Leonard Cohen – Field Commander Cohen (Guitar)
Capo 5
Key
-
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Chords
Field Commander Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony
(*) indicates the chord should be played in this manner:
Am Dm e|-----0---0--|-----1---1---| B|-----1---1--|-----3---3---| G|---2---2---2|---2---2---2-| D|------------|-0-----------| A|-0----------|-------------| E|------------|-------------|
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C G Bb Field Commander Cohen, he was our most important spy. F Wounded in the line of duty, Dm C Gm parachuting acid into diplomatic cocktail parties, Bb F Cm urging Fidel Castro to abandon fields and castles. Bb Dm Leave it all and like a man, Bb Dm come back to nothing special, Am* Am* such as waiting rooms and ticket lines, Dm* Am* silver bullet suicides, Dm* Am* and messianic ocean tides, Dm* Am* and racial roller-coaster rides Bb* A* and other forms of boredom advertised as poetry. E E E E (just the bottom note)
[Chorus]
Bm D I know you need your sleep now, A I know your life's been hard. Bm D But many men are falling, A where you promised to stand guard.
[Verse 2]
C G Bb I never asked but I heard you cast your lot along with the poor. F But then I overheard your prayer, Dm that you be this and nothing more C Gm Bb than just some grateful faithful woman's favourite singing
millionaire,
F Cm Bb Dm the patron Saint of envy and the grocer of despair, E A working for the Yankee Dollar.
E E E E
[Chorus]
Bm D I know you need your sleep now, A I know your life's been hard. Bm D But many men are falling, A where you promised to stand guard.
[Verse 3]
C G Bb Ah, lover come and lie with me, if my lover is who you are, F Dm and be your sweetest self awhile until I ask for more, my child. C Gm Bb Then let the other selves be wrong, yeah, let them manifest and come F Cm till every taste is on the tongue, Bb Dm till love is pierced and love is hung, Bb Dm and every kind of freedom done, then Am* F* Am* F* Am* F* oh my love, oh my love, oh my love,...