Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) Difficulty: Novice Verse 1: A minorAm I see you in windows A minorAm That open so wide G+G There’s nothing beyond them A minorAm And no one inside Verse 2: A minorAm You kick off your sandals A minorAm And shake out your hair G+G The salt on your shoulders A minorAm Like sparks in the air
Verse 3: A minorAm There’s silt on your ankles A minorAm And sand on your feet G+G The river too shallow A minorAm The ocean too deep Verse 4: A minorAm You smile at your suffering A minorAm The sweetest reprieve G+G Why did you leave us? A minorAm Why did you leave? Chorus: C majorC You kick off your sandals C majorC And shake out your hair E7E7 It’s torn where you’re dancing E7E7 It’s torn everywhere
Verse 5: A minorAm It’s torn on the right A minorAm And it’s torn on the left FF It’s torn in the centre FF Fmaj7b5 E MajorE Which few can accept Verse 6: A minorAm It’s torn where there’s beauty A minorAm It’s torn where there’s death G+G It’s torn where there’s mercy A minorAm But torn somewhat less Verse 7: A minorAm It’s torn in the highest A minorAm From kingdom to crown G+G The messages fly A minorAm But the network is down Verse 8: A minorAm Bruised at the shoulder A minorAm And cut at the wrist G+G The sea rushes home A minorAm To its thimble of mist Verse 9: A minorAm The opposites falter A minorAm The spirals reverse G+G And Eve must re-enter A minorAm The sleep of her birth {Chorus] C majorC And up through the system C majorC The worlds are withdrawn E7E7 From every dominion E7E7 The mind stood upon A minorAm And now that you told her A minorAm And now that it’s done FF The name has no number FF Fmaj7b5 E MajorE Not even the one Verse 10: A minorAm Come gather the pieces A minorAm All scattered and lost G+G The lie in what’s holy A minorAm The light in what’s not Verse 11: A minorAm The story’s been written A minorAm The letter’s been sealed G+G You gave me a lily A minorAm But now it’s a field Outro: A minorAm You kick off your sandals A minorAm And shake out your hair G+G It’s torn where you’re dancing A minorAm It’s torn everywhere
Its Torn chords
"It's Torn" is a song from Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen's fifteenth and final album, "Thanks for the Dance". The album was released posthumous in November 2019.