leonard cohen
This song is from Cohen's 3. album "Songs of Love and Hate" (1971). I once was stupid enough to buy the book of lyrics, notes and chords: the price exceeded the bloody album, and it was full of errors. In THIS case, the publisher has ignored that Cohen often tuned his guitar down. The musician who wrote down the piano notes for him to get it registered, has taken the key by ear, and then left countless of players confused with guitar chords that do not sound right at all - if you listen to Cohens "cohammer" fingerpicking, you'll realize that this is impossible involving Bb major and D minor.
Maybe that's the reason for only one single artist covering this beautiful song so far (Oona, 2018). I bet quite a lot simply have trashed the guitar ... instead of that flippin' book.
I caught the Cohen virus back in the early seventies, coughing and covering all his songs from his first three albums. I was cured by being treated with rock, blues, jazz and country. I had a small relapse in '88 with the album "I'm Your Man", but now I suffer from only few lags and adverse effects.
you thought that it could never happen
to all the people you became
your body lost in legend • the beast so very tame
but here...right here
between the birthmark and the stain
between the ocean and your open vein
between the snowman and the rain
once again...once again
love calls you by your name
the women in your scrapbook
whom you still praise and blame
you say they chained you to your fingernails
and you climb the halls of fame
but here...right here
between the peanuts and the cage
between the darkness and the stage
between the hour and the age
once again...once again
love calls you by your name
shouldering your loneliness
like a gun that you will not learn to aim
you stumble into this movie house
then you climb • you climb into the frame
Yes and here...right here
between the moonlight and the lane
between the tunnel and the train
between the victim and his stain
once again...once again
love calls you by your name
I leave the lady meditating
on the very love which I do not wish to claim
I journeyed down the hundred steps
but the street is still the very same
and here...right here
between the dancer and his cane
between the sailboat and the drain
between the newsreel and your tiny pain
once again...once again
love calls you by your name
where are you Judy? where are you Ann?
where are the paths your heroes came?
wondering out loud as the bandage pulls away
was I...was I only limping? was I really lame?
oh here...come over here
between the windmill and the grain
between the sundown and the chain
between the traitor and her pain
once again...once again
love calls you by your name
For the following CHORD section, fullscreen/horizontal mobile is recommended.
Chords in brackets may be omitted.
C Em you thought that it could never happen C Em to all the people you became C A C A your body lost in legends the beast so very tame F#m but here...right here Bm A between the birthmark and the stain Bm A between the ocean and your open vein Bm A between the snowman and the rain G E G once again...once again D A7 D love calls you by your name
