Take This Waltz Leonard Cohen
[Intro]
[G] [Dsus4] [D]
[Verse 1]
Now in Vi[G]enna there's ten pretty w[Em]omen
There's a sh[G]oulder where D[Bm]eath comes to c[Em]ry
There's a l[C]obby with nine hundred w[D]indows
There's a tr[C]ee where the doves[(Bm] go [Am)]to d[G]ie[B7]
There's a p[Em]iece that was torn from the morning
And it h[Am]angs in the G[E7]allery of Fr[Am]ost[(G)]
[C]Ay, [(G]ay, [Am)]ay, [G]ay
Take this w[B7]altz, take this w[Em]altz
Take this w[A]altz with the clamp on its j[C]aws
[D] [Em] [D]
[Verse 2]
Oh I w[G]ant you, I w[Bm]ant you, I w[Em]ant you
On a ch[G]air with a dead maga[Em]zine
In the c[C]ave at the tip of the l[D]ily
In some h[C]allways where love's[(Bm] nev[Am)]er b[G]een[B7]
On a b[Em]ed where the moon has been sweating
In a c[Am]ry filled with f[E7]ootsteps and s[Am]and[(G)]
[C]Ay, [(G]ay, [Am)]ay, [G]ay
Take this w[B7]altz, take this w[Em]altz
Take its b[C6]roken waist in your [C#m7]hand
[Cdim] [D#dim] [Em] [B]
[Cborus]
This w[Em]altz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
With its v[Am]ery own breath of br[Em]andy and Death
Dr[C6]agging its tail in the s[G]ea
[Dsus4] [D]
[Verse 3]
There's a c[G]oncert hall in V[Em]ienna
Where your m[G]outh had a th[Bm]ousand rev[Em]iews
There's a b[C]ar where the boys have stopped t[D]alking
They've been s[C]entenced to death [(Bm]by t[Am)]he bl[G]ues[B7]
Ah, but w[Em]ho is it climbs to your picture
With a g[Am]arland of fr[E7]eshly cut t[Am]ears?[(G)]
[C]Ay, [(G]ay, [Am)]ay, [G]ay
Take this w[B7]altz, take this w[Em]altz
Take this w[A]altz it's been dying for y[C]ears
[G] [D]
[Verse 4]
There's an [G]attic where ch[Bm]ildren are pl[Em]aying
Where I've g[G]ot to lie down with you s[Em]oon
In a dr[C]eam of Hungarian l[D]anterns
In the m[C]ist of some swee[(Bm]t af[Am)]tern[G]oon[B7]
And I'll s[Em]ee what you've chained to your sorrow
All your sh[Am]eep and your l[E7]ilies of sn[Am]ow[(G)]
[C]Ay, [(G]ay, [Am)]ay, [G]ay
Take this w[B7]altz, take this w[Em]altz
With its "I'll n[C6]ever forget you, you k[C#m7]now!"
[Cdim] [D#dim] [Em] [B]
[Cborus]
This w[Em]altz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
With its v[Am]ery own breath of br[Em]andy and Death
Dr[C6]agging its tail in the s[G]ea
[Dsus4] [D]
[Verse 5]
And I'll d[G]ance with you in V[Em]ienna
I'll be w[G]earing a r[Bm]iver's disg[Em]uise
The h[C]yacinth wild on my sh[D]oulder,
My m[C]outh on the dew[(Bm] of [Am)]your th[G]ighs
And I'll b[G]ury my soul in a scr[Em]*pbook,
With the ph[G]otographs t[Bm]here, and the m[Em]oss
And I'll yi[C]eld to the flood of your b[D]eauty
My ch[C]eap violin[(Bm] and [Am)]my cr[G]oss[B7]
And you'll c[Em]arry me down on your dancing
To the p[Am]ools that you l[E7]ift on your wr[Am]ist
Oh[(G)] my l[C]ove,[(G] oh [Am)]my l[G]ove
Take this w[B7]altz, take this w[Em]altz
It's y[Am]ours now. It's all that there [C]is
[G] [D]
[Outro]
L[G]a, la, la... [Em]La, la, la...
L[G]a, la, la.[Bm].. [Em]La, la, la...
L[C]a, la, la... [D]La, la, la...
L[C]a, la, [(Bm]la..[Am)]. L[G]a, la, la...[B7]
[Em]La, la, la... La, la, la...
[Am]La, la, la.[E7].. [Am]La, la, la...[(G)]
[C]Ay, [(G]ay, [Am)]ay, [G]ay
[B7] [Em]
[Am] [C]
[G]
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