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Take This Longing

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Normal tuning
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
Bb                      F
Many men have loved the bells
Bb                    F
You fastened to the rein
Dm              Gm
And everyone who wanted you
Dm                      C    Dm       C
They found what they will always want again
Em                         Am
Your beauty lost to you yourself
     Em                 Am
Just as it was lost to them
[Chorus]
    F                         C
Oh take this longing from my tongue
    F                                     C
Whatever useless things these hands have done
 F                             C
Let me see your beauty broken down
Em             F              C
Like you would do for one you love
[Verse 2]
Bb                    F
Your body like a searchlight
Bb                 F
My poverty revealed
Dm                             Gm
I would like to try your charity
Dm                C       Dm        C
Until you cry, "Now you must try my greed."
Em                      Am
And everything depends upon
     Em               Am
How near you sleep to me
[Chorus]
     F                         C
Just take this longing from my tongue
F                                   C
All the lonely things my hands have done
 F                             C
Let me see your beauty broken down
Em             F              C
Like you would do for one you love
[Verse 3]
Bb               F
Hungry as an archway
Bb                                 F
Through which the troops have passed
Dm                        Gm
I stand in ruins behind you
Dm               C        Dm                 C
With your winter clothes, your broken sandal straps
Em                           Am
I love to see you naked over there
Em                    Am
Especially from the back
[Chorus]
    F                         C
Oh take this longing from my tongue
  F                                  C
All the useless things my hands have done
 F                            C
Untie for me your hired blue gown
Em             F              C
Like you would do for one that you love
[Verse 4]
Bb                             F
You're faithful to the better man
Bb                     F
I'm afraid that he left
Dm                           Gm
So let me judge your love affair
Dm           C                 Dm                C
In this very room where I have sentenced mine to death
Em                             Am
I'll even wear these old laurel leaves
Em                        Am
That he's shaken from his head
[Chorus]
    F                         C
Just take this longing from my tongue
    F                                C
All the useless things my hands have done
 F                             C
Let me see your beauty broken down
Em             F              C
Like you would do for one you love
                F              C
Like you would do for one you love

Take This Longing chords and lyrics

Free chords for Take This Longing by Leonard Cohen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Normal tuning
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]

Take This Longing Chords by Leonard Cohen

Learn how to play Take This Longing by Leonard Cohen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Take This Longing chords”, “Take This Longing guitar chords”, or “Leonard Cohen Take This Longing chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Take This Longing chords and for experienced players who want accurate Take This Longing lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Bb, F, Dm, Gm, Em.

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Can I transpose "Take This Longing" to a different key?

Yes. Use the transpose buttons on the song page to shift "Take This Longing" up or down by half-steps so it matches your vocal range or capo position.

Can I see chord diagrams for "Take This Longing"?

Yes. Tap any chord in "Take This Longing" to instantly see an interactive guitar chord diagram with alternate fingerings.

Is "Take This Longing" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Take This Longing" by Leonard Cohen with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Leonard Cohen below.

What key is "Take This Longing" in?

The chords for "Take This Longing" show the original chord names (including C, Bb, F, Dm, Gm, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.