The Butcher chords by Leonard Cohen

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I came upon a butcher,
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he was slaughtering a lamb,
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I accused him there
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with his tortured lamb.
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He said "Listen to me, child,
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I am what I am
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and you, you are my only son."

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Well, I found a silver needle,
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I put it into my arm.
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It did some good,
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did some harm.
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But the nights were cold
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and it almost kept me warm,
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how come the night is long?

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I saw some flowers growing up
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where that lamb fell down;
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was I supposed to praise my Lord,
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make some kind of joyful sound?
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He said, "Listen, listen to me now,
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I go round and round
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and you, you are my only child."

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Do not leave me now,
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do not leave me now,
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I'm broken down
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from a recent fall.
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Blood upon my body
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and ice upon my soul,
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lead on, my son, it is your world.

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