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Last Years Man

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Last Year's Man
By Leonard Cohen
Tab: Eamonn Bolger
Pick the chords as follows:
e|-G----3---3---|                      |-G------3-----|
B|-----0---0---|                      |-----0---0---|
G|---0---0---0-|   or, if you want:   |---0-------0-|
D|-------------|                      |-------------|
A|-------------|                      |-------------|
e|-3-----------|                      |-3-----------|
   / / / / / /                          / / / / / /
Each slash is an eighth note
[Verse 1]
  GThe rain falls down on Emlast year's man
That's a FJews harp on the table, that's a Ccrayon in his hand.
And the Gcorners of the blue print are Emruined since they rolled
Far Fpast the stems of thumb tacks that still throw Cshadows on the wood.
And the Fskylight is like the Dskin for a Gdrum I'll never Dmend
And Gall the rain falls Emdown, Amen, on the Fworks of last year's Cman.
[Verse 2]
  GI met a lady, she was playing with her Emsoldiers in the dark
Oh, Fone by one she had to tell them that her nCame was Joan of Arc.
GI was in that army, yes I stEmayed a little while
FI want to thank you Joan of Arc Cfor treating me so well.
FAnd tho'  I wear a Duniform I Gwas not born to Dfight
All these Gwounded boys you Emlie beside; good nigFht my friends, goodniCght.
[Verse 3]
  GI came upon a wedding that old famEm'lies had contrived
FBethlehem the bridegroom CBabylon the bride.
GGreat Babylon was naked Ah! she stooEmd there trembling for me
FAnd Bethlehem inflamed us both like the sChy one at some orgy.
FAnd when we fell tDogether all our Gflesh was like a vDeil
GThat I had to draw asiEmde to see the serpFent eat its taCil.
[Verse 4]
   GSome women wait for Jesus and some wEmomen wait for Cain
So I hFang upon my altar and I hCoist my axe again.
And I Gtake the one who finds me back to wEmhere it all began
When FJesus was the honeymoon and CCain was just the man.
And we rFead from pleasant BDibles that are bGound in blood an Dskin
That the wGilderness is Emgathering all its cFhildren back aCgain.
[Verse 5]
  GThe rain falls down on lEmast year's man
FAn hour has gone by and he hCas not moved his hand.
GBut everything will happen if he Emonly gives the word
FThe lovers will rise up and the moCuntains touch the ground.
But the skFylight is like sDkin for a drGum I'll never meDnd
And Gall the rain falls dEmown, Amen, on the wForks of last year's mCan.
[Outro]
G       Em      F       C

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Last Years Man

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Last Year's Man

By Leonard Cohen

Tab: Eamonn Bolger

Pick the chords as follows:

G G

e|-----3---3---| |-------3-----|

B|-----0---0---| |-----0---0---|

G|---0---0---0-| or, if you want: |---0-------0-|

D|-------------| |-------------|

A|-------------| |-------------|

e|-3-----------| |-3-----------|

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

Each slash is an eighth note

[Verse 1]

G Em

The rain falls down on last year's man

F C

That's a Jews harp on the table, that's a crayon in his hand.

G Em

And the corners of the blue print are ruined since they rolled

F C

Far past the stems of thumb tacks that still throw shadows on the wood.

F D G D

And the skylight is like the skin for a drum I'll never mend

G Em F C

And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.

[Verse 2]

G Em

I met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the dark

F C

Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her name was Joan of Arc.

G Em

I was in that army, yes I stayed a little while

F C

I want to thank you Joan of Arc for treating me so well.

F D G D

And tho' I wear a uniform I was not born to fight

G Em F C

All these wounded boys you lie beside; good night my friends, goodnight.

[Verse 3]

G Em

I came upon a wedding that old fam'lies had contrived

F C

Bethlehem the bridegroom Babylon the bride.

G Em

Great Babylon was naked Ah! she stood there trembling for me

F C

And Bethlehem inflamed us both like the shy one at some orgy.

F D G D

And when we fell together all our flesh was like a veil

G Em F C

That I had to draw aside to see the serpent eat its tail.

[Verse 4]

G Em

Some women wait for Jesus and some women wait for Cain

F C

So I hang upon my altar and I hoist my axe again.

G Em

And I take the one who finds me back to where it all began

F C

When Jesus was the honeymoon and Cain was just the man.

F D G D

And we read from pleasant Bibles that are bound in blood an skin

G Em F C

That the wilderness is gathering all its children back again.

[Verse 5]

G Em

The rain falls down on last year's man

F C

An hour has gone by and he has not moved his hand.

G Em

But everything will happen if he only gives the word

F C

The lovers will rise up and the mountains touch the ground.

F D G D

But the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mend

G Em F C

And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.

[Outro]

G Em F C

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