Almost Like The Blues chords by Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

From the album : Popular Problems (2014-09-23)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VYXECtjOos
12-bar minor blues in Dm

Detailed version first, compact version at the end



-/- Detailed version -/-

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

[Intro] Dm Dm Dm Dm Gm Gm Dm Dm Am Gm Dm Dm

 Dm
I saw some people starving
     Dm
There was murder, there was rape
   Dm
Their villages were burning
     Dm
They were trying to escape
 Gm
I couldn't meet their glances
   Gm
I was staring at my shoes
    Dm
It was acid, it was tragic
    Dm
It was almost like the blues
 Am   Gm             Dm   Dm
[Woo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the blues


 Dm
I have to die a little
  Dm
Between each murderous thought
  Dm
And when I'm finished thinking
 Dm
I have to die a lot
    Gm
There's torture and there's killing
      Gm
And there's all my bad reviews
  Dm
The war, the children missing
      Dm
Lord, it's almost like the blues
 Am Gm            Dm    Dm
[Woo-ooo] It's almost like the  blues


   Dm
So I let my heart get frozen
  Dm
To keep away the rot
  Dm
My father says I'm chosen
  Dm
My mother says I'm not
 Gm
I listened to their story
    Gm
Of the Gypsies and the Jews
       Dm
It was good,  it wasn't boring
    Dm
It was almost like the blues
 Am      Gm             Dm    Dm
[  Woo-oo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the  blues


   Dm
There is no G-d in Heaven
     Dm
And there is no Hell below
  Dm
So says the great professor
  Dm
Of all there is to know
     Gm
But I've had the invitation
    Gm
That a sinner can't refuse
     Dm
And it's almost like salvation
   Dm
It's almost like the blues
 Am     Gm            Dm    Dm
[Wooo-oo-oo-ooo] It's almost like the  blues
 Am     Gm          Dm    Dm
[Wooo-oo-oo-ooo] Almost like the  blues
 Am      Gm          Dm     Dm Dm Dm
[  Woo-oo-oo-ooo, Almost like the  blues]



-/- Compact version -/-

Leonard Cohen - Almost Like the Blues

12-bar minor blues:
Dm Dm Dm Dm Gm Gm Dm Dm Am Gm Dm Dm

I saw some people starving
There was murder, there was rape
Their villages were burning
They were trying to escape
I couldn't meet their glances
I was staring at my shoes
It was acid, it was tragic
It was almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the blues

I have to die a little
Between each murderous thought
And when I'm finished thinking
I have to die a lot
There's torture and there's killing
And there's all my bad reviews
The war, the children missing
Lord, it's almost like the blues
[Woo-ooo] It's almost like the blues

So I let my heart get frozen
To keep away the rot
My father says I'm chosen
My mother says I'm not
I listened to their story
Of the Gypsies and the Jews
It was good, it wasn't boring
It was almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the blues

There is no G-d in Heaven
And there is no Hell below
So says the great professor
Of all there is to know
But I've had the invitation
That a sinner can't refuse
And it's almost like salvation
It's almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo] It's almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo] Almost like the blues
[Woo-oo-oo-ooo, Almost like the blues]

-/- End -/-

Hope you?ll enjoy!
PA