Story Of Isaac chords by Leonard Cohen

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Story of Isaac

     Am                F
The door it opened slowly,

    Am                F
My father he came in,

       G      F       E
I was nine years old.

        Am                 F
And he stood so tall above me,

     Am                     F
His blue eyes they were shining

         G           F      E
And his voice was very cold.

    C
He said, "I've had a vision


and you know I'm strong and holy,
        D                   B
I must do what I've been told."

       F                Bb
So he started up the mountain,

       F                 Bb
I was running, he was walking,

         F         G         A          Am
And his axe was made of gold.


Well, the trees they got much smaller,
the lake a lady's mirror,
we stopped to drink some wine.
Then he threw the bottle over.
Broke a minute later
and he put his hand on mine.
Thought I saw an eagle
but it might have been a vulture,
I never could decide.
Then my father built an altar,
he looked once behind his shoulder,
he knew I would not hide.

You who build these altars now
to sacrifice these children,
you must not do it anymore.
A scheme is not a vision
and you never have been tempted
by a demon or a god.
You who stand above them now,
your hatchets blunt and bloody,
you were not there before,
when I lay upon a mountain
and my father's hand was trembling
with the beauty of the word.

And if you call me brother now,
forgive me if I inquire,
"Just according to whose plan?"
When it all comes down to dust
I will kill you if I must,
I will help you if I can.
When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must,
I will kill you if I can.
And mercy on our uniform,
man of peace or man of war,
the peacock spreads his fan.


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