On The Level chords by Leonard Cohen

Chords with lyrics

On The Level, from Leonard Cohen. Album You Want It Darker.

So he plays it on the piano and adds stuff up, but at least this is the structure and the chords so you can
build up from there.
NB : some chords might be slightly misplaced (one or two syllabes off), I apologize for that.


Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb
I knew that it was wrong
 Eb MajorEb
I didn't have a doubt
   Eb MajorEb         AbAb
I was dying to get back home
            Eb MajorEb
And you were starting out
          Eb MajorEb
I said I'd best be moving on
Eb MajorEb
You said we have all day
            AbAb
You smiled at me like I was young
         Eb MajorEb
It took my breath away

Bridge:
   C minorCm
Your crazy fragrance all around
   Eb MajorEb
Your secrets all in view
  C minorCm
My lost, my lost was saying found
  Bb majorBb
My don't was saying do


Chorus:
   Eb MajorEb
Let's keep it on the level
    Eb MajorEb
When I walked away from you
 Eb MajorEb
I turned my back on the devil
 Eb MajorEb           AbAb    Eb MajorEb
Turned my back on the angel, too

          Bb majorBb
They oughta give my heart a medal
  Bb majorBb
For letting go of you
    AbAb
When I turned my back on the devil
AbAb          Eb MajorEb
Turned my back on the angel, too

Verse 2:
    Eb MajorEb
Now I'm living in this temple
      Eb MajorEb
Where they tell you what to do
            AbAb
I'm old and I've had to settle
         Eb MajorEb
On a different point of view
      Eb MajorEb
I was fighting with temptation
      Eb MajorEb
But I didn't want to win
  Eb MajorEb        AbAb
A augmentedA man like me don't like to see
   Eb MajorEb
Temptation caving in


Bridge:
   C minorCm
Your crazy fragrance all around
   Eb MajorEb
Your secrets all in view
  C minorCm
My lost, my lost was saying found
  Bb majorBb
My don't was saying do


Chorus:
     Eb MajorEb
Let's keep it on the level
    Eb MajorEb
When I walked away from you
 Eb MajorEb
I turned my back on the devil
 Eb MajorEb           AbAb    Eb MajorEb
Turned my back on the angel, too

          Bb majorBb
They oughta give my heart a medal
  Bb majorBb
For letting go of you
    AbAb
When I turned my back on the devil
AbAb          Eb MajorEb
Turned my back on the angel, too

          Bb majorBb
They oughta give my heart a medal
  Bb majorBb
For letting go of you
    AbAb
When I turned my back on the devil
AbAb          Eb MajorEb