Take This Waltz

Take This Waltz written by Leonard Cohen, lyrics based on a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca (Little Viennese Waltz) Intro: B . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |. . . | B G#m Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women B D#m/a# G#m There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry E F# There's a lobby with nine hundred windows E E D#m C#m B D#7/a# There's a tree where the doves go to die G#m There's a piece that was torn from the morning C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# | And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost E B/d# C#m B Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#m Take this waltz, take this waltz C#/f E . . |. . . | Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws F# . . |G#m . . |F#/a# . . |F# . . | B D#m/a# G#m Oh I want you, I want you, I want you B G#m On a chair with a dead magazine E F# In the cave at the tip of the lily E E D#m C#m B D#7/a# In some hallways where love's never been G#m On a bed where the moon has been sweating C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# | In a cry filled with footsteps and sand E B/d# C#m B Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#7/f# Take this waltz, take this waltz E6 Fm7-5 . . |. . . | Take its broken waist in your hand Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . | G#m This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz C#m G#m With its very own breath of brandy and Death E6 B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . | Dragging its tail in the sea B G#m There's a concert hall in Vienna B D#m/a# G#m Where your mouth had a thousand reviews E F# There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking E E D#m C#m B D#7/a# They've been sentenced to death by the blues G#m Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# | With a garland of freshly cut tears? E B/d# C#m B Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#m Take this waltz, take this waltz C#m E . . |. . . | Take this waltz it's been dying for years B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . | B D#m/a# G#m There's an attic where children are playing B G#m Where I've got to lie down with you soon E F# In a dream of Hungarian lanterns E E D#m C#m B D#7/a# In the mist of some sweet afternoon G#m And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow C#m G#7 C#m . . |. . B/d# | All your sheep and your lilies of snow E B/d# C#m B Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay D#7/g G#7/f# Take this waltz, take this waltz E6 Fm7-5 . . |. . . | With its "I'll never forget you, you know!" Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . | G#m This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz C#m G#m With its very own breath of brandy and Death E6 B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . | Dragging its tail in the sea B G#m And I'll dance with you in Vienna B D#m/a# G#m I'll be wearing a river's disguise E F# The hyacinth wild on my shoulder E E D#m C#m B My mouth on the dew of your thighs B G#m And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook B D#m/a# G#m With the photographs there, and the moss E F# And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty E E D#m C#m B D#7/a# My cheap violin and my cross G#m And you'll carry me down on your dancing C#m G#7 C#m To the pools that you lift on your wrist C#m B/d# E B/d# C#m B Oh my love, Oh my love D#7/g G#m Take this waltz, take this waltz C#m E . . |. . . | It's yours now, it's all that there is B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . | B G#m La, la, la... La, la, la... B D#m/a# G#m La, la, la... La, la, la... E F# La, la, la... La, la, la... E E D#m C#m B D#7/a# La, la, la... La, la, la... G#m La, la, la... La, la, la... C#m G#7 C#m C#m B/d# La, la, la... La, la, la... E B/d# C#m B D#7/g Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Guitarist friendly version You'd have to downtune one half step to play along with the record. Chords: Gsus4: 320013 Em/b: x22000 E7/b: x20100 C/e: 032010 or xx2010 E7/g#: 420100 D/f#: 200232 G/b: x20003 A7/g: 3x2020 F6: xx3231 or 100211 F#m7-5: 202212 or xx3444 Fdim: xx3434 G#dim: xx6767 Intro: C . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |. . . | C Am Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women C Em/b Am There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry F G There's a lobby with nine hundred windows F F Em Dm C E7/b There's a tree where the doves go to die Am There's a piece that was torn from the morning Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e | And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost F C/e Dm C Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# Am Take this waltz, take this waltz D/f# F . . |. . . | Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws G . . |Am . . |G/b . . |G . . | C Em/b Am Oh I want you, I want you, I want you C Am On a chair with a dead magazine F G In the cave at the tip of the lily F F Em Dm C E7/b In some hallways where love's never been Am On a bed where the moon has been sweating Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e | In a cry filled with footsteps and sand F C/e Dm C Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# A7/g Take this waltz, take this waltz F6 F#m7-5 . . |. . . | Take its broken waist in your hand Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . | Am This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz Dm Am With its very own breath of brandy and Death F6 C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . | Dragging its tail in the sea C Am There's a concert hall in Vienna C Em/b Am Where your mouth had a thousand reviews F G There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking F F Em Dm C E7/b They've been sentenced to death by the blues Am Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e | With a garland of freshly cut tears? F C/e Dm C Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# Am Take this waltz, take this waltz Dm F . . |. . . | Take this waltz it's been dying for years C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . | C Em/b Am There's an attic where children are playing C Am Where I've got to lie down with you soon F G In a dream of Hungarian lanterns F F Em Dm C E7/b In the mist of some sweet afternoon Am And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow Dm A7 Dm . . |. . C/e | All your sheep and your lilies of snow F C/e Dm C Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay E7/g# A7/g Take this waltz, take this waltz F6 F#m7-5 . . |. . . | With its "I'll never forget you, you know!" Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . | Am This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz Dm Am With its very own breath of brandy and Death F6 C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . | Dragging its tail in the sea C Am And I'll dance with you in Vienna C Em/b Am I'll be wearing a river's disguise F G The hyacinth wild on my shoulder F F Em Dm C My mouth on the dew of your thighs Am And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook C Em/b Am With the photographs there, and the moss F G And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty F F Em Dm C E7/b My cheap violin and my cross Am And you'll carry me down on your dancing Dm A7 Dm To the pools that you lift on your wrist Dm C/e F C/e Dm C Oh my love, Oh my love E7/g# Am Take this waltz, take this waltz Dm F . . |. . . | It's yours now, it's all that there is C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . | C Am La, la, la... La, la, la... C Em/b Am La, la, la... La, la, la... F G La, la, la... La, la, la... F Em Dm C E7/b La, la, la... La, la, la... Am La, la, la... La, la, la... Dm A7 Dm Dm C/e La, la, la... La, la, la... F C/e Dm C E7/g# Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay ========= LYRICS ONLY ============ Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry There's a lobby with nine hundred windows There's a tree where the doves go to die There's a piece that was torn from the morning And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Take this waltz, take this waltz Take this waltz with the clamp on it's jaws Oh I want you, I want you, I want you On a chair with a dead magazine In the cave at the tip of the lily In some hallway where love's never been On a bed where the moon has been sweating In a cry filled with footsteps and sand Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Take this waltz, take this waltz Take its broken waist in your hand This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz With it's very own breath of brandy and Death Dragging it's tail in the sea There's a concert hall in Vienna Where your mouth had a thousand reviews There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking They've been sentenced to death by the blues Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture With a garland of freshly cut tears? Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Take this waltz, take this waltz Take this waltz it's been dying for years There's an attic where children are playing Where I've got to lie down with you soon In a dream of Hungarian lanterns In the mist of some sweet afternoon And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow All your sheep and your lilies of snow Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Take this waltz, take this waltz With its "I'll never forget you, you know!" This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz ... With its very own breath of brandy and death Dragging its tail in the sea And I'll dance with you in Vienna I'll be wearing a river's disguise The hyacinth wild on my shoulder My mouth on the dew of your thighs And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook With the photographs there, and the moss And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty My cheap violin and my cross And you'll carry me down on your dancing To the pools that you lift on your wrist Oh my love, Oh my love Take this waltz, take this waltz It's yours now. It's all that there is {Instrumental} (Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay)