written by Leonard Cohen
Intro: Dm . . . |A7 . . .
Dm Am7 Dm
How many times did you call me
Am Em7 Am
And I knew it was late
Dm Am7 Dm
I left everybody
Am Em7 Am
But I never went straight
F C7 F
I don't claim to be guilty
Dm Am7 Dm
But I do understand
Bb A Dm
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
Bb A Dm A7
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
Now my heart's like a blister
From doing what I do
If the moon has a sister
It's got to be you
I'm going to miss you forever
Though it's not what I planned
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
Now the deal has been dirty
Since dirty began
I'm not asking for mercy
Not from the man
You just don't ask for mercy
While you're still on the stand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
Dm . Am7 . |Dm . . . |Am . Em7 . |Am . . . |
Dm . Am7 . |Dm . . . |Am . Em7 . |Am . . . |
F C7 F
I don't claim to be guilty
Dm Am7 Dm
Guilty's too grand
Bb A Dm
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
Bb A Dm A7
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
That's all I can say, baby
That's all I can say
It wasn't for nothing
That they put me away
I fell with my angel
Down the chain of command
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand