Leonard Cohen – Avalanche (Guitar)
Capo 1
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Capo I
Em C/G Well I stepped into an avalanche, Em D Em It covered up my soul; Em C/G When I am not this hunchback that you see, Em D Em I sleep beneath the golden hill. G B7 You who wish to conquer pain, Em C/G ... B7 You must learn, learn to serve me well. Em C/G You strike my side by accident Em D Em As you go down for your gold. Em C/G The cripple here that you clothe and feed Em D Em Is neither starved nor cold; G B7 He does not ask for your company, Em C/G B7 Not at the centre, the centre of the world. Em C/G When I am on a pedestal, Em D Em You did not raise me there. Em C/G Your laws do not compel me Em D Em To kneel grotesque and bare. G B7 I myself am the pedestal Em C/G B7 For this ugly hump at which you stare. Em C/G You who wish to conquer pain, Em D Em You must learn what makes me kind; Em C/G The crumbs of love that you offer me, Em D Em Theyre the crumbs I've left behind. G B7 Your pain is no credential here, Em C/G B7 Its just the shadow, shadow of my wound. Em C/G I have begun to long for you, Em D Em I who have no greed; Em C/G I have begun to ask for you, Em D Em I who have no need. G B7 You say you've gone away from me, Em C/G B7 But I can feel you when you breathe. Em C/G Do not dress in those rags for me, Em D Em I know you are not poor; Em C/G You don't love me quite so fiercely now Em D Em When you know that you are not sure, G B7 It is your turn, beloved, Em C/G B7 It is your flesh that I wear.