Its Torn chords by Leonard Cohen

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
 Am
I see you in windows
   Am
That open so wide
     G
There’s nothing beyond them
    Am
And no one inside


Verse 2:
   Am
You kick off your sandals
   Am
And shake out your hair
   G
The salt on your shoulders
    Am
Like sparks in the air

Verse 3:
     Am
There’s silt on your ankles
   Am
And sand on your feet
   G
The river too shallow
   Am
The ocean too deep


Verse 4:
   Am
You smile at your suffering
   Am
The sweetest reprieve
 G
Why did you leave us?
Am
Why did you leave?


Chorus:
   C
You kick off your sandals
   C
And shake out your hair
   E7
It’s torn where you’re dancing
   E7
It’s torn everywhere


Verse 5:
   Am
It’s torn on the right
     Am
And it’s torn on the left
   F
It’s torn in the centre
    F       Fmaj7b5  E
Which few can accept


Verse 6:
   Am
It’s torn where there’s beauty
   Am
It’s torn where there’s death
   G
It’s torn where there’s mercy
   Am
But torn somewhat less


Verse 7:
   Am
It’s torn in the highest
    Am
From kingdom to crown
    G
The messages fly
     Am
But the network is down


Verse 8:
 Am
Bruised at the shoulder
  Am
And cut at the wrist
   G
The sea rushes home
     Am
To its thimble of mist


Verse 9:
    Am
The opposites falter
   Am
The spirals reverse
   G
And Eve must re-enter
   Am
The sleep of her birth


{Chorus]
  C
And up through the system
   C
The worlds are withdrawn
   E7
From every dominion
   E7
The mind stood upon


  Am
And now that you told her
  Am
And now that it’s done
   F
The name has no number
 F        Fmaj7b5  E
Not even the one


Verse 10:
   Am
Come gather the pieces
   Am
All scattered and lost
   G
The lie in what’s holy
   Am
The light in what’s not


Verse 11:
   Am
The story’s been written
   Am
The letter’s been sealed
   G
You gave me a lily
  Am
But now it’s a field


Outro:
   Am
You kick off your sandals
   Am
And shake out your hair
   G
It’s torn where you’re dancing
   Am
It’s torn everywhere