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Born In Chains

written by Leonard Cohen

C    G/b   Am
C    G/b   G(sus4)

      C         G/b
I was born in chains
           Am
But I was taken out of Egypt
      C              G/b
I was bound to a burden
        Am            G(sus4)
But the burden it was raised
     F           A7
Lord I can no longer
           Dm
Keep this secret
Bb              F
Blessed is the Name
     F#dim     G(sus4)
The Name be praised

I fled to the edge
Of the Mighty Sea of Sorrow
Pursued by the riders
Of a cruel and dark regime
But the waters parted
And my soul crossed over
Out of Egypt
Out of Pharaoh's dream

                     E
           Word of Words
                Am
           And Measure of all Measures
                E
           Blessed is the Name
                         Am
           The Name be blessed
           F               Fm
           Written on my heart
                       C       (Am)
           In burning Letters
                        G#
           That’s all I know
                             G(sus4)
           I cannot read the rest

I was idle with my soul
When I heard that you could use me
I followed very closely
My life remained the same
But then you showed me
Where you had been wounded
In every atom
Broken is the Name

I was alone on the road
Your Love was so confusing
And all my teachers told me
That I had myself to blame
But in the Grip
Of Sensual Illusion
A sweet unknowing
Unified the Name

         Word of Words...

I've heard the soul unfolds
In the chambers of its longing
And the bitter liquor sweetens
In the hammered cup
But all the Ladders
Of the Night have fallen
Only darkness now
To lift the Longing up