Leonard Cohen, (born September 21, 1934 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada) is a poet, novelist and musician. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry.  Musically, Cohen's early songs are based in folk music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaret music.

Leonard Cohen nació en una familia judía de clase media de ascendencia polaca en Montreal y creció en Westmount. Su padre, Nathan Cohen, era propietario de una tienda de corte y confección y falleció cuando el joven poeta contaba nueve años. Según la tradición familiar, los Cohen descienden de los Kohanim. &quot;Fui querido como un mesías&quot;, contó Cohen a Richard Golstein en 1967, &quot;y se me decía que descendía de Aarón&quot;. En su adolescencia aprendió guitarra; formará luego un grupo de inspiración country-folk, los Buckskin Boys. 

Bm         F#         Bm   F#m     C#m  F#m
It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone

A                           Bm                A       E               A
Looking at the Late Late show through a semi-precious stone 

C#                      F#m            D                 A
In the House of Honesty her father was on trial 

E                       F#m              C#m          D
In the House of Mystery there was no one at all 

A               E            F#m
there was no one at all

It seems so long ago, none of us were strong
Nancy wore green stockings and she slept with everyone
She never said she'd wait for us although she was alone
I think she fell in love for us in nineteen sixty one
In nineteen sixty one

It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone
A forty five beside her head, an open telephone
We told her she was beautiful, we told her she was free
But none of us would meet her in the House of Mystery
The House of Mystery

And now you look around you, see her everywhere
Many use her body, many comb her hair
In the hollow of the night when you are cold and numb
You hear her talking freely then
She's happy that you've come
She's happy that you've come

Seems So Long Ago, Nancy

[Intro]

Em  Em  Em  Em

[Verse]

          G      (D)        Em
When they poured across the border
      G        (D)    Em
I was cautioned to surrender
       G         D
this I could not do
C                   G        B7
  I took my gun and vanished
Em  Em  Em  Em

       G         (D)      Em
I have changed my name so often
     G      (D)       Em
I've lost my wife and children
      G         D
but I have many friends
C                      G       B7
  and some of them are with me
Em  Em  Em  Em

       G    (D)      Em
An old woman gave us shelter
        G    (D)      Em
kept us hidden in the garret
         G        D
then the soldiers came
C                    G       B7
  she died without a whisper
Em  Em  Em  Em

           G       (D)      Em
There were three of us this morning
        G   (D)       Em
I'm the only one this evening
      G       D
but I must go on
C                      G      B7
  the frontiers are my prison
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G        (D)      Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
            G         (D)      Em
through the graves the wind is blowing
G                 D
freedom soon will come
C                          G       B7
  then we'll come from the shadows
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G     (D)          Em
Les Allemands étaient chez moi               
       G        (D)    Em
ils me dirent, resigne-toi                   
        G        D
mais je n'ai pas pu                          
C                 G    B7
  j'ai repris mon arme                       
Em  Em  Em  Em

         G      (D)      Em
J'ai changé cent fois de nom                
        G       (D)   Em
j'ai perdu femme et enfants                  
          G       D
mais j'ai tant d'amis                        
C                  G     B7 
  j'ai la France entière                     
Em  Em  Em  Em

         G         (D)    Em
Un vieil homme dans un grenier               
        G        (D)  Em
pour la nuit nous a cachés                   
        G           D
les Allemands l'ont pris                     
C                     G     B7
  il est mort sans surprise                  
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G        (D)      Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
            G         (D)      Em
through the graves the wind is blowing
G                 D
freedom soon will come
C                          G       B7
  then we'll come from the shadows
Em  Em  Em  Em

