Almost Like The Blues chords by Leonard Cohen

Chords with lyrics

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

From the album : Popular Problems (2014-09-23)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VYXECtjOos
12-bar minor blues in DmDm

Detailed version first, compact version at the end


-/- Detailed version -/-

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

[Intro] DmDm Dm DmDm Dm G minorGm Gm DmDm Dm A minorAm G minorGm DmDm Dm

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I saw some people starving
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There was murder, there was rape
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Their villages were burning
     DmDm
They were trying to escape
 G minorGm
I couldn't meet their glances
   G minorGm
I was staring at my shoes
    DmDm
It was acid, it was tragic
    DmDm
It was almost like the blues
 A minorAm   G minorGm             DmDm   DmDm
[Woo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the blues


 DmDm
I have to die a little
  DmDm
Between each murderous thought
  DmDm
And when I'm finished thinking
 DmDm
I have to die a lot
    G minorGm
There's torture and there's killing
      G minorGm
And there's all my bad reviews
  DmDm
The war, the children missing
      DmDm
Lord, it's almost like the blues
 A minorAm G minorGm            DmDm    DmDm
[Woo-ooo] It's almost like the  blues

   DmDm
So I let my heart get frozen
  DmDm
To keep away the rot
  DmDm
My father says I'm chosen
  DmDm
My mother says I'm not
 G minorGm
I listened to their story
    G minorGm
Of the Gypsies and the Jews
       DmDm
It was good,  it wasn't boring
    DmDm
It was almost like the blues
 A minorAm      G minorGm             DmDm    DmDm
[  Woo-oo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the  blues


   DmDm
There is no G-d in Heaven
     DmDm
And there is no Hell below
  DmDm
So says the great professor
  DmDm
Of all there is to know
     G minorGm
But I've had the invitation
    G minorGm
That a sinner can't refuse
     DmDm
And it's almost like salvation
   DmDm
It's almost like the blues
 A minorAm     G minorGm            DmDm    DmDm
[Wooo-oo-oo-ooo] It's almost like the  blues
 A minorAm     G minorGm          DmDm    DmDm
[Wooo-oo-oo-ooo] Almost like the  blues
 A minorAm      G minorGm          DmDm     DmDm Dm DmDm
[  Woo-oo-oo-ooo, Almost like the  blues]


-/- Compact version -/-

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

12-bar minor blues:
DmDm Dm DmDm Dm G minorGm Gm DmDm Dm A minorAm G minorGm DmDm Dm

I saw some people starving
There was murder, there was rape
Their villages were burning
They were trying to escape
I couldn't meet their glances
I was staring at my shoes
It was acid, it was tragic
It was almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the blues

I have to die a little
Between each murderous thought
And when I'm finished thinking
I have to die a lot
There's torture and there's killing
And there's all my bad reviews
The war, the children missing
Lord, it's almost like the blues
[Woo-ooo] It's almost like the blues

So I let my heart get frozen
To keep away the rot
My father says I'm chosen
My mother says I'm not
I listened to their story
Of the Gypsies and the Jews
It was good, it wasn't boring
It was almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the blues

There is no G-d in Heaven
And there is no Hell below
So says the great professor
Of all there is to know
But I've had the invitation
That a sinner can't refuse
And it's almost like salvation
It's almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo] It's almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo] Almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo, Almost like the blues]

-/- End -/-

Hope you?ll enjoy!
PA