Chords for Leonard Cohen. Ballad Of The Absent Mare.
Tempo:
71.275 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[A]
Say a prayer for the cowboy, his mare's run away
And [D] he'll walk till he finds her, his darling his stray
[A] But the river's in flood and the roads are awash
And [E] the bridges break up in the panic of loss
[A] And there's nothing to follow, there's nowhere to go
[D] She's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
And [A] the crickets are breaking his heart with their song
[E] As the day caves in and [D] the night is [A] all wrong
Did he dream, was it she, who went galloping past
[D] And bent down the fern, broke open the [Bm] grass
[A] And printed the mud with the iron and the [C#m] gold
That he [E] nailed to her feet [D] when he was [A] the lord
And although she goes grazing a minute away
He [D] tracks her all night, he tracks her all day
[A] Oh, blind to her presence, except to compare
[E] His injury here with her punishment [A]
there
Then at home on a branch in the highest tree
A [D] songbird sings out so suddenly
[A] Ah, the sun is warm and the soft winds ride
On [E] the willow tree by the river [A] side
Oh, the world is sweet, the world is wide
And [D] she's there where the light and the darkness divide
And [A] the steam's coming off her, she's huge and she's shy
[E] And she steps on the moon when she paws [A] at the sky
And she comes to his hand, but she's not really tame
She [D] longs to be lost, he longs for the same
And [A] she'll bowl and she'll plunge through the first open pass
[E] To roll and to feed [D] in the sweet mountain [A] grass
Or she'll make a break for the high plateau
[D] Where there's nothing above and there's nothing below
[E] And it's time for their burden, it's time for the whip
Will she walk through the flame?
[D] Can he shoot [A] from the hip?
So he binds himself to the galloping mare
[D] And she binds herself to the rider there
And [A] there is no space, but there's left and right
[E] And there is no time, but there's day [A] and night
And he leans on her neck and he whispers low
[D] Wither thou, goest, I will go
[A] And they turn as one and they head for the plain
[E] No need for the whip, [D] no need for [A] the ring
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight?
[D] Who snaps it asunder the very next night?
[A] Some say the rider, some say the mare
[E] Or that love's like the smoke,
[D] beyond all [A] repair
But my darling, says Leonard, just let it go by
[D] That old silhouette on the great western sky
So [A] I pick out a tune and they move right along
And [E] they're gone like the smoke
[D] And they're gone like [A] this song
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Say a prayer for the cowboy, his mare's run away
And [D] he'll walk till he finds her, his darling his stray
[A] But the river's in flood and the roads are awash
And [E] the bridges break up in the panic of loss
[A] And there's nothing to follow, there's nowhere to go
[D] She's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
And [A] the crickets are breaking his heart with their song
[E] As the day caves in and [D] the night is [A] all wrong
Did he dream, was it she, who went galloping past
[D] And bent down the fern, broke open the [Bm] grass
[A] And printed the mud with the iron and the [C#m] gold
That he [E] nailed to her feet [D] when he was [A] the lord
And although she goes grazing a minute away
He [D] tracks her all night, he tracks her all day
[A] Oh, blind to her presence, except to compare
[E] His injury here with her punishment [A]
there
Then at home on a branch in the highest tree
A [D] songbird sings out so suddenly
[A] Ah, the sun is warm and the soft winds ride
On [E] the willow tree by the river [A] side
Oh, the world is sweet, the world is wide
And [D] she's there where the light and the darkness divide
And [A] the steam's coming off her, she's huge and she's shy
[E] And she steps on the moon when she paws [A] at the sky
And she comes to his hand, but she's not really tame
She [D] longs to be lost, he longs for the same
And [A] she'll bowl and she'll plunge through the first open pass
[E] To roll and to feed [D] in the sweet mountain [A] grass
Or she'll make a break for the high plateau
[D] Where there's nothing above and there's nothing below
[E] And it's time for their burden, it's time for the whip
Will she walk through the flame?
[D] Can he shoot [A] from the hip?
So he binds himself to the galloping mare
[D] And she binds herself to the rider there
And [A] there is no space, but there's left and right
[E] And there is no time, but there's day [A] and night
And he leans on her neck and he whispers low
[D] Wither thou, goest, I will go
[A] And they turn as one and they head for the plain
[E] No need for the whip, [D] no need for [A] the ring
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight?
[D] Who snaps it asunder the very next night?
