Born in Chains chords by Leonard Cohen
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Verse 1
(C major) (E minor) (A minor) (C major) (E minor) (Gsus4) (G major) I was (C major) born
in chains (E minor) but I was (G major) (A minor) taken out of Egypt
I was bound (F sharpdim) to (C major) a (E minor) burden,
but the burden it (A minor) was (Gsus4) raised (G major)
(E minor) Lord (F major) I can no (A major) longer keep this (D minor) secret
(B flat major) Blessed is the (F major) name, the (F sharpdim) name be (Gsus4) praised (G major)
Verse 2
I (C major) fled to the edge (Bsus4) (E minor) of a
(A minor) mighty sea of sorrow
Pursued (C major) by the riders (E minor) (G major) of a (A minor) cruel
and dark re (Gsus4) gime
(G major) But the water (F major) s parted (A major) an
d my soul crossed over
(D minor) (B flat major) Out of (F major) Egypt,
(F sharpdim) out of Pharaoh's dream (Gsus4)
(G major) Word of words
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Verse 3
(E major) and the (A minor) measure
of all measures
(E major) Blessed is the name,
the name (A minor) be blessed
Written on my (F major) heart in (F minor) burning (C major) letters
(A minor) That's all I know, (A flat major) I cannot read the rest (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 4
I was (C major) idled with my soul, (E minor)
when I (A minor) heard that you could use me
I fol (C major) lowed very closely, (E minor)
(Bsus4) (E minor) but my (A minor) life remained the (Gsus4) same
But then (F major) you showed me (A major) where you
had been wounded (D minor) (B flat major)
(E flat major) In every (F major) atom (F sharpdim) broken is a name (Gsus4)
(G major) I was alone
Verse 5
(C major) on the road, (G major)
your (E minor) love (A minor) was so confusing (G major)
(C major) All my teacher (E minor) s told me
I had (A minor) myself to blame (G major)
But (F major) in the grip of sen (A major) sual illusion
(D minor) (B flat major) The sweet unknow
(F major) ing (F sharpdim) uni fies a name (Gsus4)
(G major) Word of words,
Verse 6
(E major)
and (A minor) the measure of all measures (E minor)
(E major) Blessed is the name,
(A minor) the name be blessed
Written on my (F major) heart (D flat major) in burning (C major) letters
(A minor) That's all I (F sharpdim) know,
I (A flat major) cannot read the rest (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 7
I've heard the soul un (C major) folds (E minor)
(G major) in the cham (A minor) (D minor) ber s of (A minor) its longing
(G major) And the bit (Gsus4) ter liquor sweetens (C major)
(E minor) (A minor) in the amber (D minor) (Gsus4) cup
(G major) But (F major) all the ladder (A major) s of the night have fallen (D minor)
(B flat major) Only darkness (F major) now,
to (F sharpdim) lift the longing up (Gsus4)
(G major) Word of words
Verse 8
(E major) and measure
of all (A minor) measures
Blessed (E major) is the name,
the name (A minor) be blessed
Written on my heart (F major) in (F minor) burning (C major) letters
(A minor) That's all I know, (A flat major) I cannot read the rest
Outro 1
(Gsus4) (G major) (C major) (E minor)
(A minor) (C major) (E minor) (A minor) (Gsus4) (C major) (E minor) (A minor)
(C major) (E minor) (A minor)
Born in Chains
Leonard Cohen
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