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You Know Who I Am

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
 Am(riff 2x)
I Amcannot follow yBmou my love
AmYou cannot follow Bmme
DI am the distance you pAut between
All of the momGents G/F#that we will Ebe
CHORUS:
You kDnow who I aAm
You've staDred at the sAun
Well DI am the oAne who loves
              G  G/#            E   Am(riff)
Changing from nothing to one
Sometimes I need you naked
Sometimes I need you wild
I need you to carry my children in
And I need you to kill a child ...CHORUS
If you should ever track me down
I will surrender there
And I will leave with you one broken man
Whom I will teach you to repair ...CHORUS
I cannot follow you, my love
You cannot follow me
I am the distance you put between
All of the moments that we will be ...CHORUS
  Am (normal pattern)           Am (riff)
E --------------------------- ------------------------------|
B -----1---1--------1---1---- -----0---1---3---1---0h1p0----|
G -----2---2--------2---2---- -----2---2---2---2---2--------|
D ---2---2---2----2---2---2-- ---2---2---2---2---2----------|
A -0------------0------------ -0----------------------------|
E --------------------------- ------------------------------|
NOTE: Use the normal pattern for all the chords, changing it slightly
when appropriate (i.e. D only uses strings D-E).

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You Know Who I Am

by Leonard Cohen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

(riff 2x)

Am Bm

I cannot follow you my love

Am Bm

You cannot follow me

D A

I am the distance you put between

G G/F# E

All of the moments that we will be

CHORUS:

D A

You know who I am

D A

You've stared at the sun

D A

Well I am the one who loves

G G E Am

/# (riff)

Changing from nothing to one

Sometimes I need you naked

Sometimes I need you wild

I need you to carry my children in

And I need you to kill a child ...CHORUS

If you should ever track me down

I will surrender there

And I will leave with you one broken man

Whom I will teach you to repair ...CHORUS

I cannot follow you, my love

You cannot follow me

I am the distance you put between

All of the moments that we will be ...CHORUS

Am (normal pattern) Am (riff)

E --------------------------- ------------------------------|

B -----1---1--------1---1---- -----0---1---3---1---0h1p0----|

G -----2---2--------2---2---- -----2---2---2---2---2--------|

D ---2---2---2----2---2---2-- ---2---2---2---2---2----------|

A -0------------0------------ -0----------------------------|

E --------------------------- ------------------------------|

NOTE: Use the normal pattern for all the chords, changing it slightly

when appropriate (i.e. D only uses strings D-E).

About You Know Who I Am Chords by Leonard Cohen

Learn how to play You Know Who I Am by Leonard Cohen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “You Know Who I Am chords”, “You Know Who I Am guitar chords”, or “Leonard Cohen You Know Who I Am 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 You Know Who I Am chords and for experienced players who want accurate You Know Who I Am lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, Bm, D, A, G, G/F#.

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The chords for "You Know Who I Am" show the original chord names (including Am, Bm, D, A, G, G/F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.