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