A Singer Must Die Leonard Cohen

Chords:

Asus2: x02200

Cmaj7: x32000

Dsus2: xx0230

E/B: x22100

Intro

[Bb]

Now the c[Bb]ourtroom is quiet, but w[Asus2]ho will confess

Is it t[Bb]rue you betrayed us, the a[Asus2]nswer is yes

Then r[Cmaj7]ead me the list of the cr[F]imes that are mine

I will [Dsus2]ask for the mercy that you l[G]ove to decline

And all the l[C]adies go moist, and the j[E/B]udge has no choice

A s[Am]inger must die for the l[G]ie in his voice

And I thank you, I thank you for doing your duty

You keepers of truth, you guardians of beauty

Your vision is right, my vision is wrong

I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

La la

Oh the night it is thick, my defences are hid

In the clothes of a woman I would like to forgive

In the rings of her silk, in the hinge of her thighs

Where I have to go begging in beauty's disguise

Oh goodnight, goodnight, my night after night

My night after night, after night, after night, after night

And I am so afraid that I listen to you

Your sun glassed protectors they do that to you

It's their ways to detain, it's their ways to disgrace

Their knee in your balls and their fist in your face

Yes and long live the state by whoever it's made

Sir, I didn't see nothing, I was just getting home late

La la [Bb]la la la la la la

La la l[Asus2]a la la

[Bb]La la la la la

La la la l[Asus2]a la la

[Cmaj7]La la la la la la la

[F]La la la la la la

[Dsus2]La la la la la la la la

[G]La la la la la la la la la la la

Intro

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Verse:

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[Cmaj7] [F]

 
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[Dsus2] [G]

 
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[Am] [G]

 
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Outro (La la la ):

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[Asus2]

 
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[Dsus2]

 
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[G]

 
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{t:A Singer Must Die}
 {st:Leonard Cohen}
 
 Chords:
 Asus2: x02200
 Cmaj7: x32000
 Dsus2: xx0230
 E/B: x22100
 
 {c:Intro}
 [Bb] 
 Now the c[Bb]ourtroom is quiet, but w[Asus2]ho will confess
 Is it t[Bb]rue you betrayed us, the a[Asus2]nswer is yes
 Then r[Cmaj7]ead me the list of the cr[F]imes that are mine
 I will [Dsus2]ask for the mercy that you l[G]ove to decline
 And all the l[C]adies go moist, and the j[E/B]udge has no choice
 A s[Am]inger must die for the l[G]ie in his voice
 And I thank you, I thank you for doing your duty
 You keepers of truth, you guardians of beauty
 Your vision is right, my vision is wrong
 I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song
 La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
 La la
 Oh the night it is thick, my defences are hid
 In the clothes of a woman I would like to forgive
 In the rings of her silk, in the hinge of her thighs
 Where I have to go begging in beauty's disguise
 Oh goodnight, goodnight, my night after night
 My night after night, after night, after night, after night
 And I am so afraid that I listen to you
 Your sun glassed protectors they do that to you
 It's their ways to detain, it's their ways to disgrace
 Their knee in your balls and their fist in your face
 Yes and long live the state by whoever it's made
 Sir, I didn't see nothing, I was just getting home late
 La la [Bb]la la la la la la
 La la l[Asus2]a la la
 [Bb]La la la la la
 La la la l[Asus2]a la la
 [Cmaj7]La la la la la la la
 [F]La la la la la la
 [Dsus2]La la la la la la la la
 [G]La la la la la la la la la la la
 
 
 {c:Intro}
 
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 Outro (La la la ):
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A Singer Must Die Leonard Cohen

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