Chords for Leonard Cohen - Born in Chains (Audio)

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[G] _ _ _ I was born in [C] chains, _ _ [Em] _ but I was [Am] taken out of Egypt.
_ _ I was [C] bound to a burden, [Em] _ but the [Am] burden it _ [G] was raised.
Lord, I [F] can no _ _ [A] longer keep this [Dm] secret.
_ [Bb] Blessed is [F] the name, [Gb] the name be [G] praised. _ _ _
[C] I fled to the [Em] edge _ [Am] of the magnificent sea of sorrow,
[C] pursued by the riders [Em] _ of [Am] a cruel and [G] dark regime.
[Fm] But the waters parted [A] and my soul [Dm] crossed over,
_ _ [Bb] _ out [F] of Egypt, _ [Gb] out of [G] Pharaoh's dream.
_ _ _ Word of [E] words, _ _ measure of [Am] all men.
_ _ _ Blessed [E] is the _ _ name, the name [Am] be blessed.
_ Written on [F] my heart in [Fm] _ burning [C] _ letters.
[Am] _ That's all I [Ab] know, _ I cannot read [G] the rest.
_ _ _ I [C] was idle with [Em] my soul when [Am] I heard you could use me.
[C] I followed very [Em] closely, but [Am] my life remained [G] the same.
[F] But then you showed me [A] where you had been [Dm] wounded.
_ [Bb] _ In [F] every atom, _ [Gb] broken [G] is the name.
_ I was [C] alone on [Em] the road and your [Am] love was so confusing.
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[C] _ All my [Em] teachers told me [Am] I had myself to [G] blame. _
[F] But in the grip [A] of sensual [Dm] illusion,
_ _ [Bb] is sweet [F] _ unknowing, [Gb] unify [G] the [C] name.
_ [G] _ Word [E] of words, _ _ measure of all [Am] measures.
_ _ Blessed is the [E] name, _ _ _ [G] the name [Am] be blessed. _ _ _
[F] Written on [Fm] my heart in burning [C] letters.
_ [Am] That's all I [Ab] know, _ I cannot read the [G] rest.
_ _ I've heard the [C] soul _ [Em] unfolds in [Am] the chambers of its longing.
[C] And the bitter liquor [Em] sweetened _ _
[Am] in the [G] hammered cup. _
[F] But all the [A] ladders of [Dm] the night have fallen.
_ _ [Bb] _ Only [F] darkness now [Gb] to lift the longing [G] up.
[C] _ _ [G] _ Word of [E] words, _ _ measure of all [Am] measures.
_ _ _ Blessed is [E] the _ _ name, the name [Am] be blessed.
_ _ Written on [F] my heart in [Fm] burning _
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_ [Am] That's all I [Ab] know, _ I cannot read the [G] rest. _ _ _ _ _
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