Take This Longing

There are not many tabs out for Leonard Cohen songs, execpt

from his two albums Songs of L.C. and Songs from a room. So

i'm interested in the way other people play his songs on the

guitar. Perhaps You are also interested and we can put our

information together to work out some new tabs. Here is a

first proposal of "Take This Longing". The chords are from

his anthology songbook. Feel free to critize the lines and

tell what can be done better. Is this group the right place

for such stuff or should i better stay at home? Thank You

very much for reading these lines and for any answer.

Leonard Cohen: Take This Longing 6/8

on New Skin for the old Ceremony and Greatest Hits/Best of

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1. Many men have loved the bells you

2. Your body like a search- light my

3. You're hungry as an arch- way through

4. You're faithful to the better man I'm af-

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fastened to the reign

pover- ty re- vealed

which the troops have passed

raid that he left

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And ev'ry-one who wanted you they

I would like to try your charity un-

I stand in ruins be- hind you with your winter

So let me judge your love affair In this very

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found what they will al-ways want a-

til you cry now you must try my

clothes and your broken sandal

room where I have sentenced mine to

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gain Your beauty lost to you your-

greed And ey'rything depends up-

straps I love to see you naked over

death I'll even wear these old

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self just as it was lost to

on how near you sleep to

there e- specially from the

laurel leaves That he's shaken from his

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them Oh take this long-ing from my

me Just take this long-ing from my

back Ah take this long-ing from my

head Just take this long-ing from my

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tongue what- ever use-less things these hands have

tongue and all the lone-ly things my hands have

tongue and all the lone-ly things my hands have

tongue what- ever use-less things these hands have

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done Let me see your beauty brok-en

done Let me see your beauty brok-en

done Untie for me your hired blue

done Untie for me your satin bra-

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down like you would do

down like you would do

gown like you would do

sierre like you would do

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for one you loved.

for one you love.

for one you love.

for one you

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love like you would do

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for one you love.

Has anybody out there tried to play "Death of a Ladies' Man"

or "Dance me to the end of Love"?. If yes, please post it!

with best wishes

adi