The Guests

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Standard Tuning EADGBe
RIP Leonard Cohen.
The verse is done in the C shape
E
x76050
D
x54030
C
x32010
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E D C D
One by one, the guests arrive, the guests are coming through
E D C D
The open-hearted many, the broken-hearted few
[Chorus 1]
A D
And no one knows where the night is going
A D
And no one knows why the wine is flowing
C
Oh love I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you
E A
Oh..........I need you now
[Verse 2]
E D C D
And those who dance, begin to dance, those who weep begin
E D C D
And "welcome, welcome" cries a voice "let all my guests come in."
[Chorus 2]
A D
And no one knows where the night is going
A D
And no one knows why the wine is flowing
C
Oh love I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you
E A
Oh..........I need you now
[Verse 3]
E D C D
And all go stumbling through that house, in lonely secrecy
E D C D
Saying "do reveal yourself", or "why has thou forsaken me? "
[Chorus 3]
A D
And no one knows where the night is going
A D
And no one knows why the wine is flowing
C
Oh love I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you
E A
Oh..........I need you now
[Verse 4]
E D C D
All at once, the torches flare, the inner door flies open
E D C D
One by one, they enter there, in every style of passion
[Chorus 4]
A D
And no one knows where the night is going
A D
And no one knows why the wine is flowing
C
Oh love I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you
E A
Oh..........I need you now
[Verse 5]
E D C D
And here they take their sweet repast, while house and grounds dissolve
E D C D
And one by one the guests are cast, beyond the garden wall
[Chorus 5]
A D
And no one knows where the night is going
A D
And no one knows why the wine is flowing
C
Oh love I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you
E A
Oh..........I need you now
[Verse 6]
E D C D
And those who dance, begin to dance, those who weep begin
E D C D
Those who earnestly are lost, are lost and lost again
[Chorus 6]
A D
And no one knows where the night is going
A D
And no one knows why the wine is flowing
C
Oh love I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you
E A
Oh..........I need you now
[Verse 7] (same as 1)
E D C D
One by one, the guests arrive, the guests are coming through
E D C D
The open-hearted many, the broken-hearted few
[Chorus 7]
A D
And no one knows where the night is going
A D
And no one knows why the wine is flowing
C
Oh love I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you
E A
Oh..........I need you now
[Instrumental Verse]
[Instrumental Chorus]
(end)

The Guests chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Guests by Leonard Cohen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Standard Tuning EADGBe 
RIP Leonard Cohen. 
The verse is done in the C shape 
E  x76050
D  x54030
C  x32010
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]  
[Chorus 1] 
[Verse 2] 
[Chorus 2] 
[Verse 3] 
[Chorus 3] 
[Verse 4] 
[Chorus 4] 
[Verse 5] 
[Chorus 5] 
[Verse 6] 
[Chorus 6] 
[Verse 7] (same as 1) 
[Chorus 7] 
[Instrumental Verse]
[Instrumental Chorus]
(end)

The Guests Chords by Leonard Cohen

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