written by Leonard Cohen, lyrics based on a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca (Little Viennese Waltz)
Intro: B . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |. . . |
B G#m
Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women
B D#m/a# G#m
There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry
E F#
There's a lobby with nine hundred windows
E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#
There's a tree where the doves go to die
G#m
There's a piece that was torn from the morning
C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |
And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
E B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
D#7/g G#m
Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#/f E . . |. . . |
Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws
F# . . |G#m . . |F#/a# . . |F# . . |
B D#m/a# G#m
Oh I want you, I want you, I want you
B G#m
On a chair with a dead magazine
E F#
In the cave at the tip of the lily
E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#
In some hallways where love's never been
G#m
On a bed where the moon has been sweating
C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |
In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
E B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
D#7/g G#7/f#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
E6 Fm7-5 . . |. . . |
Take its broken waist in your hand
Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . |
G#m
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
C#m G#m
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
E6 B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
B G#m
There's a concert hall in Vienna
B D#m/a# G#m
Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
E F#
There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking
E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#
They've been sentenced to death by the blues
G#m
Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture
C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |
With a garland of freshly cut tears?
E B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
D#7/g G#m
Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#m E . . |. . . |
Take this waltz it's been dying for years
B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . |
B D#m/a# G#m
There's an attic where children are playing
B G#m
Where I've got to lie down with you soon
E F#
In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
G#m
And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow
C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# |
All your sheep and your lilies of snow
E B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
D#7/g G#7/f#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
E6 Fm7-5 . . |. . . |
With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"
Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . |
G#m
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
C#m G#m
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
E6 B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
B G#m
And I'll dance with you in Vienna
B D#m/a# G#m
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
E F#
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
E E D#m C#m B
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
B G#m
And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook
B D#m/a# G#m
With the photographs there, and the moss
E F#
And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#
My cheap violin and my cross
G#m
And you'll carry me down on your dancing
C#m G#7 C#m
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
C#m B/d# E B/d# C#m B
Oh my love, Oh my love
D#7/g G#m
Take this waltz, take this waltz
C#m E . . |. . . |
It's yours now, it's all that there is
B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . |
B G#m
La, la, la... La, la, la...
B D#m/a# G#m
La, la, la... La, la, la...
E F#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
E E D#m C#m B D#7/a#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
G#m
La, la, la... La, la, la...
C#m G#7 C#m C#m B/d#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
E B/d# C#m B D#7/g
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
You'd have to downtune one half step to play along with the record.
Chords: Gsus4: 320013 Em/b: x22000 E7/b: x20100 C/e: 032010 or xx2010 E7/g#: 420100 D/f#: 200232 G/b: x20003 A7/g: 3x2020 F6: xx3231 or 100211 F#m7-5: 202212 or xx3444 Fdim: xx3434 G#dim: xx6767
Intro: C . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |. . . |
C Am
Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women
C Em/b Am
There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry
F G
There's a lobby with nine hundred windows
F F Em Dm C E7/b
There's a tree where the doves go to die
Am
There's a piece that was torn from the morning
Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |
And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
F C/e Dm C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
E7/g# Am
Take this waltz, take this waltz
D/f# F . . |. . . |
Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws
G . . |Am . . |G/b . . |G . . |
C Em/b Am
Oh I want you, I want you, I want you
C Am
On a chair with a dead magazine
F G
In the cave at the tip of the lily
F F Em Dm C E7/b
In some hallways where love's never been
Am
On a bed where the moon has been sweating
Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |
In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
F C/e Dm C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
E7/g# A7/g
Take this waltz, take this waltz
F6 F#m7-5 . . |. . . |
Take its broken waist in your hand
Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . |
Am
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
Dm Am
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
F6 C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
C Am
There's a concert hall in Vienna
C Em/b Am
Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
F G
There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking
F F Em Dm C E7/b
They've been sentenced to death by the blues
Am
Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture
Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |
With a garland of freshly cut tears?
F C/e Dm C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
E7/g# Am
Take this waltz, take this waltz
Dm F . . |. . . |
Take this waltz it's been dying for years
C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . |
C Em/b Am
There's an attic where children are playing
C Am
Where I've got to lie down with you soon
F G
In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
F F Em Dm C E7/b
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
Am
And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow
Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e |
All your sheep and your lilies of snow
F C/e Dm C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
E7/g# A7/g
Take this waltz, take this waltz
F6 F#m7-5 . . |. . . |
With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"
Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . |
Am
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
Dm Am
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
F6 C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
C Am
And I'll dance with you in Vienna
C Em/b Am
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
F G
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
F F Em Dm C
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
Am
And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook
C Em/b Am
With the photographs there, and the moss
F G
And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
F F Em Dm C E7/b
My cheap violin and my cross
Am
And you'll carry me down on your dancing
Dm A7 Dm
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
Dm C/e F C/e Dm C
Oh my love, Oh my love
E7/g# Am
Take this waltz, take this waltz
Dm F . . |. . . |
It's yours now, it's all that there is
C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . |
C Am
La, la, la... La, la, la...
C Em/b Am
La, la, la... La, la, la...
F G
La, la, la... La, la, la...
F Em Dm C E7/b
La, la, la... La, la, la...
Am
La, la, la... La, la, la...
Dm A7 Dm Dm C/e
La, la, la... La, la, la...
F C/e Dm C E7/g#
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay