Gm And you were so you A G6 The crisis was light D A A7 As a feather

Chorus

D Thanks for the dance A A7 It was hell, it was swell D It was fun D Thanks for all the dances A A7 D One two three, one two three one

Outro

D A A7 D Dum Dum Dah-Dum D A A7 D Dum Dum Dah-Dum ------------------------- 5. It's Torn ------------------------- Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Music by Adam Cohen & Sharon Robinson --------------- Chord Voicings: --------------- Am - X02210 G - 320003 C - 3x2010 E7 - 020130 F - 133211 Fmaj7b5 - X3x200 E - 022100

Verse 1

Am I see you in windows Am That open so wide G There's nothing beyond them Am And no one inside

Verse 2

Am You kick off your sandals Am And shake out your hair G The salt on your shoulders Am Like sparks in the air

Verse 3

Am There's silt on your ankles Am And sand on your feet G The river too shallow Am The ocean too deep

Verse 4

Am You smile at your suffering Am The sweetest reprieve G Why did you leave us? Am Why did you leave?

Chorus

C You kick off your sandals C And shake out your hair E7 It's torn where you're dancing E7 It's torn everywhere

Verse 5

Am It's torn on the right Am And it's torn on the left F It's torn in the centre F Fmaj7b5 E Which few can accept

Verse 6

Am It's torn where there's beauty Am It's torn where there's death G It's torn where there's mercy Am But torn somewhat less

Verse 7

Am It's torn in the highest Am From kingdom to crown G The messages fly Am But the network is down

Verse 8

Am Bruised at the shoulder Am And cut at the wrist G The sea rushes home Am To its thimble of mist

Verse 9

Am The opposites falter Am The spirals reverse G And Eve must re-enter Am The sleep of her birth

Chorus

C And up through the system C The worlds are withdrawn E7 From every dominion E7 The mind stood upon Am And now that you told her Am And now that it's done F The name has no number F Fmaj7b5 E Not even the one

Verse 10

Am Come gather the pieces Am All scattered and lost G The lie in what's holy Am The light in what's not Verse 11 Am The story's been written Am The letter's been sealed G You gave me a lily Am But now it's a field

Outro

Am You kick off your sandals Am And shake out your hair G It's torn where you're dancing Am It's torn everywhere ------------------------- 6. The Goal ------------------------- Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Music by Adam Cohen --------------- Chord Voicings: --------------- Em - 022000 C - 3x2010 B - 2x4442 B7 - 2x4242 C/B - 2x2010 Am - X02210 G - 320003

Intro

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Verse 1

Em C I can't leave my house B B7 Em Or answer the phone C I'm going down again B7 But I'm not alone

Verse 2

B Settling at last Em Accounts of the soul C This for the trash B B7 Em That paid in full

Verse 3

C As for the fall, it C/B Am Began long ago B7 Can't stop the rain Em Can't stop the snow

Verse 4

G I sit in my chair Am I look at the street B7 The neighbor returns Em My smile of defeat

Verse 5

C C/B Am I move with the leaves B7 I shine with the chrome Em I'm almost alive Em C I'm almost at home

Verse 6

B B7 No one to follow Em And nothing to teach C Except that the goal Em Falls short of the reach ------------------------- 7. Puppets ------------------------- Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Music by Adam Cohen --------------- Chord Voicings: --------------- G - 320003 D - XX0232 C - 3x2010 Em - 022000 Cadd9 - 3x2030 B7 - 2x4242 Am - X02210

Verse 1

G German puppets burnt the Jews G Jewish puppets did not choose

Verse 2

D Puppet vultures eat the dead C Puppet corpses they are fed

Verse 3

G Puppet winds and puppet waves G Puppet sailors in their graves

Verse 4

D Puppet flower, puppet stem C Puppet time dismantles them

Verse 5

G Puppet me and puppet you Em C G Puppet German, puppet Jew

Verse 6

G Puppet presidents command G Puppet troops to burn the land

Verse 7

D Puppet fire, puppet flames Cadd9 Feed on all the puppet names

Verse 8

G Puppet lovers in their bliss G Turn away from all of this

Verse 9

D Puppet reader shakes his head Cadd9 Takes his puppet wife to bed

Verse 10

G Puppet me and puppet you Em C G Puppet German, puppet Jew nterlude ||: G | Em C G || Verse 11 G Puppet presidents command B7 Puppet troops to burn the land Verse 12 C Cadd9 C Puppet fire, puppet flames Am Feed on all the puppet names Verse 13 G Puppet night comes down to play G The after-act to puppet day ------------------------- 8. The Hills ------------------------- Music & Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Capo: 2nd Fret --------------- Chord Voicings: --------------- Am - X02210 Dm - XX0231 G - 320003 E - 022100 F - 133211 C - 3x2010 Fm - 133111 Asus2 - X02200

Chorus

N.C. Am I can't make the hills Am The system is shot Dm I'm living on pills Am For which I thank God

Verse 2

Am My animal howls Am My angel's upset Dm But I'm not allowed G A trace of regret

Verse 2

E For someone will use Am The thing I could not be E My heart will be heard Am Dm Impersonally

Verse 3

Dm She'll step on the path Am She'll see what I mean Dm My will cut in half Am And freedom between

Verse 4

E For this in a second F Our lives will collide C The endless suspended G The door opened wide

Verse 5

F And she will be born C To someone like you G What I left undone C She will certainly do

Verse 6

F I know she is coming Fm And I know she will look C And that is the longing G And this is the hook

Chorus

Am I can't make the hills Am The system is shot Dm I'm living on pills Am For which I thank God

Verse 7

Am My page was too white Am My ink was too thinned Dm The day wouldn't write G But the night penciled in

Verse 8

F But I know she's coming C And I know she will look G That is the longing C This is the hook

Verse 9

F I know she is coming Fm And I know she will look C That is the longing G And this is the hook

Chorus

Am Asus2 Am I can't make the hills Am Asus2 Am The system is shot Dm I'm living on pills Am Asus2 Am For which I thank God

Verse 10

Am Asus2 Am I sailed like a swan Am Asus2 Am I sank like a rock Dm But time is long gone G Past my laughing stock

Chorus

F I can't make the hills Fm The system is shot C I'm living on pills G For which I thank God ---------------------------- 9. Listen to the Hummingbird ---------------------------- Lyrics by Leonard Cohen Music by Adam Cohen ***Note: Please follow along with the chord voicings I've provided below. The F6 voicing changes slightly so pay attention to the voicings I've provided.*** Intro - Main Pattern Fmaj7 F6 F6 F6 Gaug G7 Cadd9 C

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Verse 1

Fmaj7 F6 Listen to the hummingbird F6 Whose wings you cannot see Gaug G7 Listen to the hummingbird Cadd9 C Don't listen to me.

Verse 2

Fmaj7 F6 Listen to the butterfly F6 Whose days but number three Gaug G7 Listen to the butterfly Cadd9 C Don't listen to me.

Verse 3

Fmaj7 F6 Listen to the mind of God F6 Which doesn't need to be Gaug G7 Listen to the mind of God Cadd9 C Don't listen to me.