Leonard Cohen – Iodine (Bass Tab)

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[Intro]
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   D|------------------------15\----|3------------------------------|
   A|------------------------------3|------------------------------7|
   E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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3  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|7-----------------------------7|-------------------------------|
   A|-------------------------------|5-----------------------------5|
   E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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[Verse 1] ♫ "I needed you, I knew I was in danger"
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9  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3------------3567-----------7--|----------5h7-----------------3|
   A|--------3---------------7------|5---------------5----------3h5-|
   E|-------------------------------|--------5-----5---------5------|

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11 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3------------3567---------5h7--|----------5h7------------------|
   A|--------3---------------7------|5---------------5---------5\4\3|
   E|------------------------------5|--------5-----5---------5------|

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13 G|--------3--------------------------|--------3--------------------------|
   D|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|
   A|1-----------------------------3h5--|1-----------------------------3h5--|
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   A|1-----------------------------3h5--|1-----------------------------3---3|
   E|------------------------5---5------|------------------------5-5-5---5--|

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   D|-----------------------------------------------|
   A|------------4-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8|
   E|5----------------------------------------------|

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18 G|7-------6-------5-------4------|-------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------|5-------4-------3-------2------|
   A|-------------------------------|----------------------------3-3| (Swing rhythm)
   E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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20 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3---------------------------356/7-----------------------------7|
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   E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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22 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------|--------------5----------------|
   A|5-----------------------------5|----------------3-----------3-3|
   E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
[Verse 2] ♫ I asked you if a man could be forgiven
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24 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3------------3567-----------7--|----------5h7-----------------3|
   A|--------3---------------7------|5---------------5----------3h5-|
   E|-------------------------------|--------5-----5---------5------|

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26 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3------------3567---------5h7--|----------5h7------------------|
   A|--------3---------------7------|5---------------5---------5\4\3|
   E|------------------------------5|--------5-----5---------5------|

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28 G|--------3--------------------------|--------3--------------------------|
   D|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|
   A|1-----------------------------3h5--|1-----------------------------3h5--|
   E|------------------------5---5------|------------------------5---5------|

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30 G|--------3--------------------------|--------3--------------------------|
   D|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|-----3h5----5---3-----3------------|
   A|1-----------------------------3h5--|1-----------------------------3---3|
   E|------------------------5---5------|------------------------5-5-5---5--|

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32 G|-----------------------------------------------|
   D|-----------------------------------------------|
   A|------------4-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8|
   E|5----------------------------------------------|

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33 G|7-------6-------5-------4------|-------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------|5-------4-------3-------2------|
   A|-------------------------------|----------------------------3-3| (Swing rhythm)
   E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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35 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3-----------------------------5|7-----------------------------7|
   A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

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37 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------|--------------5----------------|
   A|5-----------------------------5|----------------3-----------3-3|
   E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|
[Verse 3] ♫ "You covered up that place I could not master"
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39 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3------------3567-----------7--|----------5h7-----------------3|
   A|--------3---------------7------|5---------------5----------3h5-|
   E|-------------------------------|--------5-----5---------5------|

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41 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|3------------3567---------5h7--|----------5h7------------------|
   A|--------3---------------7------|5---------------5---------5\4\3|
   E|------------------------------5|--------5-----5---------5------|

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43 G|--------3--------------------------|--------3--------------------------|
   D|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|
   A|1-----------------------------3h5--|1-----------------------------3h5--|
   E|------------------------5---5------|------------------------5---5------|

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45 G|--------3--------------------------|--------3--------------------------|
   D|-----3h5----5---3-----3-----------3|-----3h5----5---3-----3------------|
   A|1-----------------------------3h5--|1----------------------------------|
   E|------------------------5---5------|------------------------5---5--8--5|

[Chorus] ♫ "Compassion with the sting of iodine"
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47 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   A|--------4-----4-7-----7-8---7--|5-----5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2|
   E|5-----5------------------------|-------------------------------|

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47 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   A|--------4-----4-7-----7-8---7--|5-----5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2|
   E|5-----5------------------------|-------------------------------| x2

[Outro]
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47 G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
   A|--------4-----4-7-----7-8---7--|5-----5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2|
   E|5-----5------------------------|-------------------------------| x4
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