Chords for Leonard Cohen - Avalanche (Official Audio)
Tempo:
90.575 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Db
Eb
Ab
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm]
I stepped into [Cm] an [Db] avalanche, [Bb] [Fm] it covered [Eb] up my [Fm] soul.
[C] When I am not this [Db] hunchback that you see, [Bb] [Fm] I sleep [Eb] beneath a [Fm] golden hill.
[Ab]
You who wish [Gm] to conquer pain, [C] you [Fm] must learn, learn [Cm] to [Db] serve me well.
[Fm] [Db]
[Bbm] [C] [Bb] [Fm] You strike my side [Ab] by [Db] accident, [Bb] [F] as you [Eb] go down for [Fm] your gold.
The cripple here that you [Ab] [Db] clothe and feed, [Bb] [Fm] is [Eb] neither starved [Fm] nor cold.
[Ab] He does not ask [Gm] for your company, not [Fm] at the center, the center [Db] of the world.
[Bbm] [C]
[Bb] [Fm] When I am on [Db] a pedestal, [Bb] [Fm] you did [Eb] not raise [Fm] me there.
Your laws do not [Db] compel me [Eb] [Fm] to [Eb] kneel [Cm] grotesque and [Fm] bare.
[Ab] I myself [Gm] am the pedestal for this [Fm] ugly hump at [Db] which you stare.
[C] [F] You who [Db] wish to conquer pain, [Fm] you must learn [Eb] what makes [Fm] me kind.
The crumbs of love [Db] that you offer me, [Fm] they're the crumbs [Eb] I've left [Fm] behind.
[Ab] Your pain is [Gm] no credential here, [Fm] it's just the shadow, shadow of [Db] my wound.
[G] [C]
[Fm] I have begun [Db] to long for you, [Fm] [Eb] I who have no [Fm] greed.
I have [Bbm] begun to [Db] ask for [Ab] you, [Bb] [Fm] [Eb] I who have no [Fm] need.
[Ab] You say you've gone [Gm] away from me, but [Fm] I can feel you when [Db] you breathe.
[G] [C]
[Bb] [Fm] Do not dress in [Ab] those [Db]
rags for [Bb] me, [Fm] I [Eb] know you are [Fm] not poor.
And don't love me quite [Ab] so [Db]
fiercely [Fm] now, when you know that you [Eb] are [Fm] not sure.
[Ab] It is your turn, [Gm] beloved, [Cm] it [Fm] is your flesh that [Db] I wear.
[Ab] [C]
[Fm]
I stepped into [Cm] an [Db] avalanche, [Bb] [Fm] it covered [Eb] up my [Fm] soul.
[C] When I am not this [Db] hunchback that you see, [Bb] [Fm] I sleep [Eb] beneath a [Fm] golden hill.
[Ab]
You who wish [Gm] to conquer pain, [C] you [Fm] must learn, learn [Cm] to [Db] serve me well.
[Fm] [Db]
[Bbm] [C] [Bb] [Fm] You strike my side [Ab] by [Db] accident, [Bb] [F] as you [Eb] go down for [Fm] your gold.
The cripple here that you [Ab] [Db] clothe and feed, [Bb] [Fm] is [Eb] neither starved [Fm] nor cold.
[Ab] He does not ask [Gm] for your company, not [Fm] at the center, the center [Db] of the world.
[Bbm] [C]
[Bb] [Fm] When I am on [Db] a pedestal, [Bb] [Fm] you did [Eb] not raise [Fm] me there.
Your laws do not [Db] compel me [Eb] [Fm] to [Eb] kneel [Cm] grotesque and [Fm] bare.
[Ab] I myself [Gm] am the pedestal for this [Fm] ugly hump at [Db] which you stare.
[C] [F] You who [Db] wish to conquer pain, [Fm] you must learn [Eb] what makes [Fm] me kind.
The crumbs of love [Db] that you offer me, [Fm] they're the crumbs [Eb] I've left [Fm] behind.
[Ab] Your pain is [Gm] no credential here, [Fm] it's just the shadow, shadow of [Db] my wound.
[G] [C]
[Fm] I have begun [Db] to long for you, [Fm] [Eb] I who have no [Fm] greed.
I have [Bbm] begun to [Db] ask for [Ab] you, [Bb] [Fm] [Eb] I who have no [Fm] need.
[Ab] You say you've gone [Gm] away from me, but [Fm] I can feel you when [Db] you breathe.
[G] [C]
[Bb] [Fm] Do not dress in [Ab] those [Db]
rags for [Bb] me, [Fm] I [Eb] know you are [Fm] not poor.
And don't love me quite [Ab] so [Db]
fiercely [Fm] now, when you know that you [Eb] are [Fm] not sure.
[Ab] It is your turn, [Gm] beloved, [Cm] it [Fm] is your flesh that [Db] I wear.
