Came So Far for Beauty Leonard Cohen
Chords:
G+: 321003 or 355443
C' (=C7sus4): x32311 or x35363
F13: 131231
Bb/D: xx0331
Cm7/Bb: 635343
Intro
[G7] [G+] [G7] [C7sus4] [C]
G [F] G+ [F13] G7 C[F]' C[Bb] [/Bb] [/A] [/Ab]
I came so far for beauty
I l[F]eft so m[F13]uch b[F]eh[Bb]ind[/Bb] [/A] [/Ab]
G G+ G7 C' C
My patience and my family
[F]My masterp[F13]iece [F]uns[Bb]igned[/Bb] [/A] [/Ab]
I thought I'd be rewarded
For such a lonely choice
And surely she would answer
[F]To such a very[F13] hopel[F]ess v[Bb]oice[Eb] [Fm] [Gm]
[Ab]I practiced on my s[G]ainthood[G+] [G7]
[Ab]I gave to one and a[G]ll[G+] [G7]
But the ru[Eb]mours [Bb/D]of my v[Cm]irtue[Cm7/Bb]
They mo[Ab]ved he[Bb7]r not at a[Eb]ll[Eb] [Fm] [Gm]
I changed my style to silver
I changed my clothes to black
And where I would surrender
[Ab]Now [Bb7]I would att[Eb]ack
I stormed the old casino
For the money and the flesh
And I myself decided
What was rotten and what was fresh
And men to do my bidding
And broken bones to teach
The value of my pardon
The shadow of my reach
But no I could not touch her
With such a heavy hand
Her star beyond my order
Her nakedness unmanned
I came so far for beauty
I left so much behind
My patience and my family
My masterpiece unsigned
Guitarist friendlier version
Chords:
A+: x02221
D' (=D7sus4): xx0213
G13: 323000
C/E: 032010
Dm7/C: x30211
A A+ A7 D' D
I came so far for beauty
I l[G]eft so m[G13]uch b[G]eh[C]ind[/C] [/B] [/Bb]
A A+ A7 D' D
My patience and my family
[G]My masterp[G13]iece [G]uns[C]igned[/C] [/B] [/Bb]
I thought I'd be rewarded
For such a lonely choice
And surely she would answer
[G]To such a very[G13] hopel[G]ess v[C]oice[F] [Gm] [Am]
[Bb]I practiced on my s[A]ainthood[A+] [A7]
[Bb]I gave to one and a[A]ll[A+] [A7]
But the ru[F]mours [C/E]of my [Dm]virtue[Dm7/C]
They mo[Bb]ved he[C7]r not at a[F]ll[F] [Gm] [Am]
I changed my style to silver
I changed my clothes to black
And where I would surrender
[Bb]Now [C7]I would att[F]ack
I stormed the old casino
For the money and the flesh
And I myself decided
What was rotten and what was fresh
And men to do my bidding
And broken bones to teach
The value of my pardon
The shadow of my reach
But no I could not touch her
With such a heavy hand
Her star beyond my order
Her nakedness unmanned
I came so far for beauty
I left so much behind
My patience and my family
My masterpiece unsigned
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