The Partisan

verse 1

Like a [A]bird on the [E7]wire
Like a [A]drunk in a [A7]midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way to be [A]free [Asus4][A]
Like a [A]worm on a [E7]hook
Like a [A]knight from some [A7]old fashioned [D]book
I have [A]saved all my [E7]ribbons for [A]thee [Asus4][A]
[D]If I if I have been un[A]kind
I [Bm]hope that you can just let it go [A]by
[D]If I if I have been un[A]true
I [Bm]hope you know it was never to [E]you [Esus4][E][E7]

verse 2

Like a [A]baby still[E7]born
Like a [A]beast [A7]with his [D]horn
I have [A]torn every[E7]one who reached [A]out for me [Asus4][A]
But I [A]swear by this [E7]song
And by [A]all that [A7]I have done [D]wrong
I will [A]make it [E7]all up to [A]thee [Asus4][A]
[D]I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden [A]crutch
[Bm]He said to me you must not ask for so [A]much [Asus4][A]
[D]And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened [A]door
[Bm]She cried to me hey why not ask for [E]more [Esus4][E][E7]

ending

Like a [A]bird on the [E7]wire
Like a [A]drunk in a [A7]midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way to be [D]free [A]

Bird On A Wire

A           E             A                   D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
         A          E              Asus4  A
I have tried in my way to be free
        A         E             A                             D
Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned book
        A            E               Asus4  A
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
       D                         A
         If I, if I have been unkind
       Bm                                    A
         I hope that you can just let it go by
       D                          A
         If I, if I have been untrue,
       Bm                                 E
         I hope you know it was never to you.


Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
         I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
         He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
         And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
         She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

        A           E             A                   D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
         A          E             D A
I have tried in my way to be free

Bird On The Wire

"The Partisan" ("La Complainte du Partisan") is a song about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was written in 1943 in London by Anna Marly and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie. It has been adapted (with English lyrics by Hy Zaret) and covered by diverse artists, including Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie, 16 Horsepower, Red Union, Po' Girl, Branimir Štulić and Electrelane. It is often confused with the Chant des Partisans, which became the unofficial anthem of the French Resistance. Read more on Last.fm.

Am         C         E          Am
When they poured across the border
Am    C         E         Am
I was cautioned to surrender,
Am       C        G
this I could not do;
F                 C       Am C E
I took my gun and vanished.

I have changed my name so often,
I've lost my wife and children
but I have many friends,
and some of them are with me.

An old woman gave us shelter,
kept us hidden in the garret,
then the soldiers came;
she died without a whisper.

There were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
but I must go on;
the frontiers are my prison.

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
then we'll come from the shadows.

Les Allemands étaient chez moi (The Germans were at my home)
ils m'ont dit "Résigne-toi" (They said, "Surrender,")
mais je n'ai pas pu (this I could not do)
j'ai repris mon arme (I took my weapon again)

J'ai changé cent fois de nom (I have changed names a hundred times)
j'ai perdu femme et enfants (I have lost wife and children)
mais j'ai tant d'amis (But I have so many friends)
j'ai la France entière (I have all of France)

Un vieil homme dans un grenier (An old man, in an attic)
pour la nuit nous a cachés (Hid us for the night)
les Allemands l'ont pris (The Germans captured him)
il est mort sans surprise (He died without surprise)

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
then we'll come from the shadows.

Dm      A   Dm   Am  Em  Am
It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone
  C               Dm                       C      G      C
Looking at the Late Late show through a semi-precious stone
 E                Am         F             C
In the House of Honesty her father was on trial
 G                Am          Em           F
In the House of Mystery there was no one at all
       C      G     Am
there was no one at all

It seems so long ago, none of us were strong
Nancy wore green stockings and she slept with everyone
She never said she'd wait for us although she was alone
I think she fell in love for us in nineteen sixty one
In nineteen sixty one

It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone
A forty five beside her head, an open telephone
We told her she was beautiful, we told her she was free
But none of us would meet her in the House of Mystery
The House of Mystery

And now you look around you, see her everywhere
Many use her body, many comb her hair
In the hollow of the night when you are cold and numb
You hear her talking freely then
She's happy that you've come
She's happy that you've come

Songs From A Room

    C          G           F         C
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
         C          G            F
you were talking so brave and so sweet,
C         G           F      C
giving me head on the unmade bed,
           C                     G
while the limousines wait in the street.
F                          Am
Those were the reasons and that was New York,
        Am              G              F
we were running for the money and the flesh.
    F                            C
And that was called love for the workers in song
         C                           G
probably still is for those of them left.

