The Goal

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Artist: Leonard Cohen
Track: "The Goal"
Album: Thanks for the Dance (2019)
Tempo: 65 BPM
Time: 4/4
[Intro]
Em C B B7 Em
e|---------0---------|---------2----0--------|
B|----0---------1----|----4----4----0--------|
G|----0---------0----|----4----2----0--------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------3----|----2----2-------------|
E|----0--------------|--------------0--------|
[Verse 1]
Em C
I can't leave my house
B B7 Em
Or answer the phone
C
I'm going down again
B7
But I'm not alone
[Verse 2]
B
Settling at last
Em
Accounts of the soul
C
This for the trash
B B7 Em
That paid in full
[Verse 3]
C
As for the fall, it
C/B Am
Began long ago
B7
Can't stop the rain
Em
Can't stop the snow
[Verse 4]
G
I sit in my chair
Am
I look at the street
B7
The neighbor returns
Em
My smile of defeat
[Verse 5]
C C/B Am
I move with the leaves
B7
I shine with the chrome
Em
I'm almost alive
Em C
I'm almost at home
[Verse 6]
B B7
No one to follow
Em
And nothing to teach
C
Except that the goal
Em
Falls short of the reach

The Goal chords and lyrics

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

Artist: Leonard Cohen
Track: "The Goal"
Album: Thanks for the Dance (2019)
Tempo: 65 BPM
Time: 4/4
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]

The Goal Chords by Leonard Cohen

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