Chords for Leonard Cohen - Joan of Arc (Official Audio)

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117.25 bpm

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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Leonard Cohen - Joan of Arc (Official Audio) chords

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[G] .
Now the flames, they followed [D] Joan of Arc, .
[C] As she came [G] riding through the dark, .
[A] No moon to [D] keep her armor bright, [A] No man to get [G] her through this very smoky night.
[D] .
[G] She said, I'm [D] tired of the war, [C] I want the kind of [G] work I had before,.
[A] A wedding dress or [D] something white, [A] To wear upon [G] my swollen [D] appetite.
.
[A] [D] La la la, la la la, la la la, la [Am] la la, La la la, [C] la la la, la la la, [G] .
[D] la la la,.
[G] .
Well I'm glad to hear [D] you talk this way, [C] You know I've watched you [G] riding every day,.
[A] And something in [D] me yearns to win, [A] Such a [G] cold and lonesome [D] heroine.
.
[G] And who are you?.
she [D] sternly spoke, [C] To the one [G] beneath the smoke,.
[A] Why I'm fire, [D] he replied, And [A] I love your [G] solitude, I love [D] your pride.
.
[C] [A] [D].
La la la, la la la, la la la, la [A] la la, .
[Am] La la la, [E] [C] .
la [Am] la [G] la, .
[D] la la la, la la la,.
[G] Then fire, [D] make your body cold, [C] I'm gonna give [G] you mine to hold,.
[A] .
Saying this [Em] she [D] climbed inside, [A] To be his one, [G] to be his [D] only bride, .
[G] And deep into [D] his fiery heart, [C] He took the dust [G] of Joan of Arc,.
[A] And high above [D] the wedding guests, [A] He hung the ashes [G] .
of her wedding [D] dress.
.
[A] [D] La la la, la la la, la la la, la [Am] la la, La la la, [C] la la la, la la [Em] la, la [G] .
la [D] .
la,.
[G] .
It was deep into his [D] fiery heart, .
[C] He took the dust of [G] Joan of Arc, .
[A] And then she clearly [D] understood, If [A] he was fire, [G] oh then she must [D] be wood.
.
[G] I saw her [D] wince, I saw her cry, [C] I saw the glory [G] in her eye, .
[A] Myself I long [D] for love and light, [A] But must it come so [G] cruel, and oh so [D] bright.
.
[A] [D] La la la, la la la, la la la, [Am] la la la, La la la, [C] la la la, la la [Em] la, [G] la la la, .
[D] .
[G] .

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To start learning Leonard Cohen - Joan Of Arc chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, G, D, A, D and G in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 58 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 117. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Now the flames, they followed [D] Joan of Arc, _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ As she came [G] riding through the dark, _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ No moon to [D] keep her armor bright, _ _ [A] _ No man to get [G] her through this very smoky night.
[D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ She said, I'm [D] tired of the war, _ _ [C] _ I want the kind of [G] work I had before,.
_ _ [A] _ A wedding dress or [D] something white, _ [A] To wear _ upon [G] my _ swollen _ _ _ [D] appetite.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] La la la, la la la, la la la, la [Am] la la, _ _ _ _ _ La la la, [C] la la la, _ _ _ _ _ _ la la la, _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ la la la,.
[G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Well I'm glad to hear [D] you talk this way, _ _ [C] _ You know I've watched you [G] riding every day,.
_ _ [A] _ And something in [D] me _ yearns to win, [A] _ _ Such a [G] cold and _ _ lonesome [D] heroine.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ And who are you?.
she [D] sternly spoke, _ _ [C] _ To the one [G] beneath the smoke,.
_ _ [A] _ _ Why I'm fire, [D] _ he replied, And [A] I love your _ _ [G] solitude, _ _ I love [D] your pride.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ [D].
La la la, la la la, la la la, la [A] la la, _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ La la la, [E] _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
la [Am] la [G] la, _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ la la la, la la la,.
_ [G] Then _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ fire, _ _ _ [D] make your body cold, _ [C] _ _ I'm gonna give [G] you mine to hold,.
_ [A] _ _ _ .
Saying this [Em] she [D] climbed _ inside, [A] To be his one, [G] to be his _ [D] only bride, _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ And deep into [D] his fiery heart, _ [C] _ He took the dust [G] of Joan of Arc,.
_ [A] _ And high above [D] the wedding guests, _ [A] He hung the _ ashes [G] _ _ .
of her wedding [D] dress.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] La la la, la la la, la la la, la [Am] la la, _ _ _ _ _ _ La la la, [C] la la la, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ la la [Em] la, la [G] _ _ _ .
la _ [D] _ _ _ .
la,.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
It was deep into his [D] fiery heart, _ .
_ [C] _ _ He took the dust of [G] Joan of Arc, _ .
_ _ [A] _ And then she clearly [D] understood, _ _ If [A] he was fire, _ [G] _ oh then she must [D] be wood.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ I saw her [D] wince, _ I saw her cry, _ [C] _ I saw the glory [G] in her eye, _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ Myself I long [D] for love and light, _ _ [A] _ But must it come so [G] cruel, _ _ and oh so [D] bright.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] La la la, la la la, la la la, [Am] la la _ la, _ _ _ La la la, [C] la la la, _ _ _ _ la la [Em] la, [G] la la la, _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ .

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