| Song Name: | The Window | By: | Leonard Cohen |
| Posted By: | meanon | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | C | Genre: | Rock |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2012-01-28 11:29:43 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: |
Leonard Cohen: The Window On of his more beautiful dirges (imho). Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVeEmsAGHvw Lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/leonardcohen/thewindow.html Key: 'C' '.' is extended note (tie) 5 5 5 5 -5 6 6. 6 Why do you stand by the win-dow 5 -5. 5. -5 -5 5 -4 4 A-ban- doned to beau-ty and pride 5 5 5 5 5. -5 6 6 6 The thorn of the night in your bos-om 6 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 The spear of the age in your side 5 5 5 5 -5 6 6 6 Lost in the rag-es of frag-rance -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 Lost in the rags of re-morse 5 5 5 5 -5 6 6 6 Lost in the waves of a sick-ness -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4 4 That loos-ens the high sil-ver nerves Chorus... 6 -7 -7 -7. -7 -7 -6 6. Oh cho-sen love, Oh fro-zen love -7 7 7 7 7 -7 -6 6 Oh tan-gle of mat-ter and ghost 6 -7 -7 -7 -7. 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 Oh dar-ling of an -gels, de-mons and saints -7 -7 7 7 7 7.-7 -6 6 And the whole bro-ken heart-ed host 6 -5 5 -4 Gen-tle this soul And come forth from the cloud of unknowing And kiss the cheek of the moon The New Jerusalem glowing Why tarry all night in the ruin And leave no word of discomfort And leave no observer to mourn But climb on your tears and be silent Like a rose on its ladder of thorns [Chorus] Then lay your rose on the fire The fire give up to the sun The sun give over to splendour In the arms of the high holy one For the holy one dreams of a letter Dreams of a letter's death Oh bless thee continuous stutter Of the word being made into flesh [Chorus] Gentle this soul |
