You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

Lisa Perez

137
0:00 4:38
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Em
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro 1]
| Em - Em/D - | Cmaj7 - - Bm | Am - Bm - | Cmaj7 - Amadd11 - |

[Intro 2]
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - |

[Verse 1]
G Am   Em
    If you are the dealer
I'm out of the game
If you are the healer
             G              Am
It means I'm broken and lame
   Em
If thine is the glory then
Mine must be the shame
You want it darker
G Am
  We kill the flame
Em G Am

[Verse 2]
Em
Magnified, sanctified
Be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified
G                 Am
In the human frame
  Em
A million candles burning
For the help that never came
                  G Am
You want it darker

[Chorus]
C G  D
   Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord

[Post-Chorus]
Em Am/E F#m7/E G
Am          Em
  There's a lover in the story

[Verse 3]
But the story's still the same
There's a lullaby for suffering
      G               Am
And a paradox to blame
             Em
But it's written in the scriptures
And it's not some idle claim
You want it darker
G Am
    We kill the flame

[Verse 4]
Em G Am        Em
       They're lining up the prisoners
And the guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
          G               Am
They were middleclass and tame
             Em
I didn't know  I had permission
To murder and to maim
                  G Am
You want it darker

[Chorus]
C G  D
   Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord

[Bridge]
| Em - | Am/E - | F#m7/E - | G Am |
| Em - | Am/E - | F#m7/E - | G Am |

[Verse 5]
Em
Magnified, sanctified
Be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified
G                 Am
In the human frame
  Em
A million candles burning
For the love that never came
You want it darker
G Am
  We kill the flame

[Verse 6]
Em G Am   Em
       If you are the dealer
Let me out of the game
If you are the healer
    G              Am
I'm broken and lame
   Em
If thine is the glory
Mine must be the shame
                  G Am
You want it darker

[Chorus]
C G  D
   Hineni, hineni
C G  D
   Hineni, hineni
              Em  Am/E
I'm ready, my Lord

[Outro]
          | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em Am/E | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em -    | -         -    | -  -      | G Am |
| Em Am/E | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em Am/E | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em -    | -         -    | -  -      | G Am |
| Em -    |

Bars

[Intro 1]
| Em - Em/D - | Cmaj7 - - Bm | Am - Bm - | Cmaj7 - Amadd11 - |

[Intro 2]
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - |

[Verse 1]
                   | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |

If you are the dealer
I'm out of the game
If you are the healer
It means I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory then
Mine must be the shame
You want it darker
We kill the flame

[Verse 2]
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |

Magnified, sanctified
Be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning
For the help that never came
You want it darker

[Chorus]
| C | G | D | - |

Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord

[Post-Chorus]
| Em - | Am/E - | F#m7/E - | G Am |
| Em - | -    - | -      - |

There's a lover in the story

[Verse 3]
                   | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |

But the story's still the same
There's a lullaby for suffering
And a paradox to blame
But it's written in the scriptures
And it's not some idle claim
You want it darker
We kill the flame

[Verse 4]
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |

They're lining up the prisoners
And the guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
They were middleclass and tame
I didn't know  I had permission
To murder and to maim
You want it darker

[Chorus]
| C | G | D | - |

Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord

[Bridge]
| Em - | Am/E - | F#m7/E - | G Am |
| Em - | Am/E - | F#m7/E - | G Am |

[Verse 5]
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |

Magnified, sanctified
Be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning
For the love that never came
You want it darker
We kill the flame

[Verse 6]
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |
| Em - | - - | - - | G Am |

If you are the dealer
Let me out of the game
If you are the healer
I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory
Mine must be the shame
You want it darker

[Chorus]
| C  -    | G - | D - | - - |
| C  -    | G - | D - | - - |
| Em Am/E |

Hineni, hineni
Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my Lord

[Outro]
          | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em Am/E | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em -    | -         -    | -  -      | G Am |
| Em Am/E | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em Am/E | Bmadd11/E Am/E | Em F#m7/E | G Am |
| Em -    | -         -    | -  -      | G Am |
| Em -    |

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