Story of Isaac Leonard Cohen
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Tuning: standard tuning. 4/4. Emphasis on 1st and 4th beat in each bar.
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The door it opened slowly My
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father he came in I was nine years old
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and he stood so tall a-bove me His blue eyes they were
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shining and his voice was very cold
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He said "I've had a vision And you know I'm strong and holy I must
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do what I've been told." So we started up the
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mountain I was running He was walking And his axe
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was made of gold.
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Well the trees they got much
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smaller The lake a lady's mirror We
Verse 2:
[Am]Well, the trees they got much smaller
[Am]The lake a lady's mirror
We s[G]topped to[F] drink some[E] wine
Then he [Am]threw the bottle over
It[Am] broke a minute later
and he [G]put his [F]hand on m[E]ine
I [C]thought I saw an[C/G] eagle
Or it [C]might have been a[C/G] vulture
I[D] never [C]could [B]decide
Then my [F]father built a[Bb]n altar
He looked o[F]nce behind his[Bb] shoulder
he[F] knew I [G]would not [A]hide.
You who build these altars now
To sacrifice these children,
you must not do it any more.
A scheme is not a vision
and you never have been tempted
By a demon or a god.
You who stand above them now
Your hatchets blunt and bloody,
You were not there before
When I lay upon a mountain
And my father's hand was trembling
With the beauty of the word.
And if you call me brother now
Forgive me if I inquire
Just according to whose plan.
When it all comes down to dust
I will kill you if I must
I will help you if I can.
When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must
I will kill you if i can.
And mercy on our uniform,
Man of peace or man of war
the peacock spreads his fan.
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