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Take This Longing

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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
BbMany men have loved the Fbells
BbYou fastened to the reFin
DmAnd everyone who Gmwanted you
DmThey found what they wilCl alwDmays want Cagain
EmYour beauty lost to you youAmrself
Just Emas it was lost to tAmhem
[Chorus]
Oh tFake this longing from my tCongue
WhatFever useless things these hands have dCone
LFet me see your beauty broken dCown
EmLike you would Fdo for one you Clove
[Verse 2]
BbYour body like a searcFhlight
BbMy poverty revealedF  
DmI would like to try your charitGmy
DmUntil you cry, "NoCw you muDmst try my Cgreed."
EmAnd everything depends uAmpon
How nEmear you sleep to Amme
[Chorus]
Just Ftake this longing from my Ctongue
FAll the lonely things my hands have Cdone
LFet me see your beauty broken dCown
EmLike you would Fdo for one you Clove
[Verse 3]
BbHungry as an archFway
BbThrough which the troops have passeFd
DmI stand in ruins behind yoGmu
DmWith your winter Cclothes, Dmyour broken sandal Cstraps
EmI love to see you naked over Amthere
EmEspecially from the baAmck
[Chorus]
Oh tFake this longing from my tCongue
AlFl the useless things my hands have Cdone
UFntie for me your hired blue gCown
EmLike you would Fdo for one that Cyou love
[Verse 4]
BbYou're faithful to the better mFan
BbI'm afraid that he leftF  
DmSo let me judge your love affGmair
DmIn this very Croom where I have Dmsentenced mine to Cdeath
EmI'll even wear these old laurel Amleaves
EmThat he's shaken from his Amhead
[Chorus]
Just Ftake this longing from my Ctongue
All Fthe useless things my hands have Cdone
LFet me see your beauty broken dCown
EmLike you would Fdo for one you Clove
Like you would dFo for one you lCove

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Take This Longing

by Leonard Cohen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Normal tuning

[Intro]

[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

About Take This Longing Chords by Leonard Cohen

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What key is "Take This Longing" in?

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