        F                       C
Ah but you got away, didn't you babe,
          C          G/B          Am
you just turned your back on the crowd,
F                                      C
you got away, I never once heard you say,
   F                 C
I need you, I don't need you,
   F                 C
I need you, I don't need you
    C                    G
and all of that jiving around.


I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
you were famous, your heart was a legend.
You told me again you preferred handsome men
but for me you would make an exception.
And clenching your fist for the ones like us
who are oppressed by the figures of beauty,
you fixed yourself up, you said, "Well never mind,
we are ugly but we have the music."

And then you got away, didn't you babe...

I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best,
I can't keep track of each fallen robin.
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
that's all, I don't even think of you that often.

Chelsea Hotel

F                        C                      Bb                  F
I remember you well from the Chelsea Hotel
          F                     C                       Dm
Your voice was so brave and so sweet
        F                C                    Bb              F
You giving me head on the unmade bed
                  Bb                                      C
While the limousines wait in the street
Dm                                       Bb 
Those were the reasons, that was New York,
                F                          A                  Dm
We were running for the money and flesh
        Bb                                                F
And that was called love for the workers in song
                 Bb                                        C
Probably still is for those of them left

          Dm                     Bb
Then you got away, didn't you babe
        F                            A                    Dm
You just turned your back on the crowds
Bb                                             F
You got away, I never once heard you say
Bb                F                             Bb                 F
I need you, I don't need you, I need you, I don't need you
         Bb                       Dm
And all of that jivin' around

I remember you well from the Chelsea Hotel
You were famous your heart was a legend
You told me again you preferred handsome men
But for me you would make an exception
And clenching your fists for the ones like us 
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty
Then you fix yourself, you say "Well never mind
We are ugly, but we have the music"

Then you got away, didn't you babe
You just turned your back on the crowds
You got away I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you, I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jivin' around

             F                 C                   Bb                      F 
I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
            F                       C                   Dm
I can't keep track of every fallen robin
          F                        C                      Bb           F
But I remember you well from the Chelsea Hotel
            Bb                                              C
That's all, I don't think of you that often

Chelsea Hotel #2

New Skin For The Old Ceremony

A                        G
The Woman in blue, she's asking for revenge
A                                    G
The man in white that's you, says he has no friends
A                             G
The river is swollen up with, rusty cans
A                                 E
And the trees are burning in your promised land



Chorus

D                               A
And there are no letters in the mailbox
D                                A
And there are no grapes upon the vine
D                                  A
And there are no chocolates in the boxes anymore
                 E               A
And there are no diamonds in the mine


Verse 2
A                                      G
Well you tell me that your lover has a broken limb
A                                       G
You say your kinda restless now and it's on account of him
A                                     G
Well I saw the man in question it was just the other night
A                                 E
He was eating up a lady where the lions and christians fight


Chorus
D                               A
And there are no letters in the mailbox
D                                 A
And there are no grapes upon the vine
D                                  A
And there are no chocolates in the boxes anymore
                 E               A
And there are no diamonds in the mine



Verse 3
A                          G
There is no comfort in the covens of the witch
A                                G
Some very clever doctor went and sterilised the bitch
A                                   G
And the only man of energy, yes the revolution's pride
A                                  E
He trained a hundred women just to kill an unborn child



Chorus
D                               A
And there are no letters in your mailbox
D                                 A
And there are no grapes upon your vine
D                                  A
And there are no chocolates in your boxes anymore
                 E               A
And there are no diamonds in your mine

Diamonds In The Mine

Am                       F
It's four in the morning, the end of December
      Dm7                   Em7
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
   Am                     F
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
          Dm7                   Em7
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
 Am                  Bm                   Am                Bm
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
 Am                 G
You're living for nothing now
   Am                                G
I hope you're keeping some kind of record

CHORUS #1:
           C                               G
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
                             Am
She said that you gave it to her
                                    Bm  G
That night that you planned to go clear
F                  Em7
Did you ever go clear?

