Born In Chains chords by Leonard Cohen

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

♫ Intro:

C majorC E minorEm A minorAm     C majorC E minorEm G+G


♫ Verse:
   C majorC    G+G        A minorAm         G+G C majorC
I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt
         E minorEm       A minorAm      G+G
I was bound to a burden, but the burden it was raised
FF       A7A7        DmDm   A#A#
Lord I can no longer keep this secret
        FF     F# minorF#m   Gsus4Gsus4  G+G
Blessed is the name, the name be praised.
C majorC        E minorEm    A minorAm          G+G C majorC
I fled to the edge of the mighty sea of sorrow
        E minorEm     A minorAm       G+G
Pursued by the riders of a cruel and dark regime
        FF       A augmentedA      DmDm   A#A#
But the Versed and my soul crossed over
    FF       F# minorF#m    Gsus4Gsus4  G+G
Out of Egypt, out of Pharaoh's dream.

♫ Chorus:
E7E7          A minorAm
Word of words and the measure of all measures
E7E7                A minorAm
Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
       FF    F minorFm   C majorC    A minorAm
Written on my heart in burning letters
       G#G#           G+G
That's all I know, I do not know the rest


♫ Verse:
   C majorC       E minorEm      A minorAm             G+G C majorC
I was idled with my soul, when I heard that you could use me
        E minorEm       A minorAm        G+G
I followed very closely, but my life remained the same
       FF        A augmentedA      DmDm    A#A#
But then you showed me where you had been wounded
     FF  F# minorF#m      Gsus4Gsus4  G+G
In every atom broken is the name
   C majorC      E minorEm     A minorAm          G+G C majorC
I was lost on the road, your love was so confusing
            E minorEm       A minorAm    G+G
And all the teachers told me that I had myself to blame
      FF    A7A7   DmDm    A#A#
But in the grip of sensual illusion
     FF     F# minorF#m     Gsus4Gsus4  G+G
The sweet unknowing unifies the name

♫ Chorus:
E7E7          A minorAm
Word of words and the measure of all measures
E7E7                A minorAm
Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
       FF    F minorFm   C majorC    A minorAm
Written on my heart in burning letters
       G#G#           G+G
That's all I know, I cannot read the rest


♫ Verse:
      C majorC   E minorEm      A minorAm            G+G C majorC
I heard the soul unfolds in the chambers of this longing
           E minorEm    A minorAm      G+G
As the bitter liquor sweetens in the amber cup
        FF       A7A7     DmDm    A#A#
Ah but all the ladders of the night have fallen
   FF        F# minorF#m       Gsus4Gsus4  G+G
Only darkness now, to lift the longing up.


♫ Chorus:
E7E7          A minorAm
Word of words and the measure of all measures
E7E7                A minorAm
Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
       FF    F minorFm   C majorC      A minorAm
Written on my heart in burning letters
       G#G#           G+G
That's all I know, I cannot read the rest

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