Avalanche

AVALANCHE Leonard Cohen Capo 2 frets | Em /// | //// | //// | //// | Em C Em D A. ||: ~ ^Well I^stepped into an | a va lanche ee | ~ ^it covered up my | B. ||: ~ ^You strike^my side by | ac ci dent tt | ~ ^as you^go down for^your | C. ||: ~ ^When I^am on a | pe des tal ll | ~ ^you did^not raise me | D. ||: ~ ^You who wish to | con quer pain nn | ~ ^you must^learn what^makes me | E. ||: ~ ^I have begun to | long for you uu | ~ ^I who have no | F. ||: ~ ^Do not dress in^those | rags for me ee | ~ ^I know you are^not | Em C | soul ll // | ~ ^When I^am not this | hunchback that^you see ee | | gold dd // | ~ ^The cripple here that | you^clothe and feed dd | | there ee // | ~ ^Your laws do not | com pel me ee | | kind dd // | ~ ^The crumbs of love | that you offer me | | greed dd // | ~ ^I have begun to | ask for you uu | | poor rr // | ~ ^you dont^love me | quite^so fiercely now ww | Em D Em G | ~ ^I sleep^be neath^the golden | hill ll // | / You who wish^to.| | ~ ^is neither starved nor | cold dd // | / He does not^ask.| | ~ ^to kneel grotesque and | bare ee // | / I myself am.| | ~ ^they’re the^crumbs Ive^left be | hind dd // | / Your pain is^no.| | ~ ^I who have no | need dd // | / You^say youve gone | | ~ ^when you know ww | that tt // | / You^are not sure | B7 Em | o^con quer^pain nn you^must | learn learn n^to serve^me | | k^for your^com pany not^at=the | centre the centre of^the | | m^the pedes tal for^this | ugly hump at^which you | | o^cre dential here its^just | the shadow shadow of^my | | away from me but | I can feel^you when^you | | it^is your turn beloved | it^is your flesh that^I | C F#m7 B 1. | well ll ll ll | //// | //// | //// | //// :|| to B. 2. | world dd dd dd | //// | //// | //// | //// :|| to C. 3. | stare ee ee ee | //// | //// | //// | //// :|| to D. 4. | wound dd dd dd | //// | //// | //// | //// :|| to E. 5. | breathe ee ee ee | //// | //// | //// | //// :|| to F. C F#m7 B Em 6. | wear rr rr rr | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// ||