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Thoughts Are Free tab by Leonard Cohen

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Difficulty: Novice

Unreleased, It was never released on CD (as much as I know).

The song was written between 1780 and 1800, at the time of the French
Revolution.

 Possible accompaniment  patterns:

           Chord diagramC majorC                     Chord diagramC majorC

    1  a  2  a  3  a     1  a  2  a  3  a
e:--------------------|--------0-----0-----|
B:--------1-----------|--------1-----1-----|
G:-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0--|
D:--------------2-----|--------------------|
A:--3-----------------|--3-----------------|
E:--------------------|--------------------|
    p  i  m  i  p  i     p  i  a  i  a  i              Chord diagramC majorC
                               m      m
                                             3  a      1     2     3  a

                                    ---------------||--------------0-----|
                                    ---------------||--1-----1--------1--|
                                    ---------0--0--||--------------------|
    The melody:                     ---------------||--------------------|
                                    ---------------||--------------------|
                                    ---------------||--------------------|
                                            Die Ge-   dan-  ken   sind

                    Chord diagramG7G7              Chord diagramC majorC

    1    2    3     1    2    3     1    2    3      1     2    3  a
e:---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------0-----|
B:---------------|---------------|----------------|--1-----1-------1--|
G:--0---------0--|------------0--|------------0---|-------------------|
D:---------------|--3----0-------|--2-------------|-------------------|
A:---------------|---------------|-------3--------|-------------------|
E:---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
    frei     wer   kann  sie  er-  ra-  ten?  Sie   flie-  hen  vor-

                      Chord diagramG7G7                Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramG7G7

    1     2     3     1     2     3     1     2      3     1      2   3 a
e:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|---------------1--|--0------3-----0--|
G:--0-----------0--|--------------0--|------------------|------------------|
D:-----------------|--3-----0--------|--2---------------|------------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|--------3---------|------------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
    bei,       wie   naech- li-   che Schat-  ten.  Kein  Mensch  kann  sie

    Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramG7G7               Chord diagramC majorC

    1     2   3  a     1    2   3 a     1       2    3
e:--------0---------|----------------|----------0--------|
B:--1------------1--|--0----3-----0--|--1------------1---|
G:------------------|----------------|-------------------|
D:------------------|----------------|-------------------|
A:------------------|----------------|-------------------|
E:------------------|----------------|-------------------|
    wis-  sen,  kein  Jae-  ger   er-   schies- sen  mit

    Chord diagramFF                    Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramG7G7

    1    2  a  3   a     1    2    3   a     1  a   2    3
e:--------------------|----------------0--|--0----------------|
B:----------0---1-----|------------1------|-----3---1----0----|
G:--2----2---------2--|--0----------------|-------------------|
D:--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A:--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E:--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
    Pul-  ver    und     Blei,     die Ge-   dan-   ken  sind

    Chord diagramC majorC

    1 2 Da capo
e:--------------||
B:--1----------*||
G:--------------||
D:-------------*||
A:--------------||
E:--------------||
    frei.

      Chord diagramC majorC                     Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
Die Gedanken sind frei! Wer kann sie er-raten?
                       Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
Sie fliegen vorbei wie naechtliche Schatten.
     Chord diagramG7G7              Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG7G7        Chord diagramC majorC
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jaeger er-schiessen
    Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
mit Pulver und Blei. Die Ge-danken sind frei!

    [Thoughts are free! Who can guess them?
     They fly along like nightly treasures
     No man can know them
     No hunter can shoot them
     With powder and lead
     Thoughts are free!]
    Chord diagramC majorC                       Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
Ich denke, was ich will und was mich be-gluecket,
                            Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
doch alles in der Still und wie es sich schicket.
     Chord diagramG7G7            Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
Mein Wunsch und Be-gehren kann niemand ver-wehren,
   Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
es bleibet da-bei: Die Ge-danken sind frei!

    [I think about what I want and what makes me happy
     But everything quietly, and just how it comes.
     To my wish and desire
     Nobody can oppose,
     It stays this way:
     Thoughts are free!]
    Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramG7G7        Chord diagramC majorC
Und sperrt man mich ein im finsteren Kerker,
                        Chord diagramG7G7       Chord diagramC majorC
das alles sind rein ver-gebliche Werke,
     Chord diagramG7G7       Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
denn meine Ge-danken zer-reissen die Schranken
    Chord diagramFF          Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
und Mauern ent-zwei: Die Ge-danken sind frei!

    [And if they lock me in a dark dungeon
     That is something that can be forgiven
     Cause my thoughts
     Tear up the bars
     And walls.
     Thoughts are free!]
    Chord diagramC majorC                    Chord diagramG7G7           Chord diagramC majorC
Ich liebe den Wein, mein Maedchen vor allen,
                         Chord diagramG7G7      Chord diagramC majorC
sie tut mir allein am be-sten ge-fallen.
    Chord diagramG7G7           Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
Ich bin nicht al-leine bei meinem Glas Weine,
     Chord diagramFF           Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
mein Maedchen da-bei: Die Ge-danken sind frei!

    [I love wine, my girl most of all,
     Only me she pleases best
     I am not alone
     With my glass of wine
     My girl is with me:
     Thoughts are free!]
     Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramG7G7         Chord diagramC majorC
Drum will ich auf immer den Sorgen ent-sagen
     Chord diagramC majorC                        Chord diagramG7G7           Chord diagramC majorC
und will mich auch nimmer mit Grillen mehr plagen.
    Chord diagramG7G7         Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG7G7         Chord diagramC majorC
Man kann ja im Herzen stets lachen und scherzen
    Chord diagramFF         Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG7G7          Chord diagramC majorC
und denken da-bei: Die Ge-danken sind frei!

    [That's why I will never worry anymore
     And I will never tease myself with whims anymore
     Because in one's heart
     One can keep laughing and joking
     While thinking
     Thoughts are free!]

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