[A] Some say the rider, some say the mare
[E] Or that love's like the smoke,
[D] beyond all [A] repair
But my darling, says Leonard, just let it go by
[D] That old silhouette on the great western sky
So [A] I pick out a tune and they move right along
And [E] they're gone like the smoke
[D] And they're gone like [A] this song
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
Key:
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D
E
B
Bm
A
D
E
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _
Say a prayer for the cowboy, his mare's run away
And [D] he'll walk till he finds her, his darling his stray
[A] But the river's in flood and the roads are awash
And [E] the bridges break up _ in the panic of loss
[A] _ _ _ _ And there's nothing to follow, there's nowhere to go
[D] She's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
And [A] the crickets are breaking his heart with their song
[E] As the day caves in and [D] the night is [A] all wrong _ _
_ Did he dream, was it she, who went galloping past
[D] And bent down the fern, broke open the [Bm] grass
[A] And printed the mud with the iron and the [C#m] gold
That he [E] nailed to her feet [D] when he was [A] the lord _
_ _ And although she goes grazing a minute away
He [D] tracks her all night, he tracks her all day
[A] Oh, blind to her presence, except to compare
[E] His injury here _ with her punishment [A]
there
_ _ _ Then at home on a branch in the highest tree
A [D] songbird sings out so suddenly
[A] Ah, the sun is warm and the soft winds ride
On [E] the willow tree by the river [A] side _ _ _
Oh, the world is sweet, the world is wide
And [D] she's there where the light and the darkness divide
And [A] the steam's coming off her, she's huge and she's shy
[E] And she steps on the moon when she paws [A] at the sky _ _ _
And she comes to his hand, but she's not really tame
She [D] longs to be lost, he longs for the same
And [A] she'll bowl and she'll plunge through the first open pass
[E] To roll and to feed [D] in the sweet mountain [A] grass _ _
Or she'll make a break for the high plateau
[D] Where there's nothing above and there's nothing below
[E] And it's time for their burden, it's time for the whip
Will she walk through the flame?
[D] Can he shoot [A] from the hip? _ _ _
So he binds himself to the galloping mare
[D] And she binds herself to the rider there
And [A] there is no space, but there's left and right
[E] And there is no time, but there's day [A] and night _ _
And he leans on her neck and he whispers low
_ [D] Wither thou, goest, I will go
[A] And they turn as one and they head for the plain
[E] No need for the whip, [D] no need for [A] the ring _ _
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight?
[D] Who snaps it asunder the very next night?
[A] Some say the rider, some say the mare
[E] Or that love's like the smoke, _
[D] beyond all [A] repair _ _ _
But my darling, says Leonard, just let it go by
[D] That old silhouette on the great western sky
So [A] I pick out a tune and they move right along
And [E] they're gone like the smoke
[D] And they're gone like [A] this song _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _
Say a prayer for the cowboy, his mare's run away
And [D] he'll walk till he finds her, his darling his stray
[A] But the river's in flood and the roads are awash
And [E] the bridges break up _ in the panic of loss
[A] _ _ _ _ And there's nothing to follow, there's nowhere to go
[D] She's gone like the summer, gone like the snow
And [A] the crickets are breaking his heart with their song
[E] As the day caves in and [D] the night is [A] all wrong _ _
_ Did he dream, was it she, who went galloping past
[D] And bent down the fern, broke open the [Bm] grass
[A] And printed the mud with the iron and the [C#m] gold
That he [E] nailed to her feet [D] when he was [A] the lord _
_ _ And although she goes grazing a minute away
He [D] tracks her all night, he tracks her all day
[A] Oh, blind to her presence, except to compare
[E] His injury here _ with her punishment [A]
there
_ _ _ Then at home on a branch in the highest tree
A [D] songbird sings out so suddenly
[A] Ah, the sun is warm and the soft winds ride
On [E] the willow tree by the river [A] side _ _ _
Oh, the world is sweet, the world is wide
And [D] she's there where the light and the darkness divide
And [A] the steam's coming off her, she's huge and she's shy
[E] And she steps on the moon when she paws [A] at the sky _ _ _
And she comes to his hand, but she's not really tame
She [D] longs to be lost, he longs for the same
And [A] she'll bowl and she'll plunge through the first open pass
[E] To roll and to feed [D] in the sweet mountain [A] grass _ _
Or she'll make a break for the high plateau
[D] Where there's nothing above and there's nothing below
[E] And it's time for their burden, it's time for the whip
Will she walk through the flame?
[D] Can he shoot [A] from the hip? _ _ _
So he binds himself to the galloping mare
[D] And she binds herself to the rider there
And [A] there is no space, but there's left and right
[E] And there is no time, but there's day [A] and night _ _
And he leans on her neck and he whispers low
_ [D] Wither thou, goest, I will go
[A] And they turn as one and they head for the plain
[E] No need for the whip, [D] no need for [A] the ring _ _
Now the clasp of this union, who fastens it tight?
[D] Who snaps it asunder the very next night?
[A] Some say the rider, some say the mare
[E] Or that love's like the smoke, _
[D] beyond all [A] repair _ _ _
But my darling, says Leonard, just let it go by
[D] That old silhouette on the great western sky
So [A] I pick out a tune and they move right along
And [E] they're gone like the smoke
[D] And they're gone like [A] this song _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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