         Am
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train
And you came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife

CHORUS #2:
         C                                   G
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
                      Am
One more thin gypsy thief
                    Bm  G F               Em7
Well I see Jane's awake   she sends her regards

And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free

CHORUS #3:
           C                          G
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
                   Am                        G
I thought it was there for good so I never tried
      C                                G
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
                              Am
She said that you gave it to her
                                     Bm  G
That night that you planned to go clear
 F               Em7
Sincerely, L  Cohen

Famous Blue Raincoat

Verses:

G                        Em
  The rain falls down on last year's man
         F                                C
That's a Jews harp on the table, that's a crayon in his hand.
        G                             Em
And the corners of the blue print are ruined since they rolled
    F                                              C
Far past the stems of thumb tacks that still throw shadows on the wood.
        F                    D          G               D
And the skylight is like the skin for a drum I'll never mend
    G                  Em                 F                    C
And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.

(Same chord progression for the other verses)

I met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the dark
Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her name was Joan of Arc.
I was in that army, yes I stayed a little while
I want to thank you Joan of Arc for treating me so well.
And tho'  I wear a uniform I was not born to fight
All these wounded boys you lie beside; good night my friends, goodnight.

I came upon a wedding that old fam'lies had contrived
Bethlehem the bridegroom Babylon the bride.
Great Babylon was naked Ah! she stood there trembling for me
And Bethlehem inflamed us both like the shy one at some orgy.
And when we fell together all our flesh was like a veil
That I had to draw aside to see the serpent eat its tail.

Some women wait for Jesus and some women wait for Cain
So I hang upon my altar and I hoist my axe again.
And I take the one who finds me back to where it all began
When Jesus was the honeymoon and Cain was just the man.
And we read from pleasant bibles that are bound in blood an skin
That the wilderness is gathering all its children back again.

The rain falls down on last year's man
An hour has gone by and he has not moved his hand.
But everything will happen if he only gives the word
The lovers will rise up and the mountains touch the ground.
But the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mend
And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.

Outro:  G       Em      F       C

Last Years Man

Songs Of Love And Hate

G                   Em
I heard there was a secret chord
G                        Em
that David played and it pleased the Lord,
    C				    G
But you don't really care for music do you.
G		      C		 D
It goes like this the fourth the fifth,
Em		       C     D
the minor fall and the major lift
D				Em
The baffled king composing hallelujah
     C	       Em	   C	    G-D-G
Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja

Hallelujah

Am
Dance me to your beauty
       Em
With a burning violin
Am
Dance me through the panic
        Em  
Till I'm gathered safely in
Am
Lift me like an olive branch
    Em
And be my homeward dove
  B7                     Em
Dance me to the end of love
  B7                     Em
Dance me to the end of love



Let me see your beauty
When the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving
Like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only
Know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now
Dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and
Dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love
We're both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children
Who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains
That our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now
Though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love


Dance me to your beauty
With a burning violin
Dance me through the panic
Till I'm gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand
Or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance Me To The End Of Love

Various Positions

Passing Through 

          C                                        F
I saw Jesus on the cross on a hill called Calvary
                C                                                               G
"Do you hate mankind for what they done to you?"
                 C                                                      F
He said, "Talk of love not hate, things to do - it's getting late.
            C                               G                    C
I've so little time and I'm only passing through."

C                                                                                                                    C7                      F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                          C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

          C                                                        F
I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his hand,
            C                                                                    G
I said "Now you're out, what are you going to do?"
                       C                                                      F
"Plant some crops and pray for rain, maybe raise a little cane.
            C                                    G                    C
I'm an orphan now, and I'm only passing through."

C                                                                                                                    C7                      F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                          C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

                   C                                               F
I was with Washington at Valley Ford, shivering in the snow.
             C                                                                       G
I said, "How come the men here suffer like they do?"
                  C                                                F
"Men will suffer, men will fight, even die for what is right
          C                                             G                    C
even though they know they're only passing through"

C                                                                                                                    C7                     F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                           C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.








                   C                                                        F
I was with Franklin Roosevelt's side on the night before he died.
                 C                                                                       G
He said, "One world must come out of World War Two" (ah, the fool)
                  C                                                          F
"Yankee, Russian, white or tan," he said, "A man is still a man.
                 C                                         G                   C
We're all on one road, and we're only passing through."

