written by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson
Intro: Fm . . . |C7 . . . |Fm . . . |C7 . . . |
Fm . . . |C7 . . . |Fm . . . |C7 . . . |
Fm C7
When it all went down
Fm C7
And the pain came through
Fm C7
I get it now
Fm C7
I was there for you
Don't ask me how
I know it's true
I get it now
I was there for you
Bbm7 F7
I make my plans
Bbm7 F7
Like I always do
Bbm7 F7
But when I look back
Bbm7 C7
I was there for you
I walk the streets Like I used to do And I freeze with fear But I'm there for you
Eb
I see my life
Db
In full review
Eb Db
It was never me
C7 Fm C7 Fm C7
It was always you
Db Fm
You sent me here
Eb Fm
You sent me there
Db Fm
Breaking things
Eb Fm
I can't repair
Ab
Making objects
Eb
Out of thoughts
Bbm
Making more
C7
By thinking not
Eating food And drinking wine A body that I thought was mine Dressed as Arab Dressed as Jew O mask of iron I was there for you
Bbm7 F7
Moods of glory
Bbm7 F7
Moods so foul
Bbm7 F7
The world comes through
Bbm7 F7
A bloody towel
Bbm7 F7
And death is old
Bbm7 F7
But it's always new
Bbm7 F7
I freeze with fear
Bbm7 C7
And I'm there for you
I see it clear I always knew It was never me I was there for you
Eb
I was there for you
Db
My darling one
Eb Db
And by your law
C7 Fm C7 Fm C7
It all was done
Don't ask me how I know it's true I get it now I was there for you Don't ask me how I know it's true I get it now I was there for you
Capo 1st fret
Intro: Em . . . |B7 . . . |Em . . . |B7 . . . |
Em . . . |B7 . . . |Em . . . |B7 . . . |
Em B7
When it all went down
Em B7
And the pain came through
Em B7
I get it now
Em B7
I was there for you
Don't ask me how
I know it's true
I get it now
I was there for you
Am7 E7
I make my plans
Am7 E7
Like I always do
Am7 E7
But when I look back
Am7 B7
I was there for you
I walk the streets Like I used to do And I freeze with fear But I'm there for you
D
I see my life
C
In full review
D C
It was never me
B7 Em B7 Em B7
It was always you
C Em
You sent me here
D Em
You sent me there
C Em
Breaking things
D Em
I can't repair
G
Making objects
D
Out of thoughts
Am
Making more
B7
By thinking not
Eating food And drinking wine A body that I thought was mine Dressed as Arab Dressed as Jew O mask of iron I was there for you
Am7 E7
Moods of glory
Am7 E7
Moods so foul
Am7 E7
The world comes through
Am7 E7
A bloody towel
Am7 E7
And death is old
Am7 E7
But it's always new
Am7 E7
I freeze with fear
Am7 B7
And I'm there for you
I see it clear I always knew It was never me I was there for you
D
I was there for you
C
My darling one
D C
And by your law
B7 Em B7 Em B7
It all was done
Don't ask me how I know it's true I get it now I was there for you Don't ask me how I know it's true I get it now I was there for you