Chords for Leonard Cohen: Is This What You Wanted - Paris 1976
Tempo:
103.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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You were the promise of dawn.
[D] [G] I was the [D] morning after.
You were Jesus Christ, my Lord.
[G] [D] [G] I was the [D] moneylender.
[G] You were the sensuous woman.
You [D] filled all my books with so much joy.
You [G] were the man, you were Lord Haslam.
[D]
I was the [G] dirty little [A] boy.
And is [Bm]
this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted [A] by the ghosts [D] of you and me?
I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted [A] by the ghosts of [D] you and me?
You were Marlon Brando.
[G] I was only Steve [D] McQueen.
[A] [D] You were that fancy [A] [D] K-White jelly.
[G] I was ordinary Vaseline.
[Dm]
You were the father of Edison.
And you [D] know what I might have been.
[C]
[G] You were the whore of the very beast of Babylon.
[D]
I was Rin [A] Tin Tin.
And [Bm] is this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of you and me?
[D] I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of you [D] and me?
You got old and wrinkled.
[Gbm] [G] I stayed 17.
[D]
You went lusting after so very many.
And I [G]
lay here with only [D] one.
[G] You betrayed your precious solitude.
[D]
I came through alone.
[G] You said you could never ever love me.
[D]
But I [G] wanted [Ab] your [A] gown.
And is [Bm] this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of [D] you and me?
I mean, [Bm] is this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of you [D] and me?
Come on, I want [Bm] it.
Is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted [A] by the ghosts of [D] you and me?
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] I mean, is this what [Eb] you [Bb] [F] wanted?
[Bb] [Eb] I mean, is [Bb] this
[Eb] [Bb]
what you wanted?
[N]
[D] [G] I was the [D] morning after.
You were Jesus Christ, my Lord.
[G] [D] [G] I was the [D] moneylender.
[G] You were the sensuous woman.
You [D] filled all my books with so much joy.
You [G] were the man, you were Lord Haslam.
[D]
I was the [G] dirty little [A] boy.
And is [Bm]
this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted [A] by the ghosts [D] of you and me?
I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted [A] by the ghosts of [D] you and me?
You were Marlon Brando.
[G] I was only Steve [D] McQueen.
[A] [D] You were that fancy [A] [D] K-White jelly.
[G] I was ordinary Vaseline.
[Dm]
You were the father of Edison.
And you [D] know what I might have been.
[C]
[G] You were the whore of the very beast of Babylon.
[D]
I was Rin [A] Tin Tin.
And [Bm] is this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of you and me?
[D] I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of you [D] and me?
You got old and wrinkled.
[Gbm] [G] I stayed 17.
[D]
You went lusting after so very many.
And I [G]
lay here with only [D] one.
[G] You betrayed your precious solitude.
[D]
I came through alone.
[G] You said you could never ever love me.
[D]
But I [G] wanted [Ab] your [A] gown.
And is [Bm] this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of [D] you and me?
I mean, [Bm] is this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted by [A] the ghosts of you [D] and me?
Come on, I want [Bm] it.
Is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted [A] by the ghosts of [D] you and me?
[F]
[Eb] [Bb] I mean, is this what [Eb] you [Bb] [F] wanted?
[Bb] [Eb] I mean, is [Bb] this
[Eb] [Bb]
what you wanted?
[N]
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Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You were the promise of dawn.
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ I was the [D] morning after. _ _ _
You were Jesus Christ, _ _ my Lord.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ I was the [D] moneylender. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ You were the sensuous woman.
_ _ _ You [D] filled all my books with so much joy.
You _ _ [G] _ _ were the man, you were Lord Haslam.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
I was the [G] dirty little [A] boy. _
_ _ And is [Bm] _
this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted [A] by the ghosts _ _ [D] of you and me? _
I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
To _ [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted _ [A] by the ghosts _ of [D] you and me? _ _ _ _ _ _
You were _ _ Marlon Brando.
_ _ _ [G] _ I was only Steve [D] McQueen.
_ _ _ _ [A] [D] You were that fancy _ [A] _ [D] K-White jelly.
_ _ [G] I was ordinary _ Vaseline.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
You were the father of _ _ Edison.
_ _ And you [D] know what I might have been.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ You were the whore of the very beast of Babylon.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I was Rin [A] Tin Tin. _ _ _
And _ [Bm] is this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted _ by [A] the ghosts of you and me? _
_ _ [D] _ _ I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
_ To [C] live in a house [Bm] that is haunted _ _ by [A] the ghosts _ of you [D] and me? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You got old and wrinkled. _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [G] _ _ I stayed 17.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
You went lusting after so very many.
And I _ _ [G] _ _
lay here with only [D] one. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ You betrayed your precious solitude.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I came through alone. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ You said you could never ever love me.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
But I [G] wanted [Ab] your [A] gown. _ _
_ _ And is [Bm] this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house _ [Bm] that is haunted _ by [A] the ghosts of [D] you and me? _ _
I mean, [Bm] is this what you wanted?
_ [C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted _ by [A] the ghosts _ of you [D] and me?
Come on, I want [Bm] it.
Is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted _ [A] by the ghosts _ of [D] you and me? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] I mean, is this what _ [Eb] you [Bb] _ [F] wanted? _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] I mean, is [Bb] this _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
what you wanted?
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
You were the promise of dawn.
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ I was the [D] morning after. _ _ _
You were Jesus Christ, _ _ my Lord.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ I was the [D] moneylender. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ You were the sensuous woman.
_ _ _ You [D] filled all my books with so much joy.
You _ _ [G] _ _ were the man, you were Lord Haslam.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
I was the [G] dirty little [A] boy. _
_ _ And is [Bm] _
this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted [A] by the ghosts _ _ [D] of you and me? _
I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
To _ [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted _ [A] by the ghosts _ of [D] you and me? _ _ _ _ _ _
You were _ _ Marlon Brando.
_ _ _ [G] _ I was only Steve [D] McQueen.
_ _ _ _ [A] [D] You were that fancy _ [A] _ [D] K-White jelly.
_ _ [G] I was ordinary _ Vaseline.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
You were the father of _ _ Edison.
_ _ And you [D] know what I might have been.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ You were the whore of the very beast of Babylon.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
I was Rin [A] Tin Tin. _ _ _
And _ [Bm] is this what you wanted?
[C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted _ by [A] the ghosts of you and me? _
_ _ [D] _ _ I [Bm] mean, is this what you wanted?
_ To [C] live in a house [Bm] that is haunted _ _ by [A] the ghosts _ of you [D] and me? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You got old and wrinkled. _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [G] _ _ I stayed 17.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
You went lusting after so very many.
And I _ _ [G] _ _
lay here with only [D] one. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ You betrayed your precious solitude.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I came through alone. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ You said you could never ever love me.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
But I [G] wanted [Ab] your [A] gown. _ _
_ _ And is [Bm] this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house _ [Bm] that is haunted _ by [A] the ghosts of [D] you and me? _ _
I mean, [Bm] is this what you wanted?
_ [C] To live in a house [Bm] that is haunted _ by [A] the ghosts _ of you [D] and me?
Come on, I want [Bm] it.
Is this what you wanted?
To [C] live in a house that [Bm] is haunted _ [A] by the ghosts _ of [D] you and me? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] I mean, is this what _ [Eb] you [Bb] _ [F] wanted? _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] I mean, is [Bb] this _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
what you wanted?
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _