The Law Chords by Leonard Cohen

Tempo:
107.8 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Am

A

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leonard Cohen - The Law chords
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[Dm] How many times did you call [G] me?
[Dm] And I knew it [Am] was late
[Bm] [Am] I left [Dm] everybody
[G] [Dm] But I never [Am] went straight
[Bm] [Am] I don't claim [F] to be [Gm] guilty
[F] But I do [Dm] understand
[G] [Dm] There's [Bb] a love
[A] There's an arm
[Dm] There's a hand
[Bb] There's a love
[A] There's an arm
[Dm] There's a hand
Now [A] [F]
[A] my [Dm] heart's like a [Em] blister
[Dm] From doing what [Am] I do
[Bm]
[Am] The moon [Dm] has a [G] sister
[Dm] It's got to [Am] be [Bm] you
[Am] I'm gonna miss you [F] forever
[Gm]
[Am] Though it's [Dm] not what I [Em] planned
[Dm] There's [Bb] a love
There's an [A] arm
There's [Dm] a hand
There's [Bb] a love
[A] There's an arm
There's [D] a hand
[A] [F] Now that [Dm] deal has been dirty
[G] [Dm] Since dirty [Am] began
[Bm] [Am] I'm not asking [Dm] for [G] mercy
[Dm] Not from [Am] the [Bm] man
[Am] You just don't ask [F] for mercy
[Gm] [F] While you still [Dm] [G] understand
[Dm] There's [Bb] a love
[A] There's an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
There's [Bb] a love
[A] There's an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
[G]
[Dm] [Am] [Bm]
[Am] [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [Am] I [D]
[Am] don't claim to [F] be [Cm] guilty
[F] [Dm] Guilty's too [G] grand
[Dm] There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [D] a hand
[Dm]
[A] That's all I [Dm] can say
[G] [Dm] Baby
That's all I [Am] can say
[Bm] It [Am] wasn't [Dm] for nothing
[G] [Dm] That they put me [Am] away
[Bm] [Am] I fell with [F] my [Bb] angel
[Am] Down the [F] chain of [Dm] command
[G] [Dm] There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [D] a hand
[Fm] [B] There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
[G] [Dm] [Am] [D]
[Am] [Dm] [Em]
[Dm] [Am] [Bm]
[Am] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Dm] [Em]
[Dm]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Am
2311
A
1231
G
2131
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
A
1231
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To learn Leonard Cohen - The Law chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, Dm, Bb, Am, Bm, Am, Dm, G and Dm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 53 BPM before aiming for the song's 108 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ How many times did you call [G] me?
_ [Dm] _ And I knew it [Am] was late
[Bm] _ _ [Am] _ I left [Dm] everybody
[G] _ [Dm] But I never [Am] went straight
[Bm] _ [Am] I don't claim [F] to be [Gm] guilty
_ [F] But I do [Dm] understand
_ [G] [Dm] There's _ _ [Bb] a love
_ [A] There's an arm _
[Dm] There's a hand _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] There's a love
_ [A] There's an arm _
[Dm] There's a hand
Now [A] _ [F] _ _
_ [A] my [Dm] heart's like a [Em] blister
[Dm] From _ doing what [Am] I do
[Bm] _ _
[Am] _ The moon [Dm] has a [G] sister
[Dm] It's _ got to [Am] be [Bm] you _
[Am] I'm gonna miss you [F] forever
[Gm] _
[Am] Though it's [Dm] not what I _ [Em] planned
[Dm] _ _ There's [Bb] a love
There's an [A] arm
There's [Dm] a hand _
There's _ _ [Bb] a love _
[A] There's an arm
There's [D] a hand _
[A] _ _ _ [F] _ _ Now that [Dm] deal has been dirty
[G] _ _ [Dm] Since dirty [Am] began
[Bm] _ [Am] I'm not asking [Dm] for [G] mercy
_ [Dm] Not from [Am] the [Bm] man
[Am] You just don't ask [F] for mercy
[Gm] _ [F] While you still [Dm] _ [G] understand
_ [Dm] _ _ There's [Bb] a love
_ [A] There's an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
_ _ _ There's [Bb] a love
_ [A] There's an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] I _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ don't claim to [F] be [Cm] guilty _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] Guilty's too [G] grand _
[Dm] _ _ There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [Dm] a hand _ _
_ _ There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [D] a hand
_ [Dm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ That's all I [Dm] can say
[G] _ _ [Dm] Baby
That's all I [Am] can say
_ [Bm] It [Am] _ _ wasn't [Dm] for nothing
[G] _ _ [Dm] That they put me [Am] away
_ [Bm] _ [Am] I _ fell with [F] my [Bb] angel
_ [Am] Down the [F] chain of [Dm] command
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
_ _ _ _ There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [D] a hand
_ _ _ _ [Fm] [B] There's [Bb] a love
There's [A] an arm
There's [Dm] a hand
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Leonard Cohen.

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