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Take This Waltz

by Leonard Cohen

Written by: Cohen & Garcia

TAKE THIS WALTZ Cohen & Garcia Leonard Cohen n.c. C Bb C ¾ | /// | /// | /// | Now in n^Vi | F Dm F ||: enna / there's | ten / pretty | women // | // There's^a | shoul der where | ||: con nn cert | hall in Vi | enna aa / | // where^your | mouth had a | C Dm Bb | death / comes^to | cry // | // Theres^a | lobby / with | nine hun dred | | thou sand re | views // | // Theres^a | bar / where^the | boys have stopped | C Bb Am Gm F | win dows ss | // Theres^a | tree / where^the | doves go to | die ee / | | talk ing gg | / They’ve been | sen tenced to | death by the | blues ss / | A Dm A+ Dm | // There's^a | piece that was | torn nn from^the | morn ing / | // And^it | | // Ah^but | who is it | climbs ss to^your | pic ture  / | // With^a | Gm D Gm F | hangs ss in^the | Gal lery of | Frost tt / | // / | | gar land of | fresh ly cut | tears ss / | // / | Bb Am Gm F A Dm | Ay yy / | / ay ay | ay yy / | / Take this | waltz zz / | take ee this | waltz zz / | G Bb C G7 C C7 Dm C7 | / Take this | waltz with the | clamp on its | jaws ss / | /// | /// | /// | /// | / Oh I | | / Take this | waltz it's been | dy ing for | years ss / | /// | /// | /// | /// | / theres an | F C Dm F | want you I | want you I | want you uu | // On^a | chair rr with^a | | at tic where | chil dren are | play ing  gg | // where^Ive | got to lie | Dm Bb C | dead dd maga | zine ee / | // In^the | cave ee at^the | tip of the | li ly yy | | down nn with^you | soon nn / | // In^a | dream of Hun | ga ri an | lan terns ss | Bb Am Gm F A | / In some | hall way where | loves nev er | been nn / | // On^a | | // In^the | mist of some | sweet af ter | noon nn / | // And^I'll | Dm A+ Dm7 Dm | bed dd where^the | moon has been | sweating gg / | // In^a | | see what you’ve | chained to your | sorrow ww / | // All^your | Gm D Gm F | cry yy filled^with | foot steps and | sand dd / | // / | | sheep pp and^your | li lies of | snow ww / | // / | Bb Am Gm F A D | Ay yy / | / ay ay | ay yy / | / Take this | waltz zz / | take ee this | waltz zz / | Gm G7 C A Dm | / Take its | brok en nn | waist in your | hand dd / | /// | /// | /// | /// | | with its I’ll | nev er for | get you you | know ww / | /// | /// | /// | /// | A Dm D4 Dm D4 Dm D4 Dm Gm | // This | waltz zz this | waltz zz this | waltz zz this | waltz zz with^its | very own nn | Gm6 Dm D4 Dm Bbm F | breath hh of | bran dy and | death hh / | Drag ging its | tail in the | sea aa / | /// | /// | C 1. | / There's s^a :|| C F Dm F C 2. | / And I'll | dance ee with | you in Vi | en na aa | / I'll be | wear ing a | riv ers dis | Dm Bb C Bb | guise ee / | // The | hy a cinth | wild on my | shoul der rr | // My | mouth on the | Am Gm F Dm | dew of your | thighs ss / | / ~ ^And I'll | bury my soul.| ll ll in^a | scrap book / | F C Dm Bb | // with^the | photo graphs there.| ee and^the moss | /// | / ~ ^And I'll | yield to the | C Bb Am Gm F A | flood of your | beau ty yy | // My | cheap pp vio | lin and my | cross ss / | / ~ ^And you'll | Dm A+ Dm Gm D | car ry me | down on your | danc ing gg | // To^the | pools ss that^you | lift on your | Gm Am Bb Am Gm F A | wrist tt / | / Oh my | love ee ee | / Oh my | love ee ee | / Take this | waltz zz / | take ee this | Dm Gm Am Bb F C | waltz zz / | // Its | yours now Its | all that there | is ss / | /// | /// | /// | /// | /// | F Dm F C Dm ||: La la la | /// | La la la | /// | La la la | /// | La la la | /// | Bb C Bb Am Gm F | La la la | /// | La la la | /// | La la la | / / / | La la la | /// :|| repeat and fade

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Take This Waltz is performed by Leonard Cohen and written by Cohen & Garcia. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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