Passing Through Chords by Leonard Cohen
Tempo:
128 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
I saw Jesus on the cross, [F] on a hill called [C] Calvary.
Do you hate mankind for what they [G] done to you?
He said [C] talk of love, not hate.
[F] Things to do, it's [C] getting late.
I've so little time [G] and I'm only passing [C]
through.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes [Em] blue.
Glad [B] that I [C] ran into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw me passing [C] through.
I saw Adam leave the garden with an [F] apple in [C] his hand.
I said now you're out, what are you [G] gonna do?
Plant [C] some crops and pray for rain.
[F] Maybe raise a [C] little king.
I'm an orphan now and I'm [G]
only passing [C] through.
So are you.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that [C] you saw me passing through.
I was with Washington at Valley [Gm] Forge, [F] shivering [C] in the snow.
I said how come the men here suffer [G] like they do?
[Em]
Men will [C] suffer, men will fight, even [F] die for [C] what is right.
Even though they [G] know they're only passing [Cm] through.
[Em] Passing [C] through, passing through.
Sometimes [Cm] happy, [C] sometimes blue.
Glad [F] that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw me [C] passing through.
I was at Franklin Roosevelt's side [G] on [F] the night [C] before he died.
He said one world [Cm] must come out of World [G] War II.
Not of [C] Yankee, Russian, white or tan, he said.
But I think [F] man is still [C] a man.
We're on one [G] road, we're only [C] passing through.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw [C] me passing through.
Let's do it one more time.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran into [C] you.
Tell the people that [G]
[C] you saw me passing through.
[N]
I saw Jesus on the cross, [F] on a hill called [C] Calvary.
Do you hate mankind for what they [G] done to you?
He said [C] talk of love, not hate.
[F] Things to do, it's [C] getting late.
I've so little time [G] and I'm only passing [C]
through.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes [Em] blue.
Glad [B] that I [C] ran into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw me passing [C] through.
I saw Adam leave the garden with an [F] apple in [C] his hand.
I said now you're out, what are you [G] gonna do?
Plant [C] some crops and pray for rain.
[F] Maybe raise a [C] little king.
I'm an orphan now and I'm [G]
only passing [C] through.
So are you.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that [C] you saw me passing through.
I was with Washington at Valley [Gm] Forge, [F] shivering [C] in the snow.
I said how come the men here suffer [G] like they do?
[Em]
Men will [C] suffer, men will fight, even [F] die for [C] what is right.
Even though they [G] know they're only passing [Cm] through.
[Em] Passing [C] through, passing through.
Sometimes [Cm] happy, [C] sometimes blue.
Glad [F] that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw me [C] passing through.
I was at Franklin Roosevelt's side [G] on [F] the night [C] before he died.
He said one world [Cm] must come out of World [G] War II.
Not of [C] Yankee, Russian, white or tan, he said.
But I think [F] man is still [C] a man.
We're on one [G] road, we're only [C] passing through.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw [C] me passing through.
Let's do it one more time.
Passing through, passing through.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran into [C] you.
Tell the people that [G]
[C] you saw me passing through.
[N]
Key:
C
G
F
Em
Cm
C
G
F
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I saw Jesus on the cross, _ [F] on a hill called _ [C] Calvary.
_ Do you hate mankind _ _ for what they [G] done to you? _
_ _ _ He said [C] talk of love, not hate.
_ [F] Things to do, it's [C] getting late.
_ I've so little time [G] and I'm only passing [C]
through.
_ _ _ _ _ Passing through, _ _ _ _ passing through.
_ _ _ _ Sometimes happy, sometimes [Em] blue.
Glad [B] that I [C] ran into you. _ _
Tell the people _ [G] that you saw me passing [C] through. _ _ _ _
I saw _ Adam leave the garden with an [F] apple in [C] his hand.
I said now you're out, what are you [G] gonna do? _ _ _ _
Plant [C] some crops and pray for rain.
