Who By Fire
by Leonard Cohen · posted by ,,,
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
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And who by fire, who by water,
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who in the sunshine, who in the night time,
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who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
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who in your merry merry month of may,
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who by various slow decay,
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and who shall I say is calling?
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And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate,
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who in these realms of love, who by something blunt,
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who by avalanche, who by powder,
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who for his greed, who for his hunger,
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and who shall I say is calling?
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And who by brave assent, who by accident,
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who in solitude, who in this mirror,
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who by his lady's command, who by his own hand,
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who in mortal chains, who in power,
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and who shall I say is calling?