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Story Of Isaac

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: tgtchb@tc0.chem.tue.nl (Harold "Bo" Baur)
Subject: CRD: Story of Isaac, Leonard Cohen.
Here's one more of Leonard Cohen... not that anybody asked :-)
Bo.
Album: Songs from a Room (1969)
[Intro]
    Am
e-|------------------------------|
B-|--1-------------1-------------|
G-|-----2------2------2------2---|
D-|-------2--2---2------2--2---2-| (...)
A-|--0---------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|
     i  i t  t i t i  i t  t i i   
     t     
[Verses]
    Am             F
The door it opened slowly,
   Am             F
my father he came in,
      G    F     E
I was nine years old.
       Am              F
And he stood so tall above me,
    Am                  F
his blue eyes they were shining
        G         F    E
and his voice was very cold.
   C
He said, "I've had a vision
and you know I'm strong and holy,
       D       C         B
I must do what I've been told."
      F              Bb
So he started up the mountain,
      F               Bb
I was running, he was walking,
        F         G       A        Am
and his axe   was made of gold.
      Am                        F
Well, the trees they got much smaller,
    Am             F
the lake a lady's mirror,
     G          F         E
we stopped to drink some wine.
         Am                F
Then he threw the bottle over,
 Am             F
broke a minute later
        G       F       E
and he put his hand on mine.
  C
Thought I saw an eagle
but it might have been a vulture,
  D      C       B
I never could decide.
         F              Bb
Then my father built an altar,
          F                 Bb
he looked once behind his shoulder,
     F     G           A      Am
he knew I would not   hide.
Am                F
You who build the altars now
   Am                F
to sacrifice these children,
             G     F   E
you must not do it anymore.
    Am             F
A scheme is not a vision
        Am               F
and you never have been tempted
      G      F     E
by a demon   or a god.
C
You who stand above them now,
your hatchets blunt and bloody,
     D        C       B
you were not there before,
        F          Bb
when I lay upon a mountain
        F                 Bb
and my father's hand was trembling
          F       G       A     Am
with the beauty   of the word.
    Am               F
And if you call me brother now,
    Am             F
forgive me if I inquire,
         G      F         E
"Just according to whose plan?"
Am                 F
When it all comes down to dust
Am              F
I will kill you if I must,
        G         F     E
I will help you   if I can.
C
When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must,
        D       C     B
I will kill you if I can.
     F           Bb
And mercy on our uniform,
F               Bb
man of peace or man of war,
     F        G          A     Am
the peacock spreads his fan.
Comments 'n stuff okay, reply to: tgtchb@chem.tue.nl

Story Of Isaac chords and lyrics

Free chords for Story Of Isaac by Leonard Cohen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: tgtchb@tc0.chem.tue.nl (Harold "Bo" Baur)
Subject: CRD: Story of Isaac, Leonard Cohen.
Here's one more of Leonard Cohen... not that anybody asked :-)
Bo.
Album: Songs from a Room (1969)
[Verses]
and you know I'm strong and holy,
but it might have been a vulture,
your hatchets blunt and bloody,
I will help you if I must,
Comments 'n stuff okay, reply to: tgtchb@chem.tue.nl

Story Of Isaac Chords by Leonard Cohen

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The chords for "Story Of Isaac" show the original chord names (including Am, B, G, D, A, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.