C                                                                                                                    C7                     F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                           C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

C                                                                                                                    C7                      F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                           C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

Passing Through

Live Songs

C
I loved you in the morning our kisses deep and warm
      Am
Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm 
       F  
Yes, many loved before us I know that we are not new
     C
In city and in forest they smiled like me and you
     Am
But now it's come to distances and both of us must try
       F
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
 G                          C  G
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye 

I'm not looking for another
As I wander in my time
Walk me to the corner
Our steps will always rhyme
You know my love goes with you
As your love stays with me
It's just the way it changes
Like the shoreline and the sea
But let's not talk of love or chains
And things we can't untie
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye 

I loved you in the morning
Our kisses deep and warm
Your hair upon the pillow
Like a sleepy golden storm 
Yes, many loved before us
I know that we are not new
In city and in forest
They smiled like me and you
But let's not talk of love or chains
And things we can't untie
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye

Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye

Intro: C  Csus4 C 3x

   C                C
Suzanne takes you down
         C               C
To her place near the river
         Dm                Dm
You can hear the boats go by
          Dm                 Dm
You can spend the night beside her
          C                      C
And you know that she's half crazy
            C                   C
But that's why you want to be there
         Em                 Em
And she feeds you tea and oranges
           F                   F
That come all the way from China
          C                     C
And just when you mean to tell her
          Dm                 Dm
That you have no love to give her
          C                   C
Then she gets you on her wavelength
        Dm              Dm
And she lets the river answer
            C                  C   Csus4  C   Csus4  C
That you've always been her lover
         Em              Em
And you want to travel with her
         F                 F
And you want to travel blind
         C                      C
And you know that she will trust you
             Dm                 Dm           C
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said: "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

Suzanne

A                D
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
     Bm
your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
     G
yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new,
   D
in city and in forest they smiled like me and you,
    Bm
but now it's come to distances and both of us must try,
     G
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
A                              D A 
Hey, that's no way to say good bye.

        D
I'm not looking for another as I wander in my time,
Bm
walk me to the corner, our steps will always rhyme
G
you know my love goes with you as your love stays with me,
     D
it's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea,
    Bm
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
     G
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
A                              D A
Hey, that's no way to say good bye.

  D
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
     Bm
your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
     G
yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new,
   D
in city and in forest they smiled like me and you,
    Bm
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
     G
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
A                              D A
Hey, that's no way to say good bye.

Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

[intro]
F Am Dm Am A# Dm Gm C

[Verse 1]
             F 
Baby really hurt me
                Am 
crying in the taxi
                Dm
He dont wanna know me
                         Am                     A#     Dm
says you make the big mistake of dancing in my store 
Gm                  C
   Says it was poison
                 F
So I guess I go home 
          Am                     Dm
into the arms of the girl that I love
                Am 
the only love I havent screwed up
A#                  Dm
   She's so hard to please
             Gm      C  
but shes a forest fire
        F               
I do my best to meet her demands
Am
play it romance
         Dm
we slow dance in the living room
    Am                      A#
but all that a stranger would see
        Dm           Gm               C     
is one girl swaying alone stroking her cheek

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Verse 2]
            F 
The truth is, I am toy
                Dm
that people enjoy
                Am               A#
till all of the tricks dont work anymore
Dm              Gm       C
And then they are bored of me
             
                    F
I know that its exciting
                     Am
running through the night but
              Dm                Am
every perfect summer's eating me alive
            A#    Dm
unitl youre gone
Gm          C
Better on my own

[Chorus]

      F         Am            Dm 
They say, "you're a little much for me
         Am     A# 
You're a liability
          Dm         Gm    C
You're a little much for me"
               F              Am 
So they pull back make other plans
       Dm 
I understand
     Am     A# 
I'm a liability
        Dm         Gm    
Get you wild, make you leave
       C            Dm            F    A#       
I'm a little much for eh oh-na-na-na everyone

[Outro]
             Dm           F           A#
They're gonna watch me disappear into the sun
                 Dm        F           A#
You're all gonna watch me disappear into the sun

Liability

A                                     E 
Roll into your town and I'm walking around
                                                Fm                        
Got some extra time think I'll throw some money down
                                                     D
And you follow me around, and you're asking for the time

