Chords for Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song 15.09.2013 The O2 London

Tempo:
97.35 bpm
Chords used:

C#

G#

F#

E

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song 15.09.2013  The O2 London chords
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I'm going to be able to make a face.
What?
Yeah!
[A] Thanks [G#] so much friends for not going home with the machine.
[N]
We're going to fire up this [E] little machine here.
[N] It goes by itself.
It's awful sophisticated.
Yeah!
[G#]
What would you want this machine to [N] [G]
[C#] [G#]
do?
[F] Woo! [E] Yeah!
[C#]
Woo!
Yeah!
All my friends are gone and my hair is [G#] grayed out [E] in the places [C#] where I used to play.
[G#]
And I'm [F#] crazy [C#m] for [F#m] love.
But I'll [A#] not go [C#] anywhere.
[G#] I'm just keeping my rep everyday.
[F#]
[Gm] [C#]
I'm a snake, [G#] will you swallow [C#] me?
I'm a wolf, so I'll submit, but [F#] I hear a wolf coughing.
[A]
[C#]
I'm a heart [G#] that throws a lump in [F#] my throat.
[C#]
[C#m] [F#]
[C#]
[G#] [C#] [G#m]
[G#] I'm a wolf, so I'll submit, but I hear a wolf coughing.
I'm a snake, so I'll submit, but [E] I hear a wolf coughing.
[G#] Do you think that's all I have?
Just a little.
I'm a [C#]
[B] [G#]
wolf,
[C#] so I'll submit, but I hear a wolf [G#m]
coughing.
[C#m] [B] [F#] Come, now break [C#] me up.
[C#m] [G#]
They chained me to this table [F#] right here in the Tower of Solitude.
[C#]
I was born a prisoner, but this you may be sure of.
The reeds have got their chance in the dead of [G#] night.
And [F#] as I'm fighting the judge, I'm coming home.
But I'll [C#] make it right.
[G#] You see, I hear this final whistle.
[F#]
Now I'll [C#] rise.
I [A#m] see you standing on [Fm] the other side.
I don't know [A#m] how, but the river [G#] got so wild.
And [F#m] I'll [F#] let you live.
[A#]
[C#]
And [A#m] I'll put Britain for Britain [G#] in the key.
[A#m] I feel so close to [G#]
[F#] you.
[G#] I bid [C#] you farewell, but
[G#] [C#] you'll be finished tomorrow in the Tower of Elvatran.
But [F#] you'll be here in a minute.
[D#] And I'll have a good [C#] time.
I'm lonely.
I [G#] see you leave [F#] from me.
[C#] I'm lonely.
[G#]
I'm lost.
Do you see me leave from you?
[F#] [F#m]
[C#] Yes.
[F#] Do you have [C#] a sense of where I'm placed?
Where I used to be?
[E]
[G#] I'm freezing.
[F#] But I'll [C#] come home. I'm lonely.
[G#] [F#]
I'm lost.
[C#]
[G#] Do you see me leave from you?
Do you have a sense of where [F#] I'm placed?
Where I used [C#] to be?
I'm lonely.
[G#m] [C#] I'm
[G#m] [C#] [C#m]
[B] [C#]
[G#] [D#] lost.
Do [C#] [G#m] you [C#] have a sense of where I'm placed?
Where I used to be?
I'm lonely.
[N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
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To learn Leonard Cohen - Tower Of Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G#, F#, C# and G#. For best results, commence at 48 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 97. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C# Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to be able to make a face. _
_ _ _ _ What? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah! _
_ _ _ _ [A] Thanks [G#] so much friends for not going home with the machine.
[N] _ _ _ _ _
We're going to fire up this [E] little machine here.
[N] It goes by itself.
_ It's awful sophisticated. _ _
_ _ _ Yeah!
_ _ [G#] _
What would you want this machine to [N] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#]
do?
[F] Woo! [E] Yeah!
[C#] _ _ _ _ _
Woo! _ _ _ _ _
Yeah!
All my friends are gone and my hair is [G#] grayed out [E] in the places [C#] where I used to play.
[G#]
And I'm [F#] crazy [C#m] for [F#m] love.
_ But I'll [A#] not go [C#] anywhere. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] I'm just keeping my rep everyday.
[F#] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a snake, [G#] will you swallow [C#] me? _
_ I'm a wolf, so I'll submit, but [F#] I hear a wolf coughing.
_ [A] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a heart [G#] that throws a lump in [F#] _ my throat.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _
[G#] _ _ _ I'm a wolf, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so I'll submit, but I hear a wolf coughing.
_ _ _ _ _ I'm a snake, so I'll submit, but _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I hear a wolf coughing.
[G#] _ _ _ _ Do you think that's all I have?
_ _ _ Just a little. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ wolf, _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ so I'll submit, but I hear a _ _ _ wolf [G#m] _
coughing.
[C#m] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ Come, now break [C#] me up.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#] _
They chained me to this table [F#] right here in the Tower of Solitude.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was born a prisoner, but this you may be sure of.
The reeds have got their chance in the dead of [G#] night.
And [F#] as I'm fighting the judge, I'm coming home.
But I'll [C#] make it right. _ _ _ _
[G#] You see, I hear this final whistle.
[F#] _ _
Now I'll [C#] rise.
_ _ _ _ I _ [A#m] see you standing on [Fm] the other side.
I don't know [A#m] how, but the river [G#] got so wild.
And [F#m] I'll [F#] let you live.
_ _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [A#m] I'll put Britain for Britain [G#] in the key.
[A#m] I feel so close to _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ I bid [C#] you farewell, but _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#] you'll be finished tomorrow in the Tower of Elvatran.
But [F#] you'll be here in a minute.
_ [D#] And I'll have a good [C#] time.
I'm lonely. _ _
I _ [G#] see you leave [F#] from me. _ _
_ [C#] _ _ I'm lonely.
_ _ [G#]
I'm lost.
Do you see me leave from you?
[F#] _ [F#m] _
_ [C#] _ Yes. _ _ _
[F#] Do you have [C#] a sense of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ where I'm placed?
Where I used to be?
[E] _
[G#] I'm freezing.
[F#] _ _ But I'll [C#] come home. I'm lonely. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
I'm lost.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ Do you see me leave from you?
Do you have a sense of where [F#] I'm placed? _
Where I used [C#] to be? _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm lonely.
[G#m] _ [C#] I'm _ _
[G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [D#] lost.
Do [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] you _ [C#] _ have a sense of where I'm placed?
Where I used to be?
I'm lonely. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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