Chords for Leonard Cohen - Last Year's Man (1971)
Tempo:
73.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Eb
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] The rain falls [Gm] down on last year's man
[Ab] That's a Jew's harp on the table
That's [Eb] a crayon in his hand [Bb] and the corners of the blueprint [G] are ruined
since they roll
[Ab] Far past the stems of thumbtacks [G] that [Eb] still throw shadows on the wood
[Bb] [Ab] And the skylight is like [F] skin [Bb] for a drum I'll never [F] mend
[Bb] And all the rain [Gm] falls down, [Bb] amen, [Ab] on the works of [Eb] last year's man
I
[Bb] met a lady, she was playing [Gm] with her soldiers in the dark
[Ab] Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her [Eb] name was Joan of Arc
[Bb] I was in that army, [Gm] yes, I stayed a little while
I [Ab]
want to thank you, Joan of Arc, [Eb] for treating me so well
[Ab] And though I [F] wear a uniform, [Bb] I was not born [F] to fight
[Bb] All these wounded [Gm] boys, your life is [Ab] sad, good night, my friends, good [Eb] night
[Bb] I came upon a wedding that [Gm] old families had contrived
[Ab]
Bethlehem the bridegroom, [Eb]
Babylon the bride
[Bb] Great Babylon was naked, oh, [Gm] she stood there trembling for me
[Ab] And Bethlehem inflamed us both [Eb] like the shy one at some orgy
[Ab] And when we [Fm] fell [F] together, [Bb] all our flesh was like [F] a veil
That [Bb] I had to draw [Gm] aside to see [Ab] the serpent eat its [Eb] tail
[Bb] Some women wait for Jesus, [Gm] and some women [G] wait for Cain
So [Ab] I hang upon my altar, and [Eb] I hoist my axe again
And I [Bb] take the one who finds me [Gm] back to where it all began
[Ab] When Jesus was the honeymoon, [Eb] and Cain was just the man
And [Ab] we read from [F] pleasant Bibles that are [Bb] bound in blood [F] and skin
That [Bb] the wilderness [Gm] is gathering [Ab] all its children [Eb] back again
The [Bb] rain falls down on [Gm] last year's man
[Ab] An hour has gone by, [Eb] and he has not moved his hand
[Bb] But everything will happen if he [Gm] only gives the word
[Ab] The lovers will rise up, [Eb] and the mountains touch the ground
But the [Ab]
skylight is [F] like skin, [Bb] for a drum I'll [F] never mend
And [Bb] all the rain [Gm] falls down, amen, [Ab] on the works of last [Eb] year's man
[Bb] [Gm]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] That's a Jew's harp on the table
That's [Eb] a crayon in his hand [Bb] and the corners of the blueprint [G] are ruined
since they roll
[Ab] Far past the stems of thumbtacks [G] that [Eb] still throw shadows on the wood
[Bb] [Ab] And the skylight is like [F] skin [Bb] for a drum I'll never [F] mend
[Bb] And all the rain [Gm] falls down, [Bb] amen, [Ab] on the works of [Eb] last year's man
I
[Bb] met a lady, she was playing [Gm] with her soldiers in the dark
[Ab] Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her [Eb] name was Joan of Arc
[Bb] I was in that army, [Gm] yes, I stayed a little while
I [Ab]
want to thank you, Joan of Arc, [Eb] for treating me so well
[Ab] And though I [F] wear a uniform, [Bb] I was not born [F] to fight
[Bb] All these wounded [Gm] boys, your life is [Ab] sad, good night, my friends, good [Eb] night
[Bb] I came upon a wedding that [Gm] old families had contrived
[Ab]
Bethlehem the bridegroom, [Eb]
Babylon the bride
[Bb] Great Babylon was naked, oh, [Gm] she stood there trembling for me
[Ab] And Bethlehem inflamed us both [Eb] like the shy one at some orgy
[Ab] And when we [Fm] fell [F] together, [Bb] all our flesh was like [F] a veil
That [Bb] I had to draw [Gm] aside to see [Ab] the serpent eat its [Eb] tail
[Bb] Some women wait for Jesus, [Gm] and some women [G] wait for Cain
So [Ab] I hang upon my altar, and [Eb] I hoist my axe again
And I [Bb] take the one who finds me [Gm] back to where it all began
[Ab] When Jesus was the honeymoon, [Eb] and Cain was just the man
And [Ab] we read from [F] pleasant Bibles that are [Bb] bound in blood [F] and skin
That [Bb] the wilderness [Gm] is gathering [Ab] all its children [Eb] back again
The [Bb] rain falls down on [Gm] last year's man
[Ab] An hour has gone by, [Eb] and he has not moved his hand
[Bb] But everything will happen if he [Gm] only gives the word
[Ab] The lovers will rise up, [Eb] and the mountains touch the ground
But the [Ab]
skylight is [F] like skin, [Bb] for a drum I'll [F] never mend
And [Bb] all the rain [Gm] falls down, amen, [Ab] on the works of last [Eb] year's man
[Bb] [Gm]
[Ab]
[Eb]
Key:
Bb
Ab
Eb
Gm
F
Bb
Ab
Eb
[Bb] The rain falls [Gm] down on last year's man
_ _ [Ab] That's a Jew's harp on the table
That's [Eb] a crayon in his hand _ _ [Bb] and the corners of the blueprint [G] are ruined
since they roll