Your asking what I found 
                         A
think I'm gonna rob you blind

maybe it's the tattoo on my arm
        E
that I drew while I was bored waiting tables in new york
Fm                                            D
 a  heart and two flowers intertwined with a vine

Up Here

INTRO:

A |---------------------|
E |--7--7--7----------- -|
C |---------------------|
G |---------------------|

VERSE 1:   

C#m          E       B      A                     C#m   E    B   A 
I’m going away to be alone I’m coming back with answers
C#m           E            B    A            C#m   E   B   A
Don’t try to call my telephone it’s disconnected
C#m           E          B       A               C#m   E   B   A
And I don’t know where I’m going but can you guide me
C#m              E        B        A              C#m   E   B   A
But if I find love where I’m going will it survive me


PRE-CHORUS 1:

C#m            B   A                         C#m         A   B
‘Cause in your own space you’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not affected
C#m         B   A                           C#m         A   B
And in your own time you’re still attracted but in your own life


CHORUS:

A                                 C#m            B
This heart attack I’ve gotta get away not coming back
A                                 C#m                     B
I want some downtime so call me when you can and I’ll be fine


VERSE 2: [same chords as VERSE1]
I’ve found the time to be alone I don’t know what you’re asking
I’m waiting by the telephone and you’re still barking
My heart stops it isn’t… going could you revive me
I think I’m lost without knowing so come and find me


PRE-CHORUS 2:  [same chords as PRE-CHORUS1]
‘Cause in the same space we’re disconnected and in your own mind you’re not attracted
But in your own life over reacted and in your own time


{CHORUS x2}


Sometimes if we don’t go sometimes you don’t know
You don’t go I don’t go I don’t go you don’t go

C#5  B5  A5                      C#5  A5  B5
            I’ve got your back              but you don’t got mine
C#5  E5  A5                    C#5  A5  B5
            This heart attack              then I’m feeling fine


CHORUS x2

C#m          E       B    A 
I’m going away to be alone
C#m          E       B    A 
I'm going away to be alone ...............

This Heart Attack

Intro:

Bb - F - A

F                 C
I've been feeling lonesome
F                            C
I'm down, don't know what to do
D
I let you lie to me
F
plant seeds inside
            E
to see them grow
                      F
only to leave them to die

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
    A
for you

F                  C
I've been lost and finding
F                           C
out that I've been such a fool
D           
you thought you'd stick around
F
until the day you found
    E                    F
someone to make me obsolete

  C
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm F
why cry
    Bb
for you... 


Guitar Solo:

Bb - F - A (2x)

  C     
I learned my lesson
       E
I won't be forgetting
       F
I won't give my heart out
    A
with-out suspecting

Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
Bb  F
why cry
Dm G
why cry
    A
for you

Why Cry

[Verse 1]
 G                              D
You like New York City in the daytime
 Bm                   A
I like New York City in the nighttime
 G                          D
You say you like sleeping with the air off
Bm                  A
I don't, I need it on
G                  D
You like the light coming through the windows
 Bm                      A
I sleep late, so I just keep 'em all closed
G                  D
You ignore the music on the radio
Bm                 A
I don't, I sing-a-long


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change


[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time


[Verse 2]
G                        D
Cold outside and you're just in a T-shirt
Bm                   A
I have cold blood even in a sweater
G                         D
You start your night sippin' by the Kilo
Bm                   A
I don't, I know you know


[Pre-Chorus]
G               D        Bm             A
I don't ask for you to change, baby no no no
    G              D          Bm    A
And you don't ask for me to change



[Chorus]
N.C.                     D
Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                   A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why
 G              D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why
G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm                   A
(We don't even know, know, know, know, know)




[Bridge]
G                          D
Somehow we end up on the same side
Bm                          A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright
G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine
G                         D
Somehow we end up on the same side (up on the same side)
Bm                            A
And you wouldn't think that we'd be alright

(Think that we'd be alright)

G                      D            Bm             A
Even our eyes are different colors, but we see fine


[Chorus]

 N.C.                     D
(Oh)Tell me how we're not alike
       Bm               A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)
G              D
Funny how the stars crossed right
       Bm                  A
'Cause we work so well and we don't even know why

(But we don't even know why)
G                D
You can call it fire and ice
    Bm                  A
But we work so well and we don't even know why