_ [F] Maybe raise a [C] little king.
_ I'm an orphan now and I'm [G]
only passing [C] through.
_ So are you.
_ Passing through, _ _ _ passing through. _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
_ Tell the people [G] that _ _ [C] you saw me passing through. _ _
I was with Washington at Valley [Gm] Forge, [F] shivering [C] in the snow.
_ I said how come the men here suffer [G] like they do?
_ _ [Em] _
Men will [C] suffer, men will fight, even [F] die for [C] what is right.
_ Even though they [G] know they're only passing [Cm] through. _ _ _
_ [Em] Passing [C] through, _ _ _ _ passing through. _ _ _
_ Sometimes [Cm] happy, [C] sometimes blue.
Glad [F] that I ran [C] into you.
_ Tell the people [G] that you saw me [C] passing through. _ _ _
I was at Franklin _ Roosevelt's side [G] on [F] the night [C] before he died.
_ He said one world [Cm] must come out of World [G] War II.
Not of _ _ [C] Yankee, Russian, white or tan, he said.
But I think [F] _ man is still [C] a man.
We're on one [G] road, we're only _ [C] passing through. _ _ _ _
_ Passing through, _ _ _ _ passing through. _ _ _ _
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
_ [F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw [C] me passing through.
Let's do it one more time. _
_ Passing through, _ _ _ _ passing _ through. _ _ _
_ Sometimes happy, _ sometimes blue.
_ [F] Glad that I ran into [C] you.
_ Tell the people that _ [G] _
_ [C] you saw me passing through. _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I saw Jesus on the cross, _ [F] on a hill called _ [C] Calvary.
_ Do you hate mankind _ _ for what they [G] done to you? _
_ _ _ He said [C] talk of love, not hate.
_ [F] Things to do, it's [C] getting late.
_ I've so little time [G] and I'm only passing [C]
through.
_ _ _ _ _ Passing through, _ _ _ _ passing through.
_ _ _ _ Sometimes happy, sometimes [Em] blue.
Glad [B] that I [C] ran into you. _ _
Tell the people _ [G] that you saw me passing [C] through. _ _ _ _
I saw _ Adam leave the garden with an [F] apple in [C] his hand.
I said now you're out, what are you [G] gonna do? _ _ _ _
Plant [C] some crops and pray for rain.
_ [F] Maybe raise a [C] little king.
_ I'm an orphan now and I'm [G]
only passing [C] through.
_ So are you.
_ Passing through, _ _ _ passing through. _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ happy, sometimes blue.
[F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
_ Tell the people [G] that _ _ [C] you saw me passing through. _ _
I was with Washington at Valley [Gm] Forge, [F] shivering [C] in the snow.
_ I said how come the men here suffer [G] like they do?
_ _ [Em] _
Men will [C] suffer, men will fight, even [F] die for [C] what is right.
_ Even though they [G] know they're only passing [Cm] through. _ _ _
_ [Em] Passing [C] through, _ _ _ _ passing through. _ _ _
_ Sometimes [Cm] happy, [C] sometimes blue.
Glad [F] that I ran [C] into you.
_ Tell the people [G] that you saw me [C] passing through. _ _ _
I was at Franklin _ Roosevelt's side [G] on [F] the night [C] before he died.
_ He said one world [Cm] must come out of World [G] War II.
Not of _ _ [C] Yankee, Russian, white or tan, he said.
But I think [F] _ man is still [C] a man.
We're on one [G] road, we're only _ [C] passing through. _ _ _ _
_ Passing through, _ _ _ _ passing through. _ _ _ _
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue.
_ [F] Glad that I ran [C] into you.
Tell the people [G] that you saw [C] me passing through.
Let's do it one more time. _
_ Passing through, _ _ _ _ passing _ through. _ _ _
_ Sometimes happy, _ sometimes blue.
_ [F] Glad that I ran into [C] you.
_ Tell the people that _ [G] _
_ [C] you saw me passing through. _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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