{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1513297,"song":"Almost Like The Blues","artist":"Leonard Cohen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1513297-almost-like-the-blues-chords-by-leonard-cohen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1513297?type=chord","rating":4.77885,"votes":31,"content":"[Intro] \r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI saw some people starving[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThere was murder, there was rape[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTheir villages were burning[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThey were trying to escape[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI couldn't meet their glances[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI was staring at my shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was acid, it was tragic[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was almost like the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                          [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[Woo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI have to die a little[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBetween each murderous thought[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd when I'm finished thinking[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI have to die a lot[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThere's torture and there's killing[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nAnd there's all my bad reviews[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe war, the children missing[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLord, it's almost like the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[Woo-ooo] It's almost like the    blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo I let my heart get frozen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTo keep away the rot[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMy father says I'm chosen [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMy mother says I'm not[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nI listened to their story[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nOf the Gypsies and the Jews[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was good,    it wasn't boring[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was almost like the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]                          [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[   Woo-oo-oo-ooo] It was almost like the    blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThere is no G-d in Heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd there is no Hell below[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo says the great professor[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOf all there is to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nBut I've had the invitation[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nThat a sinner can't refuse[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd it's almost like salvation[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt's almost like the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[Wooo-oo-oo-ooo] It's almost like the    blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[Wooo-oo-oo-ooo] Almost like the    blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n[   Woo-oo-oo-ooo, Almost like the    blues][/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro] \nDm Dm Dm Dm Gm Gm Dm Dm Am Gm Dm Dm\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]","chords":["Dm","Gm","Am","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}