Chords for Leonard Cohen - The Story of Isaac (Live at the BBC, 1966.)
Tempo:
137.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
Ab
C
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] There's a story in the Bible about Isaac, how his father summoned him to go and
Climb a mountain and how his father built an altar there
after he had been commanded to offer up his son and
Just at the last moment before I was about to sacrifice Isaac an angel held the hand of the father but today
The children are being sacrificed and no one
Raises a hand to end the sacrifice and this is what this song is about
The door it opened slowly and my father he came in [G] I was nine [E] years old
And [Am] he stood so tall above me and his blue eyes
They were shining and [G] his [C] voice was [E] very cold
He [G] [C] said I've had a vision
You know, I'm strong and holy I [G] must do what I've [B] been told
So [G] he [F] started up [Ab]
[C] the mountain I [F] was running
[Bb] He was walking [Ab] and [F] his axe
[G] was made [A] of gold
[Am]
You who build the altars now [A] to sacrifice these children you [G] must not do [C] it
[G] [E] anymore
For [A] you have not had the vision and you never have [Am] been
tempted [G] by the [Ab] devil or [E] the Lord
[C] Yes, you who stand above them now your hatchets blunt and bloody.
Oh you [D] were [C] not [B] there before
When [G]
I [F] lay [Ab] [Bb] upon a mountain [Fm] and my [F] father's [Ab] hand [Bb] was trembling [Ab]
with [F] the
[G] Beauty of the [A] word
[E] [Am]
And if you call me brother now
Forgive me if I wonder [G] just according [A] to whose [E] plan
[Am] When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I [Em] must I will [G] help [Ab] you if [E] I can
[C] And may I never need to scorn the body out of chaos torn [D] the woman [C] [B] and the man
and [A] mercy [Fm] on [Bb] our
uniform [Fm] [F] the man of [Ab] peace the [Bb] man of [Ab] war
[F] the [G] peacock spreads [A] his fan
[N]
[C]
[A] [Ab] [N]
Climb a mountain and how his father built an altar there
after he had been commanded to offer up his son and
Just at the last moment before I was about to sacrifice Isaac an angel held the hand of the father but today
The children are being sacrificed and no one
Raises a hand to end the sacrifice and this is what this song is about
The door it opened slowly and my father he came in [G] I was nine [E] years old
And [Am] he stood so tall above me and his blue eyes
They were shining and [G] his [C] voice was [E] very cold
He [G] [C] said I've had a vision
You know, I'm strong and holy I [G] must do what I've [B] been told
So [G] he [F] started up [Ab]
[C] the mountain I [F] was running
[Bb] He was walking [Ab] and [F] his axe
[G] was made [A] of gold
[Am]
You who build the altars now [A] to sacrifice these children you [G] must not do [C] it
[G] [E] anymore
For [A] you have not had the vision and you never have [Am] been
tempted [G] by the [Ab] devil or [E] the Lord
[C] Yes, you who stand above them now your hatchets blunt and bloody.
Oh you [D] were [C] not [B] there before
When [G]
I [F] lay [Ab] [Bb] upon a mountain [Fm] and my [F] father's [Ab] hand [Bb] was trembling [Ab]
with [F] the
[G] Beauty of the [A] word
[E] [Am]
And if you call me brother now
Forgive me if I wonder [G] just according [A] to whose [E] plan
[Am] When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I [Em] must I will [G] help [Ab] you if [E] I can
[C] And may I never need to scorn the body out of chaos torn [D] the woman [C] [B] and the man
and [A] mercy [Fm] on [Bb] our
uniform [Fm] [F] the man of [Ab] peace the [Bb] man of [Ab] war
[F] the [G] peacock spreads [A] his fan
[N]
[C]
[A] [Ab] [N]
Key:
G
Ab
C
F
A
G
Ab
C
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ There's a story in the Bible about Isaac, how his father summoned him to go _ and
Climb a mountain and how his father built an altar there
_ _ after he had been commanded to offer up his son _ and
Just at the last moment before I was about to sacrifice Isaac an angel held the hand of the father _ but today
_ The children are being sacrificed and no one
_ Raises a hand to end the sacrifice and this is what this song is about
_ The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ door it opened slowly and my father he came in [G] I was nine [E] years old
_ _ _ And [Am] he stood so tall above me and his blue eyes
They were shining and [G] his [C] voice was [E] very cold
_ He _ _ [G] [C] said I've had a vision
_ You know, I'm strong and holy I [G] must do what I've [B] been told _
So _ [G] he [F] started up [Ab]
[C] the mountain I [F] was running
[Bb] He was walking [Ab] and [F] his axe
_ [G] was made [A] of gold _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You who build the altars now [A] to sacrifice these children you [G] must not do [C] it
[G] [E] anymore
_ _ _ _ For [A] you have not had the vision and you never have [Am] been
tempted [G] by the [Ab] devil or [E] the Lord _ _ _ _
[C] Yes, you who stand above them now your hatchets blunt and bloody.
Oh you [D] were [C] not [B] there before
_ When [G] _
I [F] lay [Ab] [Bb] upon a mountain [Fm] and my [F] father's [Ab] hand [Bb] was trembling [Ab]
with [F] the
_ [G] _ Beauty of the [A] word
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And if you call me brother now
Forgive me if I wonder [G] just according [A] to whose [E] plan _ _ _ _ _
[Am] When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I [Em] must I will [G] help [Ab] you if [E] I can _ _ _ _
_ [C] And may I never need to scorn the body out of chaos torn [D] the woman [C] [B] and the man
_ and _ _ [A] mercy [Fm] on [Bb] our
uniform _ [Fm] [F] the man of [Ab] peace the [Bb] man of [Ab] war
[F] _ the [G] peacock _ spreads [A] his fan _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [N] _
Climb a mountain and how his father built an altar there
_ _ after he had been commanded to offer up his son _ and
Just at the last moment before I was about to sacrifice Isaac an angel held the hand of the father _ but today
_ The children are being sacrificed and no one
_ Raises a hand to end the sacrifice and this is what this song is about
_ The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ door it opened slowly and my father he came in [G] I was nine [E] years old
_ _ _ And [Am] he stood so tall above me and his blue eyes
They were shining and [G] his [C] voice was [E] very cold
_ He _ _ [G] [C] said I've had a vision
_ You know, I'm strong and holy I [G] must do what I've [B] been told _
So _ [G] he [F] started up [Ab]
[C] the mountain I [F] was running
[Bb] He was walking [Ab] and [F] his axe
_ [G] was made [A] of gold _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You who build the altars now [A] to sacrifice these children you [G] must not do [C] it
[G] [E] anymore
_ _ _ _ For [A] you have not had the vision and you never have [Am] been
tempted [G] by the [Ab] devil or [E] the Lord _ _ _ _
[C] Yes, you who stand above them now your hatchets blunt and bloody.
Oh you [D] were [C] not [B] there before
_ When [G] _
I [F] lay [Ab] [Bb] upon a mountain [Fm] and my [F] father's [Ab] hand [Bb] was trembling [Ab]
with [F] the
_ [G] _ Beauty of the [A] word
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And if you call me brother now
Forgive me if I wonder [G] just according [A] to whose [E] plan _ _ _ _ _
[Am] When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I [Em] must I will [G] help [Ab] you if [E] I can _ _ _ _
_ [C] And may I never need to scorn the body out of chaos torn [D] the woman [C] [B] and the man
_ and _ _ [A] mercy [Fm] on [Bb] our
uniform _ [Fm] [F] the man of [Ab] peace the [Bb] man of [Ab] war
[F] _ the [G] peacock _ spreads [A] his fan _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [N] _
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