Leonard Cohen – The Darkness (Guitar)

Capo 3
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The Darkness chords * (for acoustic guitar) Leonard Cohen (2012 Old Ideas) *a bass guitar really helps on this https://beatcrave.com/w2/the-meaning-behind-the-song-darkness-by-leonard-cohen/ Capo III
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E E7
             Am       (Am Am Am C C Am)
I caught the darkness

                              (Am Am Am C C Am)
It was drinking from your cup

D                     (D D D F F D)
I caught the darkness
or
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Am                   (Am Am Am C C Am)
Drinking from your cup

  E                         E7
I said "Is this contagious?"

          E    E7       Am   D Am
You said "Just drink it up"
E E7
E7       Am    (Am Am Am C C Am)
I got no future

                      (Am Am Am C C Am)
I know my days are few

D                                      (D D D F F D)
I know the present's not that pleasant
or
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       Am                 (Am Am Am C C Am)
Just a lot of things to do

  E                              E7
I thought the past would last me

        E        E7       Am   D Am
But the darkness got that too
E E7 (break) Am D D7 Am E E7 Am E E7
  E7                  Am    (Am Am Am C C Am)
I should have seen it coming

                             (Am Am Am C C Am)
It was right behind your eyes

         D                      (D D D F F D)
You were young and it was summer
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       Am                (Am Am Am C C Am)
I just had to take a dive

E                    E7
Winning you was easy

    E        E7      Am    D Am
But darkness was the prize
E E7
  E7             Am        (Am Am Am C C Am)
I don't smoke no cigarette

                        (Am Am Am C C Am)
I don't drink no alcohol

        D                   (D D D F F D)
I ain't had much loving yet
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           Am                   (Am Am Am C C Am)
But that's always been your call

     E                   E7
Hey, I don't miss it baby

         E         E7          Am   D Am
I got no taste for anything at all
E E7
E7                 Am     (Am Am Am C C Am)
I used to love the rainbow

                           (Am Am Am C C Am)
And I used to love the view

  D                       (D D D F F D)
I loved the early morning
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           Am                   (Am Am Am C C Am)
And I'd pretend that it was new

                 E              E7
But I caught the darkness, baby

      E      E7         Am   D Am
And I got it worse than you
E E7 (break) Am D D7 Am E E7 Am E E7
             Am       (Am Am Am C C Am)
I caught the darkness

                              (Am Am Am C C Am)
It was drinking from your cup

D                     (D D D F F D)
I caught the darkness
or
e|--------------|from capo
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-0-0-0-3-3-0--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Am                   (Am Am Am C C Am)
Drinking from your cup

  E                          E7
I said "Is this contagious?"

          E    E7       Am   D Am
You said "Just drink it up"
* https://www.bing.com/search?q=leonard+cohen+ the+darkness+&qs=HS&pq=le&sk=HS1&sc=8-2&sp=2&cvid=88C25847880B4CAAAC9204B5BE830B6F&FORM=QBLH Set8