('Cause we work so well and we don't even know why, why)

G              D
We don't even know why, no no
Bm                          A
We don't even know why, no no no


[Post-Chorus]

N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime (we don't even know)
Bm                 A
We like it in the end of time (we don't even know)
N.C.
No no no no
D
We like it in the daytime
Bm             A
We like it in the nighttime

F Am Dm C

    F              Am            Bb          C
The skirts go up, before the wall  among the madding crowds, 
    
     F                      Am                    Dm     C
They ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin
          F                      Am           Bb           C
You are a living doll riding the circle tracks  behind the walls of clocks, 
        F                      Am                   Dm     C
In your ruin, Like the rest of ruin, the rest of us ruin     

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistlng part)

F Am Dm C

        F                     Am               Bb            C     
Now the candle's end, you are a light turned low  and like the rest of us,
                 F            Am               Dm     C
You've got those old, eternity blues, eternity blues
      F                              Am         Bb                C
Your fingers raised, you're looking for the word, what you want is accident
            F                 Am                 Dm    C
And not the drag, spectacular view, what you can lose

 Bb                         F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                            F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ruuuule
 Bb                         F         C
Windows will close in the crash years 

Bb                          F        C      Dm     C
    Honey child, you're not safe here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (whistling part)

Bb 

F Am Dm C

 Bb                        F         C
Traffic will slow for the crash years
 Bb                             F         C      Dm     C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule
 Bb                        F            C
Windows will roll for the crash years 
        Bb                       F         C      Dm    C
There's no other show like it 'round here, as a ru-u-ule

F Ab F Ab
# (Whistling part)

        F                   Am            Dm                  C
And the ruins the wild, the ruins the wild, tonight will be an open mic.

# (Repeat six times and end on an F)

Crash Years

Intro  D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 1
    D                              Bm7
We never spoke a word, but every thought she had 
                         G     A Asus A
I heard from across the room 
             D                               Bm7
If we were standin' face to face I couldn't find the words 
               G               A Asus A
To say give me one more move 
        G              A             G                   A
I don't even know her name, I guess foolish pride's to blame


Chorus 
          D                        D7
Now, I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
        Bm7                 F#              G                    A
And my heart won't tell my mind to tell my mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
        Bm7 A   G                              Gm
Now I'm fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Interlude   D     Bm7   G     A     x2


Verse 2
          D                           Bm7
Wise man next to me did say 'bout the one that got away
        G                    A
Son, I missed my chance 
           D                            Bm7
Don't you let regret take place of the dreams you have to chase
     G               A
Ask her to dance, go on, son
           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith


Chorus
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A   G                               Gm
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away 


Solo   D    Bm7  Bm  F#  G   A  D    D7    Bm  F# |A   D 


           G                 A              G                  A
You might fall down on your face, roll the dice and have some faith
 
          D                        D7
Don't be fallin' in love as she's walkin' away
           Bm7                   F#                G                    A
When your heart won't tell your mind to tell your mouth what it should say
 D                                  D7
May have lost this battle, live to fight another day
         Bm7 A    Bm7 A       Bm7 A       G                      G   
Don't be fallin', fallin' in, fallin' in love as she's walkin' away


Outro  (G)   Gm  Bm7  E G  Gm  D

As She's Walking Away

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

B
Situation Number one
B
Its the one that's just begun
    E                 F#   E
But evidently its too late
B
Situation Number two
B
Its the only chance for you
     E                         F#   E
It's controlled by denizens of hate
B
Situation Number three
B
It's the one that no one sees
E                          F#   E
All too often dismissed as fate
B
Situation Number four
B
The one that left you wanting more
E                       F#   E
Tantalized you with its bait

B  B  E  F# E (2x)

Situations

Am                              E
There are children standing here,
                              G
Arms outstretched into the sky,
                          D
Tears drying on their face.
              Am
He has been here.
                          E
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
                           G
Fathers lost without a trace.
                           D
A nation blind to their disgrace,
                        Am
Since he's been here.
                    E
And I see no bravery,
 G                  D
No bravery in your eyes anymore.

Only sadness.

(Continue the same chord progression)

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

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