Born In Chains chords by Leonard Cohen

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Intro:

C Em Am     C Em G



♫ Verse:
   C    G        Am         G C
I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt
         Em       Am      G
I was bound to a burden, but the burden it was raised
F       A7        Dm   A#
Lord I can no longer keep this secret
        F     F#m   Gsus4  G
Blessed is the name, the name be praised.
C        Em    Am          G C
I fled to the edge of the mighty sea of sorrow
        Em     Am       G
Pursued by the riders of a cruel and dark regime
        F       A      Dm   A#
But the Versed and my soul crossed over
    F       F#m    Gsus4  G
Out of Egypt, out of Pharaoh's dream.

♫ Chorus:
E7          Am
Word of words and the measure of all measures
E7                Am
Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
       F    Fm   C    Am
Written on my heart in burning letters
       G#           G
That's all I know, I do not know the rest


♫ Verse:
   C       Em      Am             G C
I was idled with my soul, when I heard that you could use me
        Em       Am        G
I followed very closely, but my life remained the same
       F        A      Dm    A#
But then you showed me where you had been wounded
     F  F#m      Gsus4  G
In every atom broken is the name
   C      Em     Am          G C
I was lost on the road, your love was so confusing
            Em       Am    G
And all the teachers told me that I had myself to blame
      F    A7   Dm    A#
But in the grip of sensual illusion
     F     F#m     Gsus4  G
The sweet unknowing unifies the name


♫ Chorus:
E7          Am
Word of words and the measure of all measures
E7                Am
Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
       F    Fm   C    Am
Written on my heart in burning letters
       G#           G
That's all I know, I cannot read the rest


♫ Verse:
      C   Em      Am            G C
I heard the soul unfolds in the chambers of this longing
           Em    Am      G
As the bitter liquor sweetens in the amber cup
        F       A7     Dm    A#
Ah but all the ladders of the night have fallen
   F        F#m       Gsus4  G
Only darkness now, to lift the longing up.


♫ Chorus:
E7          Am
Word of words and the measure of all measures
E7                Am
Blessed is the name, the name be blessed
       F    Fm   C      Am
Written on my heart in burning letters
       G#           G
That's all I know, I cannot read the rest