[Ab] [C]
[Fm]
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_ _ _ _ _ I stepped into [Cm] an [Db] _ avalanche, [Bb] [Fm] it covered [Eb] up my [Fm] soul.
_ _ _ [C] When I am not this [Db] hunchback that you see, [Bb] _ [Fm] I sleep [Eb] beneath a [Fm] golden hill.
_ _ [Ab] _
You who wish [Gm] to conquer pain, [C] you [Fm] must learn, learn [Cm] to [Db] serve me _ well. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] [Fm] You strike my side [Ab] by [Db] accident, _ [Bb] _ [F] as you [Eb] go down for [Fm] your gold.
_ _ The cripple here that you [Ab] [Db] clothe and feed, [Bb] _ [Fm] is [Eb] neither starved [Fm] nor cold.
_ _ [Ab] He does not ask [Gm] for your company, not [Fm] at the center, the center [Db] of the _ world. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] When I am on [Db] a pedestal, [Bb] _ [Fm] you did [Eb] not raise [Fm] me there.
_ _ Your laws do not [Db] compel me [Eb] _ [Fm] to [Eb] kneel [Cm] grotesque and [Fm] bare.
_ [Ab] I myself [Gm] am the pedestal for this [Fm] ugly hump at [Db] which you stare.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ You who [Db] wish to conquer pain, [Fm] you must learn [Eb] what makes [Fm] me kind.
_ _ The crumbs of love [Db] that you offer me, [Fm] they're the crumbs [Eb] I've left [Fm] behind.
_ _ [Ab] _ Your pain is [Gm] no credential here, [Fm] it's just the shadow, shadow of [Db] my wound. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Fm] I have begun [Db] to long for you, [Fm] _ [Eb] I who have no [Fm] greed. _
_ _ I have [Bbm] begun to [Db] ask for [Ab] you, [Bb] _ [Fm] [Eb] I who have no [Fm] need.
_ [Ab] You say you've gone [Gm] away from me, but [Fm] I can feel you when [Db] you breathe. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] Do not dress in [Ab] those [Db]
rags for [Bb] me, [Fm] I [Eb] know you are [Fm] not poor.
_ _ And don't love me quite [Ab] so [Db]
fiercely [Fm] now, when you know that you [Eb] are [Fm] not sure.
_ _ [Ab] It is your turn, [Gm] beloved, [Cm] it [Fm] is your flesh that [Db] I wear. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I stepped into [Cm] an [Db] _ avalanche, [Bb] [Fm] it covered [Eb] up my [Fm] soul.
_ _ _ [C] When I am not this [Db] hunchback that you see, [Bb] _ [Fm] I sleep [Eb] beneath a [Fm] golden hill.
_ _ [Ab] _
You who wish [Gm] to conquer pain, [C] you [Fm] must learn, learn [Cm] to [Db] serve me _ well. _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] [Fm] You strike my side [Ab] by [Db] accident, _ [Bb] _ [F] as you [Eb] go down for [Fm] your gold.
_ _ The cripple here that you [Ab] [Db] clothe and feed, [Bb] _ [Fm] is [Eb] neither starved [Fm] nor cold.
_ _ [Ab] He does not ask [Gm] for your company, not [Fm] at the center, the center [Db] of the _ world. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] When I am on [Db] a pedestal, [Bb] _ [Fm] you did [Eb] not raise [Fm] me there.
_ _ Your laws do not [Db] compel me [Eb] _ [Fm] to [Eb] kneel [Cm] grotesque and [Fm] bare.
_ [Ab] I myself [Gm] am the pedestal for this [Fm] ugly hump at [Db] which you stare.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ You who [Db] wish to conquer pain, [Fm] you must learn [Eb] what makes [Fm] me kind.
_ _ The crumbs of love [Db] that you offer me, [Fm] they're the crumbs [Eb] I've left [Fm] behind.
_ _ [Ab] _ Your pain is [Gm] no credential here, [Fm] it's just the shadow, shadow of [Db] my wound. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Fm] I have begun [Db] to long for you, [Fm] _ [Eb] I who have no [Fm] greed. _
_ _ I have [Bbm] begun to [Db] ask for [Ab] you, [Bb] _ [Fm] [Eb] I who have no [Fm] need.
_ [Ab] You say you've gone [Gm] away from me, but [Fm] I can feel you when [Db] you breathe. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] Do not dress in [Ab] those [Db]
rags for [Bb] me, [Fm] I [Eb] know you are [Fm] not poor.
_ _ And don't love me quite [Ab] so [Db]
fiercely [Fm] now, when you know that you [Eb] are [Fm] not sure.
_ _ [Ab] It is your turn, [Gm] beloved, [Cm] it [Fm] is your flesh that [Db] I wear. _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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