Last Year's Man

Last Year's Man easy guitar chords by Leonard Cohen

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • Em

  • F

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • Gm

    3
  • Em

  • F

  • C

  • D

  • Verse 1
    The rain 
    falls 
    down 
    on 

    last 
    year's 
    man, 

    That's 
    a Jew
    's 
    harp 
    on 
    the table, 

    That's 
    crayon 
    in his 
    hand. 

    And the 
    corners 
    of the blueprint 
    are 

    ruined 
    since 
    they 
    rolled 

    Far 
    past 
    the 
    stems 
    of 
    thumb
    tacks 

    That still 
    throw 
    shad
    ows 
    on 
    the 
    wood. 

    And the sky
    light 
    is 
    like 
    skin 

    for 
    a drum 
    I'll 
    never 
    mend 

    And 
    all 
    the 
    rain 
    falls 
    down 
    amen 

    On 
    the 
    work
    of 
    last 
    year's 
    man. 

    Verse 2

    met 
    a lady, 
    she 
    was 
    playing 

    with 
    her 
    soldiers 
    in 
    the 
    dark 

    Oh 
    one 
    by 
    one 
    she 
    had 
    to 
    tell 
    them 

    That 
    her 
    name 
    was 
    Joan 
    of 
    Arc. 

    was 
    in 
    that 
    army, 

    yes 
    stayed 
    little 
    while; 

    I want 
    to thank 
    you, 
    Joan 
    of Arc, 

    Verse 3
    For 
    treating 
    me 
    so 
    well. 


    And 
    though 
    wear 
    uniform 

    was 
    not 
    born 
    to 
    fight; 

    All 
    these 
    wounded 
    boys 

    you 
    lie 
    beside, 

    Good
    night, 
    my 
    friends, 
    goodnight. 

    Verse 4
    came 
    upon 
    wedding 
    that old 

    families 
    had 
    contrived; 

    Bethlehem 
    the bridegroom, 

    Babylon 
    the bride. 

    Great 
    Babylon 
    was 
    naked, 

    oh she 
    stood 
    there 
    trembling 
    for 
    me, 

    And 
    Bethlehem 
    inflamed 
    us 
    both 

    Like 
    the shy 
    one 
    at 
    some 
    orgy. 

    And 
    when we 
    fell 
    to
    gether 
    all 

    our 
    flesh 
    was 
    like 
    a veil 

    That I 
    had 
    to draw 
    aside 
    to 
    see 

    The 
    ser
    pent 
    eat 
    its 
    tail. 

    Verse 5
    Some 
    women 
    wait 
    for 
    Jesus, 

    and 
    some 
    women 
    wait 
    for 
    Cain 

    So 
    hang 
    upon 
    my 
    altar 

    And I 
    hoist 
    my 
    axe 
    again. 

    And I 
    take 
    the one 
    who finds 
    me 

    back 
    to where 
    it 
    all 
    began 

    When 
    Jesus 
    was 
    the 
    honeymoon 

    And 
    Cain 
    was 
    just 
    the man. 

    And we 
    read 
    from 
    pleasant 
    Bibles 
    that are 

    bound 
    in 
    blood 
    and 
    skin 

    That the 
    wil
    derness 
    is 
    gathering 

    All 
    its 
    children 
    back 
    again. 

    Verse 6

    The rain 
    falls 
    down 
    on 
    last 
    year's 
    man, 


    An hour 
    has 
    gone 
    by 

    And 
    he 
    has 
    not 
    moved 
    his hand. 

    But 
    everything 
    will 
    happen 
    if 
    he only 

    gives 
    the 
    word; 

    The lovers 
    will 
    rise 
    up 

    And 
    the mountains 
    touch 
    the 
    ground. 

    But the 
    sky
    light 
    is like 
    skin 
    for 

    a drum 
    I'll 
    never 
    mend 

    And all 
    the 
    rain 
    falls 
    down 
    amen 

    On 
    the work
    of 
    last 
    year's 

    man. 

    Outro 1

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