The Butcher Chords by Leonard Cohen

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_ _ I _ _ came upon _ _ a butcher, _ _ he _ [A] was _ _ _ slaughtering a lamb. _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ I _ accused him then, _ _ _ _ [Em] with [B] his _ _ _ _ tortured limb. _ _ _
_ He [E] said, listen _ _ to me, _ child, _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ I _ am what I am. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ And you, _ _
[Em] _ [B] _ you are my _ [Em] only [A] _ _ son. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I found a silver needle, _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
I put it into my arm.
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_ It did some good, _
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did some harm. _ _ _
_ [E] _ But the nights were _ _ cold, _ _ _ [A] and it _ almost _ kept me _ warm.
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_ _ _ [Em] How [B] _ come _ the [Em] night [A] is _ long?
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I saw some _ flowers _ growing up _ _ _ _ where [A] that lamb _ _ fell down.
_ _ Was [E] I supposed to _ praise my Lord, _ _
make some [Em] kind [B] of _ _ _ _ joyful sound? _ _
He [E] said, listen, _ _ listen to me now.
_ _ I [A] go round _ and _ _ round.
_ _ _ [E] And you, _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ you are my _ [A] only _ child.
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Do not leave _ _ me _ now.
_ _ Do [Em] not [A] _ leave _ _ me now.
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_ _ I'm broken _ down _ _ _ [Em] [B] from _ a recent _ _ _ fall. _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ Blood upon my body _ _ [A] and ice _ upon my soul.
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Lead on, my [B] son, _ _ is [A] your world. _ _
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