Chords for Leonard Cohen Because of (with lyrics)
Tempo:
63 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
G
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
Because of a few songs wherein [Em] I spoke of their mystery, [Bm] women have been exceptionally kind.
To [A] my old age, they [Bm] make a secret place in their busy lives, [Em] and they take me there.
[Bm] They become naked in their different ways, and [D] they say,
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look at me [D] one last time.
[A] Then they bend over the bed and [G] cover me up like a baby [D] that is shivering.
[A] Like a baby.
Like a baby.
[D] [F#] Because of a few songs wherein I [Bm] spoke of their mystery, [F#] women have been exceptionally kind.
To [Bm] my old age, they [Em] make a secret place in their busy lives, and they [Bm] take me there.
[G] They become naked in their different ways, [A] and they say,
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
[D] Look at me [A] one last time.
Look [G] at me, Leonard.
Look [D] at me.
Look [A] at me one last time.
[G] One [D] last time.
[A]
[A] Look [G] at me, Leonard.
One [Bm] last time.
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look at me one last [Bm] time.
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look [Bm] at me, Leonard.
[A] Look at me one last time.
[Bm]
Because of a few songs wherein [Em] I spoke of their mystery, [Bm] women have been exceptionally kind.
To [A] my old age, they [Bm] make a secret place in their busy lives, [Em] and they take me there.
[Bm] They become naked in their different ways, and [D] they say,
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look at me [D] one last time.
[A] Then they bend over the bed and [G] cover me up like a baby [D] that is shivering.
[A] Like a baby.
Like a baby.
[D] [F#] Because of a few songs wherein I [Bm] spoke of their mystery, [F#] women have been exceptionally kind.
To [Bm] my old age, they [Em] make a secret place in their busy lives, and they [Bm] take me there.
[G] They become naked in their different ways, [A] and they say,
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
[D] Look at me [A] one last time.
Look [G] at me, Leonard.
Look [D] at me.
Look [A] at me one last time.
[G] One [D] last time.
[A]
[A] Look [G] at me, Leonard.
One [Bm] last time.
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look at me one last [Bm] time.
[G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look [Bm] at me, Leonard.
[A] Look at me one last time.
[Bm]
Key:
Bm
A
G
D
Em
Bm
A
G
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Because of a few songs wherein [Em] I spoke of their mystery, _ [Bm] women have been exceptionally kind.
_ _ To [A] my old age, they [Bm] make a secret place in their busy lives, [Em] and they take me there.
[Bm] They become naked in their different ways, and [D] they say,
_ _ _ [G] _ Look at me, Leonard. _
_ _ Look at me [D] one last time. _
[A] Then they bend over the bed and [G] _ cover me up like a baby [D] that is shivering.
_ [A] Like a baby.
Like a baby.
[D] _ _ _ [F#] Because of a few songs wherein I [Bm] spoke of their mystery, _ [F#] women have been exceptionally kind.
To [Bm] my old age, _ they [Em] make a secret place in their busy lives, and they [Bm] take me there.
_ [G] They become naked in their different ways, [A] and they say,
_ _ [G] Look at me, Leonard. _
[D] Look at me _ _ [A] one _ _ last time.
Look [G] at me, Leonard.
Look [D] at me.
_ Look [A] at me one last time. _
[G] _ _ One [D] last time.
_ [A] _
_ _ [A] Look [G] at me, Leonard.
One [Bm] last time.
_ [G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look at me one last [Bm] time.
_ [G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look [Bm] at me, Leonard.
_ [A] Look at me one last time.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ Because of a few songs wherein [Em] I spoke of their mystery, _ [Bm] women have been exceptionally kind.
_ _ To [A] my old age, they [Bm] make a secret place in their busy lives, [Em] and they take me there.
[Bm] They become naked in their different ways, and [D] they say,
_ _ _ [G] _ Look at me, Leonard. _
_ _ Look at me [D] one last time. _
[A] Then they bend over the bed and [G] _ cover me up like a baby [D] that is shivering.
_ [A] Like a baby.
Like a baby.
[D] _ _ _ [F#] Because of a few songs wherein I [Bm] spoke of their mystery, _ [F#] women have been exceptionally kind.
To [Bm] my old age, _ they [Em] make a secret place in their busy lives, and they [Bm] take me there.
_ [G] They become naked in their different ways, [A] and they say,
_ _ [G] Look at me, Leonard. _
[D] Look at me _ _ [A] one _ _ last time.
Look [G] at me, Leonard.
Look [D] at me.
_ Look [A] at me one last time. _
[G] _ _ One [D] last time.
_ [A] _
_ _ [A] Look [G] at me, Leonard.
One [Bm] last time.
_ [G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look at me one last [Bm] time.
_ [G] Look at me, Leonard.
Look [Bm] at me, Leonard.
_ [A] Look at me one last time.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _