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Dress Rehearsal Rag

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#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
  BmFour o'clock in the afternoon, Cmand C#mI didn't feel like very much.Cm  
  BmI said to my self, "where are you, golden boy, where's CmyoC#mur famous golden touch?Cm"
  BmI thought you knew where all of tCmhe C#melephants lie down,Cm  
  BmI thought you where the crown-prince of all tCmhe C#mwheels in Ivory Town.Cm  
  BmJust take a look at your body now,    Bbm    Amthere's nothing much to save.Bbm  
  BmAnd a bitter voice in the mirror cries "BbmHey, AmPrince, you need a shave."Bbm  
  BmNow if you can manage to get your trembliCmng C#mfingers to behave,Cm  
  BmWhy don't you try unwrapping a stainless CmstC#meel razor blade? That's right, Cm  
  Bmit's come to this. BbmYes, Amit's come to this,
[Chorus]
  BbAnd wasn't it a lDong way dGown?
  BbWasn't it a strDange way dGown?
[Verse 2]
BmThere's no hot water and thCme coC#mld is running thin,Cm  
  BmWell, what do you expect from the kind of places yCmou'vC#me been living in?Cm  
  BmDon't drink from that cup, it's all cakeCmd anC#md cracked along the rim,Cm  
  BmThat's not electric light, my friend, that is CmyouC#mr vision growing dim.Cm  
  BmCover up your face with soap, theBbmre, Amnow you're Santa Claus,Bbm  
  BmAnd you got a gift for anyone who BbmwilAml give you his applauseBbm.
  BmI thought you were a racing manCm, aC#mh, but you couldn't take the pace.Cm  
  BmThat's a funeral in the mirrorCm, aC#mnd it's stopping at your face. That's right, Cm  
  Bmit's come to this. BbmYes, Amit's come to this,
[Chorus]
  BbAnd wasn't it a lDong way dGown?
  BbAh wasn't it a strDange way dGown?
[Verse 3]
BmOnce there was a patCmh anC#md a girl with chestnut hair,Cm  
  BmAnd you passed the summers picking all Cmof C#mthe berries that grew there.Cm  
  BmThere were times she was a womanCm, ohC#m, there were times she was just a child,Cm  
  BmAnd you held her in the shadow whCmere C#mthe raspberries grow wild.Cm  
  BmAnd you climbed twilight mountains, Bbmand Amyou sang about the view,Bbm  
  BmAnd everywhere that you wandered, loBbmve sAmeemed to go along with you.Bbm  
  BmThat's a hard one to remember, yes, Cmit C#mmakes you clench your fist,Cm  
  BmAnd then the veins stand out like higCmhwayC#ms all along your wrist. And yesCm,
  Bmit's come to this. BbmYeah, Amit's come to this,
[Chorus]
  BbAnd wasn't it a lDong way dGown?
  BbWasn't it a strDange way dGown?
[Verse 4]
BmYou can still find a job, go out Cmand C#mtalk to a friend,Cm  
  BmOn the back of every magazine, there are CmthoC#mse coupons you can send.Cm  
  BmWhy don't you join the RosicruciansCm? ThC#mey will give you back your hope,Cm  
  BmYou can find your love with diagrams on Cma plC#main brown envelope.Cm  
  BmBut you've used up all your couponBbms, eAmxcept the one that seemsBbm  
  BmTo be written on your wrist BbmaloAmng with several thousand dreams.Bbm  
  BmNow Santa Claus comes forwardCm, thC#mat's a razor in his mittCm,
  BmAnd he puts on his dark glassesCm, anC#md he shows you where to hit. Cm  
  BmAnd then the cameras pBbman, Amthe stand-in stuntman,
[Outro]
  Bbdress re--hDearsal Grag,
  It's just the dBbress re--hDearsal Grag,
  You know this dBbress re--hDearsal Grag,
  It's just the dBbress re--hDearsal Grag.

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Dress Rehearsal Rag

by Leonard Cohen

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C#m

Bbm

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

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

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Four o'clock in the afternoon, and I didn't feel like very much.

Bm Cm C#m Cm

I said to my self, "where are you, golden boy, where's your famous golden touch?"

Bm Cm C#m Cm

I thought you knew where all of the elephants lie down,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

I thought you where the crown-prince of all the wheels in Ivory Town.

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

Just take a look at your body now, there's nothing much to save.

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

And a bitter voice in the mirror cries "Hey, Prince, you need a shave."

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Now if you can manage to get your trembling fingers to behave,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Why don't you try unwrapping a stainless steel razor blade? That's right,

Bm Bbm Am

it's come to this. Yes, it's come to this,

[Chorus]

Bb D G

And wasn't it a long way down?

Bb D G

Wasn't it a strange way down?

[Verse 2]

Bm Cm C#m Cm

There's no hot water and the cold is running thin,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Well, what do you expect from the kind of places you've been living in?

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Don't drink from that cup, it's all caked and cracked along the rim,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

That's not electric light, my friend, that is your vision growing dim.

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

Cover up your face with soap, there, now you're Santa Claus,

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

And you got a gift for anyone who will give you his applause.

Bm Cm C#m Cm

I thought you were a racing man, ah, but you couldn't take the pace.

Bm Cm C#m Cm

That's a funeral in the mirror, and it's stopping at your face. That's right,

Bm Bbm Am

it's come to this. Yes, it's come to this,

[Chorus]

Bb D G

And wasn't it a long way down?

Bb D G

Ah wasn't it a strange way down?

[Verse 3]

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Once there was a path and a girl with chestnut hair,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

And you passed the summers picking all of the berries that grew there.

Bm Cm C#m Cm

There were times she was a woman, oh, there were times she was just a child,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

And you held her in the shadow where the raspberries grow wild.

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

And you climbed twilight mountains, and you sang about the view,

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

And everywhere that you wandered, love seemed to go along with you.

Bm Cm C#m Cm

That's a hard one to remember, yes, it makes you clench your fist,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

And then the veins stand out like highways all along your wrist. And yes,

Bm Bbm Am

it's come to this. Yeah, it's come to this,

[Chorus]

Bb D G

And wasn't it a long way down?

Bb D G

Wasn't it a strange way down?

[Verse 4]

Bm Cm C#m Cm

You can still find a job, go out and talk to a friend,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

On the back of every magazine, there are those coupons you can send.

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Why don't you join the Rosicrucians? They will give you back your hope,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

You can find your love with diagrams on a plain brown envelope.

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

But you've used up all your coupons, except the one that seems

Bm Bbm Am Bbm

To be written on your wrist along with several thousand dreams.

Bm Cm C#m Cm

Now Santa Claus comes forward, that's a razor in his mitt,

Bm Cm C#m Cm

And he puts on his dark glasses, and he shows you where to hit.

Bm Bbm Am

And then the cameras pan, the stand-in stuntman,

[Outro]

Bb D G

dress re--hearsal rag,

Bb D G

It's just the dress re--hearsal rag,

Bb D G

You know this dress re--hearsal rag,

Bb D G

It's just the dress re--hearsal rag.

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