Tower of Song Chords by Leonard Cohen

Tempo:
99.6 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

F#

G#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tower of Song chords
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[B]
Well, my friends are gone and my hair is gray
I ache in the places where I used to play and [E] I'm crazy for love
But I'm not coming [B] on
I'm [F#] just paying my rent every [E] day in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
I said to Hank Williams, how lonely does it get?
Hank Williams hasn't answered yet, but [E] I hear him coughing
All [B] night long
Dum, dum, dum
Oh, [F#] a hundred floors above me
[E] In the Tower of [B] Song
[Bm]
[E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
I was [B] born like this
I had no choice
I was born with the gift of a golden voice
[E] and 27 angels
From the great [B] beyond
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
[F#] They tied me to this table [E] right here in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
So you can stick your little hands in that voodoo doll
I'm very sorry, baby.
It doesn't look like me at all.
[E] I'm standing by the window
Where the light [B] is strong
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
How they [F#] don't let a woman kill [E] you
Not in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum,
[E]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#m] [G#m] [F#] dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
Now you [B] can say that I've grown bitter, but of this you may be sure
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor and [E] there's a mighty judgment coming
But I may [B] be wrong
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
You [F#] see, I hear these funny voices
[E] In the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
[G#m] I see you standing [F#] on the other side
[G#m] I don't know how the [F#] river got so wide.
I [E] loved you, baby
Way [B] back when
And [G#m] all the bridges are burning [F#] that we might have crossed
But [G#m] I feel so close to [F#] everything that we lost.
[E] We'll never
We'll never have to lose it [F#] again
[D#] I [B] bid you farewell, but don't know when I'll be back
They're moving us tomorrow to that tower down the [E] track, but you'll be hearing from me, baby
Long after [B] I'm gone
I'll [F#] be speaking to you sweetly [E] from a window in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
[E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] Yeah, [B] my friends are gone
And my hair is gray
I ache in the places where I used to play
[E] And I'm crazy for love
But I'm not [B] coming home
I'm [F#] just paying rent every [E] day in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
[E] [B]
[F#]
Key:  
B
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E
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F#
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G#m
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Bm
13421112
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
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Let's start jamming Leonard Cohen - Tower Of Song chords, Practice these chords sequence - F#, B, E, B, F# and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 100. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, my friends are gone and my hair is gray
I ache in the places where I used to play and [E] I'm crazy for love
But I'm not coming [B] on
_ _ _ _ I'm [F#] just paying my rent every [E] day in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
I said to Hank Williams, how lonely does it get? _
_ Hank Williams hasn't answered yet, but [E] I hear him coughing
_ All [B] night long
Dum, dum, dum
_ _ Oh, [F#] a hundred floors above me
[E] In the Tower of [B] Song _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ I was [B] born like this
I had no choice
I was born with the gift of a golden voice
[E] and 27 angels
From the great [B] beyond
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
[F#] They tied me to this table [E] right here in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
So you can stick your little hands in that voodoo doll
I'm very sorry, baby.
It doesn't look like me at all.
[E] I'm standing by the window
_ Where the light [B] is strong
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
How they [F#] don't let a woman kill [E] you
Not in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] [F#] dum, dum, _ _ _ dum, dum, dum
Now you [B] can say that I've grown bitter, but of this you may be sure
The rich have got their channels in the bedrooms of the poor and [E] there's a mighty judgment coming
_ But I may [B] be wrong
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
You [F#] see, I hear these funny voices
[E] _ In the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
_ [G#m] I see you standing [F#] on the other side
[G#m] I don't know how the [F#] river got so wide.
I [E] loved you, baby
Way _ _ [B] back when _ _
_ _ And [G#m] all the bridges are burning [F#] that we might have crossed
But [G#m] I feel so close to [F#] everything that we lost.
[E] We'll never _
We'll never have to lose it [F#] again _ _
_ _ [D#] I [B] bid you farewell, but don't know when I'll be back
They're moving us tomorrow to that tower down the [E] track, but you'll be hearing from me, baby
_ Long after [B] I'm gone _
I'll _ _ [F#] be speaking to you sweetly [E] from a window in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ Yeah, [B] my friends are gone
And my hair is gray
I ache in the places where I used to play
[E] And I'm crazy for love
_ But I'm not [B] coming home _ _
_ _ I'm [F#] just paying rent every [E] day in the Tower [B] of Song
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, _ dum_ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the The Essential album.

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