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Blue Alert

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Aminor

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Wasn't posted on this site yet, hats off to whomever made the base for this, I just 
modified it slightly. I believe it's based around the piano cover Anjani Thomas did.
Written by Leonard Cohen
    Amx02210
  AmM7x02110
   Am7x02010
   Am64x4550
   Bm7023230
    E7020100
    D7x00212
   Dm7x00211
[Intro]
Am  AmM7  Am7  AmM7
AmThere's perfume burning AmM7in the air
Am7Bits of beauty Am6everywhere
Bm7Shrapnel flying, sE7oldier hit the dAm7irtBm7  E7  
AmShe comes so close you fAmM7eel her thenAm7  
She tells you Am6no and no again
Bm7Your lip is cut E7on the edge
Of her D7pleated skirtE7  
Blue AAmlertAmM7  Am7  AmM7  
AmVisions of her dAmM7rawing near
Am7Arise, abide, and disappAm6ear
Bm7You try to slow it dowE7n it doesn't worAm7k
Bm7   E7
AmIt's just another nAmM7ight I guess
Am7All tangled up in nAm6akedness
Bm7You even touch youE7rself  you're such a fliD7rt
        Bm7BlE7ue AlertAm7  AmM7  
Dm7You know how nE7ights like this beAm7gin
The kind of knot your hD7eart gets in
Dm7Any way you tE7urn is going to hAm7urtD7  
Dm7There's perfume bE7urning in the air
Am7Bits of beauty eD7verywhere
Dm7Shrapnel flying, sE7oldier hit the dD7irtE7  
Blue AlAmertAmM7  Am7  AmM7  
AmShe breaks the rAmM7ules so you can seeAm7  
She's wilder tAm6han you'll ever be
Bm7You talk relE7igion but she wAm7on't convertE7  
AmHer body's twenty AmM7stories high
Am7You try to look awAm6ay, you try
Bm7But all you want to E7do is get there D7firstE7  
Blue AlAmertAmM7  

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Blue Alert

by Madeleine Peyroux

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

AmM7

Am7

Am6

Bm7

Dm7

Wasn't posted on this site yet, hats off to whomever made the base for this, I just

modified it slightly. I believe it's based around the piano cover Anjani Thomas did.

Written by Leonard Cohen

x02210

AmM7

x02110

Am7

x02010

Am6

4x4550

Bm7

023230

020100

x00212

Dm7

x00211

[Intro]

Am AmM7 Am7 AmM7

Am AmM7

There's perfume burning in the air

Am7 Am6

Bits of beauty everywhere

Bm7 E7 Am7 Bm7 E7

Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt

Am AmM7 Am7

She comes so close you feel her then

Am6

She tells you no and no again

Bm7 E7

Your lip is cut on the edge

D7 E7

Of her pleated skirt

Am AmM7 Am7 AmM7

Blue Alert

Am AmM7

Visions of her drawing near

Am7 Am6

Arise, abide, and disappear

Bm7 E7 Am7

You try to slow it down it doesn't work

Bm7 E7

Am AmM7

It's just another night I guess

Am7 Am6

All tangled up in nakedness

Bm7 E7 D7

You even touch yourself you're such a flirt

Bm7 E7 Am7 AmM7

Blue Alert

Dm7 E7 Am7

You know how nights like this begin

The kind of knot your heart gets in

Dm7 E7 Am7 D7

Any way you turn is going to hurt

Dm7 E7

There's perfume burning in the air

Am7 D7

Bits of beauty everywhere

Dm7 E7 D7 E7

Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt

Am AmM7 Am7 AmM7

Blue Alert

Am AmM7 Am7

She breaks the rules so you can see

Am6

She's wilder than you'll ever be

Bm7 E7 Am7 E7

You talk religion but she won't convert

Am AmM7

Her body's twenty stories high

Am7 Am6

You try to look away, you try

Bm7 E7 D7 E7

But all you want to do is get there first

Am AmM7

Blue Alert

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