Chords for Leonard Cohen - It Seemed the Better Way (Official Audio)
Tempo:
104.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] I'm not afraid of [Ebm] you.
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I'm not afraid of you.
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[Ab] [Ebm] [Eb] .
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[Abm] Seemed the better [Eb] way.
When [B] first I [Eb] heard him speak.
[Abm] Now [Ebm] it's much too late.
[B] To turn the [Eb] other cheek .
[Ab] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth .
[Abm] Seemed the better [Ebm] way.
[Ab] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
But [Abm] it's not the truth [Ebm] today .
[Abm] I wonder what it [Ebm] was.
[Eb] I wonder what it meant.
[Ab] First [Eb] he touched on love.
[B] Then he touched [Ebm] on death.
[Abm] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
[Abm] Seemed.
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[Abm] Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
[Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
[Abm] I better hold [Ebm] my tongue.
[Abm] I better take [Ebm] my place.
[Abm] Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
[Abm] Try to say [Ebm] the grace .
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[Abm] Seemed the [Ebm] better way.
[Abm] When first I [Eb] heard him speak.
But [Abm] [Ebm] now it's much too late.
[B] To turn [Ebm] the other cheek.
[Abm] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
[Abm] Seemed [Ebm] the better way.
[Abm] Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
[Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
I [Abm] better [Ebm] hold my tongue.
[B] I [Ebm] better take my place.
[Abm] Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
[Abm] Try to say [Ebm] the grace.
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I'm not afraid of you.
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[Abm] Seemed the better [Eb] way.
When [B] first I [Eb] heard him speak.
[Abm] Now [Ebm] it's much too late.
[B] To turn the [Eb] other cheek .
[Ab] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth .
[Abm] Seemed the better [Ebm] way.
[Ab] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
But [Abm] it's not the truth [Ebm] today .
[Abm] I wonder what it [Ebm] was.
[Eb] I wonder what it meant.
[Ab] First [Eb] he touched on love.
[B] Then he touched [Ebm] on death.
[Abm] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
[Abm] Seemed.
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[Abm] Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
[Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
[Abm] I better hold [Ebm] my tongue.
[Abm] I better take [Ebm] my place.
[Abm] Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
[Abm] Try to say [Ebm] the grace .
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Abm] [Ebm] .
[Abm] Seemed the [Ebm] better way.
[Abm] When first I [Eb] heard him speak.
But [Abm] [Ebm] now it's much too late.
[B] To turn [Ebm] the other cheek.
[Abm] [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
[Abm] Seemed [Ebm] the better way.
[Abm] Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
[Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
I [Abm] better [Ebm] hold my tongue.
[B] I [Ebm] better take my place.
[Abm] Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
[Abm] Try to say [Ebm] the grace.
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_ _ [Eb] I'm not afraid of [Ebm] you.
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_ _ I'm not afraid of you.
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_ _ [Abm] _ Seemed the better [Eb] way.
When _ [B] _ _ first I [Eb] heard him speak.
_ _ [Abm] _ Now [Ebm] it's much too late.
_ _ [B] _ To turn the [Eb] other cheek _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ Seemed the better [Ebm] way.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
But _ [Abm] _ it's not the truth [Ebm] today _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ I wonder what it [Ebm] was.
_ _ [Eb] _ I wonder what it meant.
_ _ [Ab] _ First [Eb] he touched on love.
_ _ [B] _ Then he touched [Ebm] on death.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Seemed.
[Ebm] _ _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
_ [Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
_ _ [Abm] _ I better hold [Ebm] my tongue.
_ _ [Abm] I better take [Ebm] my place.
_ [Abm] _ _ Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
_ _ [Abm] _ Try to say [Ebm] the grace _ .
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_ _ [Abm] _ _ Seemed the [Ebm] better way.
_ _ [Abm] _ When first I [Eb] heard him speak.
But [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] now it's much too late.
_ _ [B] _ To turn [Ebm] the other cheek.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Seemed [Ebm] the better way.
_ [Abm] _ _ Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
_ _ [Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
I [Abm] _ _ better [Ebm] hold my tongue.
_ _ [B] _ I [Ebm] better take my place.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
_ [Abm] _ Try to say [Ebm] the grace.
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_ _ I'm not afraid of you.
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_ _ [Abm] _ Seemed the better [Eb] way.
When _ [B] _ _ first I [Eb] heard him speak.
_ _ [Abm] _ Now [Ebm] it's much too late.
_ _ [B] _ To turn the [Eb] other cheek _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ Seemed the better [Ebm] way.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
But _ [Abm] _ it's not the truth [Ebm] today _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ I wonder what it [Ebm] was.
_ _ [Eb] _ I wonder what it meant.
_ _ [Ab] _ First [Eb] he touched on love.
_ _ [B] _ Then he touched [Ebm] on death.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Seemed.
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_ _ [Abm] _ _ Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
_ [Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
_ _ [Abm] _ I better hold [Ebm] my tongue.
_ _ [Abm] I better take [Ebm] my place.
_ [Abm] _ _ Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
_ _ [Abm] _ Try to say [Ebm] the grace _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ .
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Seemed the [Ebm] better way.
_ _ [Abm] _ When first I [Eb] heard him speak.
But [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] now it's much too late.
_ _ [B] _ To turn [Ebm] the other cheek.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] Sounded like the truth.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Seemed [Ebm] the better way.
_ [Abm] _ _ Sounded [Ebm] like the truth.
_ _ [Abm] But it's not the [Ebm] truth today.
I [Abm] _ _ better [Ebm] hold my tongue.
_ _ [B] _ I [Ebm] better take my place.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ Lift this [Ebm] glass of blood.
_ [Abm] _ Try to say [Ebm] the grace.
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