[Ab] Far past the stems of thumbtacks [G] that [Eb] still throw shadows on the wood
_ [Bb] [Ab] And the skylight is like [F] skin [Bb] for a drum I'll never [F] mend
[Bb] And all the rain [Gm] falls down, [Bb] amen, _ [Ab] on the works _ of [Eb] last year's man
I _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ met a lady, she was playing [Gm] with her soldiers in the dark
[Ab] Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her [Eb] name was Joan of Arc _
_ [Bb] I was in that army, [Gm] yes, I stayed a little while
I [Ab] _
want to thank you, Joan of Arc, [Eb] for treating me so well
_ _ [Ab] And though I [F] wear a uniform, [Bb] I was not born [F] to fight
[Bb] All these wounded [Gm] boys, your life is [Ab] sad, good night, my friends, good [Eb] night _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] I came upon a wedding that [Gm] old families had contrived
[Ab] _
_ Bethlehem the bridegroom, [Eb] _
Babylon the bride
_ [Bb] Great Babylon was naked, oh, [Gm] she stood there trembling for me
_ _ [Ab] And Bethlehem inflamed us both [Eb] like the shy one at some orgy
_ [Ab] And when we [Fm] fell [F] together, [Bb] all our flesh was like [F] a veil
That [Bb] I had to draw [Gm] aside to see [Ab] the serpent eat its [Eb] tail _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Some women wait for Jesus, [Gm] and some women [G] wait for Cain
So [Ab] I hang upon my altar, and [Eb] I hoist my axe again
And I [Bb] take the one who finds me [Gm] back to where it all began
_ [Ab] When Jesus was the honeymoon, [Eb] and Cain was just the man
And [Ab] we read from [F] pleasant Bibles that are [Bb] bound in blood [F] and skin
That [Bb] the wilderness [Gm] is gathering [Ab] all its children [Eb] back again
The _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ rain falls down on [Gm] last year's man _ _
_ [Ab] An hour has gone by, [Eb] and he has not moved his hand
[Bb] But everything will happen if he [Gm] only gives the word
_ _ [Ab] The lovers will rise up, [Eb] and the mountains touch the ground
But the [Ab]
skylight is [F] like skin, [Bb] for a drum I'll [F] never mend
And [Bb] all the rain [Gm] falls down, amen, _ _ [Ab] on the works of last [Eb] year's man _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] That's a Jew's harp on the table
That's [Eb] a crayon in his hand _ _ [Bb] and the corners of the blueprint [G] are ruined
since they roll
[Ab] Far past the stems of thumbtacks [G] that [Eb] still throw shadows on the wood
_ [Bb] [Ab] And the skylight is like [F] skin [Bb] for a drum I'll never [F] mend
[Bb] And all the rain [Gm] falls down, [Bb] amen, _ [Ab] on the works _ of [Eb] last year's man
I _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ met a lady, she was playing [Gm] with her soldiers in the dark
[Ab] Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her [Eb] name was Joan of Arc _
_ [Bb] I was in that army, [Gm] yes, I stayed a little while
I [Ab] _
want to thank you, Joan of Arc, [Eb] for treating me so well
_ _ [Ab] And though I [F] wear a uniform, [Bb] I was not born [F] to fight
[Bb] All these wounded [Gm] boys, your life is [Ab] sad, good night, my friends, good [Eb] night _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] I came upon a wedding that [Gm] old families had contrived
[Ab] _
_ Bethlehem the bridegroom, [Eb] _
Babylon the bride
_ [Bb] Great Babylon was naked, oh, [Gm] she stood there trembling for me
_ _ [Ab] And Bethlehem inflamed us both [Eb] like the shy one at some orgy
_ [Ab] And when we [Fm] fell [F] together, [Bb] all our flesh was like [F] a veil
That [Bb] I had to draw [Gm] aside to see [Ab] the serpent eat its [Eb] tail _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Some women wait for Jesus, [Gm] and some women [G] wait for Cain
So [Ab] I hang upon my altar, and [Eb] I hoist my axe again
And I [Bb] take the one who finds me [Gm] back to where it all began
_ [Ab] When Jesus was the honeymoon, [Eb] and Cain was just the man
And [Ab] we read from [F] pleasant Bibles that are [Bb] bound in blood [F] and skin
That [Bb] the wilderness [Gm] is gathering [Ab] all its children [Eb] back again
The _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ rain falls down on [Gm] last year's man _ _
_ [Ab] An hour has gone by, [Eb] and he has not moved his hand
[Bb] But everything will happen if he [Gm] only gives the word
_ _ [Ab] The lovers will rise up, [Eb] and the mountains touch the ground
But the [Ab]
skylight is [F] like skin, [Bb] for a drum I'll [F] never mend
And [Bb] all the rain [Gm] falls down, amen, _ _ [Ab] on the works of last [Eb] year's man _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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