Chords for Leonard Cohen - Going Home (Old Ideas,2012)
Tempo:
76.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
C
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A] I'm [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[D] going to speak with Leonard.
[Em] He's a sportsman and a shepherd.
[G] He's a lazy bastard living [D] in a suit.
But he does say what I tell him, [Em] even though it isn't welcome.
[G] He just doesn't have the freedom [D] to refuse.
[C#m] [Bm] He will speak these words of wisdom [A] like a sage, [F#] a man of vision,
[Bm] though he knows he's [E] really nothing [G] but the brief [E] elaboration [A] of a tube.
[D] Going home [Em] without my sorrow.
[C] Going home [G] sometime tomorrow.
[C] Going home to [G] where it's better [Bm] than before.
[A]
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home [G] behind the curtain.
[C] Going home [G] without the costume [Bm] that I wore.
[A]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] He wants to write a love song, [Em] an anthem of forgiving, [G] a manual for living [D] with defeat.
[A]
[D] A cry above the suffering, [C] a sacrifice [Em]
recovering.
[G] But that isn't what I need him [D] to complete.
[A]
[Bm] I want him to be certain [A] that he doesn't have a burden, [F#] that [Bm] he doesn't need [E] a vision.
[G] That he only [E] has permission [A] to do my [A#] instant bidding, which [Bm] is to say what [E] I have told him [A] repeatedly.
[D] Going home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G] tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
[A] [D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] [G] Going [C] home without [G] this costume [Bm] that I wore.
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
Going [D] home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G]
tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
[A]
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home behind [G] the curtain.
[C] Going home without [G] this costume that [Bm] I [A] wore.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G]
[D] going to speak with Leonard.
[Em] He's a sportsman and a shepherd.
[G] He's a lazy bastard living [D] in a suit.
But he does say what I tell him, [Em] even though it isn't welcome.
[G] He just doesn't have the freedom [D] to refuse.
[C#m] [Bm] He will speak these words of wisdom [A] like a sage, [F#] a man of vision,
[Bm] though he knows he's [E] really nothing [G] but the brief [E] elaboration [A] of a tube.
[D] Going home [Em] without my sorrow.
[C] Going home [G] sometime tomorrow.
[C] Going home to [G] where it's better [Bm] than before.
[A]
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home [G] behind the curtain.
[C] Going home [G] without the costume [Bm] that I wore.
[A]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] He wants to write a love song, [Em] an anthem of forgiving, [G] a manual for living [D] with defeat.
[A]
[D] A cry above the suffering, [C] a sacrifice [Em]
recovering.
[G] But that isn't what I need him [D] to complete.
[A]
[Bm] I want him to be certain [A] that he doesn't have a burden, [F#] that [Bm] he doesn't need [E] a vision.
[G] That he only [E] has permission [A] to do my [A#] instant bidding, which [Bm] is to say what [E] I have told him [A] repeatedly.
[D] Going home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G] tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
[A] [D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] [G] Going [C] home without [G] this costume [Bm] that I wore.
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
Going [D] home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G]
tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
[A]
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home behind [G] the curtain.
[C] Going home without [G] this costume that [Bm] I [A] wore.
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[G] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
C
Bm
G
D
A
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] I'm [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] going to speak with Leonard.
[Em] He's a sportsman and a shepherd.
[G] He's a lazy bastard living [D] in a suit.
_ But he does say what I tell him, [Em] even though it isn't welcome.
[G] He just doesn't have the freedom [D] to refuse.
[C#m] _ [Bm] He will speak these words of wisdom [A] like a sage, [F#] a man of vision,
[Bm] though he knows he's [E] really nothing [G] but the brief [E] elaboration [A] of a tube. _
[D] Going home [Em] without my sorrow.
[C] Going home [G] sometime tomorrow.
[C] Going home to [G] where it's better [Bm] than before.
_ [A] _
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home [G] behind the curtain.
[C] Going home [G] without the costume [Bm] that I wore.
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] He wants to write a love song, [Em] an anthem of forgiving, [G] a manual for living [D] with defeat.
_ [A] _
[D] A cry above the suffering, [C] a sacrifice [Em]
recovering.
[G] But that isn't what I need him [D] to complete.
[A] _
[Bm] I want him to be certain [A] that he doesn't have a burden, [F#] that [Bm] he doesn't need [E] a vision.
[G] That he only [E] has permission [A] to do my [A#] instant bidding, which [Bm] is to say what [E] I have told him [A] repeatedly.
_ _ [D] Going home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G] tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
_ [A] _ [D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] _ [G] Going _ [C] home without [G] this costume [Bm] that I wore.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
Going [D] home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G]
tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
[A] _
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home behind [G] the curtain.
[C] Going home without [G] this costume that [Bm] I [A] wore.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] going to speak with Leonard.
[Em] He's a sportsman and a shepherd.
[G] He's a lazy bastard living [D] in a suit.
_ But he does say what I tell him, [Em] even though it isn't welcome.
[G] He just doesn't have the freedom [D] to refuse.
[C#m] _ [Bm] He will speak these words of wisdom [A] like a sage, [F#] a man of vision,
[Bm] though he knows he's [E] really nothing [G] but the brief [E] elaboration [A] of a tube. _
[D] Going home [Em] without my sorrow.
[C] Going home [G] sometime tomorrow.
[C] Going home to [G] where it's better [Bm] than before.
_ [A] _
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home [G] behind the curtain.
[C] Going home [G] without the costume [Bm] that I wore.
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] He wants to write a love song, [Em] an anthem of forgiving, [G] a manual for living [D] with defeat.
_ [A] _
[D] A cry above the suffering, [C] a sacrifice [Em]
recovering.
[G] But that isn't what I need him [D] to complete.
[A] _
[Bm] I want him to be certain [A] that he doesn't have a burden, [F#] that [Bm] he doesn't need [E] a vision.
[G] That he only [E] has permission [A] to do my [A#] instant bidding, which [Bm] is to say what [E] I have told him [A] repeatedly.
_ _ [D] Going home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G] tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
_ [A] _ [D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] _ [G] Going _ [C] home without [G] this costume [Bm] that I wore.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
Going [D] home without [Em] my sorrow.
[C] Going home sometime [G]
tomorrow.
[C] Going home to where [G] it's better than [Bm] before.
[A] _
[D] Going home without [Em] my burden.
[C] Going home behind [G] the curtain.
[C] Going home without [G] this costume that [Bm] I [A] wore.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _