TAB by Song : 16781
Tab List Area
1 Pages 1 Results
Lady Midnight by Leonard Cohen
Lady Midnight
Chords used in this song :
A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| F#m
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Esus4
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| E7
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-o-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Asus4
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
G7
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| C7
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---|
Em
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Dm
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Em7
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-o-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
Pattern for both songs:
/A A /
Strumming the chords: 1 2 & 3 & 4 5 & 6 & two times per bar (6/8).
/A / /Bm / /
Come over to the window, my little darling,
D /D /A /
I'd like to try to read your palm.
G / /D /
I used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boy,
F#m / /E Esus4/
before I let you take me home.
E E7 /A / / F#m /
Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we began to
/E Esus4 /E E7 /E Esus4/
laugh and cry and cry and
E E7 /A /Asus4 /A /Asus4 /A
laugh about it all again.
/A etc.
Well you know that I love to live with you,
but you make me forget so very much.
I forget to pray for the angels
and then the angels forget to pray for us.
Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we began ...
We met when we were almost young
deep in the green lilac park.
You held on to me like I was a crucifix,
as we went kneeling through the dark.
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began ...
Your letters they all say that you're beside me now.
Then why do I feel alone?
I'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider web
is fastening my ankle to a stone.
Now so long, Marianne, it's time that we began ...
For now I need your hidden love.
I'm cold as a new razor blade.
You left when I told you I was curious,
I never said that I was brave.
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began ...
Oh, you are really such a pretty one.
I see you've gone and changed your name again.
And just when I climbed this whole mountainside,
to wash my eyelids in the rain!
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began ...
(last two verses not on CD)
Oh your eyes, well I forgot Your eyes
Your body's at home in every sea.
How come you gave away your news to everyone
That you said was a secret for me.
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began ...
If you leave, where will I keep you then
In my heart as some men say
But I who was born to love everyone
Why should I keep you so far away?
Oh so long, Marianne, it's time that we began ...
------------------
version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Timing: 6/8 waltz
Specific chord voicings:
C X32013
Fadd9 103213
[Intro]
| C | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
G G7 Fadd9 C
I came by myself to a very crowded place;
G G7 Fadd9 C
I was looking for someone who had lines in her face.
C C7 F
I found her there but she was past all concern;
C F Dm
I asked her to hold me, I said, "Lady, unfold me, "
C F
But she scorned me and she told me
G G7 C
I was dead and I could never return.
[Verse 2]
G G7 Fadd9 C
Well, I argued all night like so many have before,
G G7 Fadd9 C
Saying, "Whatever you give me, I seem to need so much more."
C7 F
Then she pointed at me where I kneeled on her floor,
C F Dm
She said, "Don't try to use me or slyly refuse me,
C F
Just win me or lose me,
G G7 C
It is this that the darkness is for."
[Chorus]
G G7 Fadd9 C
I cried, "Oh, Lady Midnight, I fear that you grow old,
G G7 Fadd9 C
The stars eat your body and the wind makes you cold."
C7 F
"If we cry now, " she said, "it will just be ignored."
C F Dm
So I walked through the morning, sweet early morning,
C F
I could hear my lady calling,
G G7 C
"You've won me, you've won me, my lord,
G G7 C
You've won me, you've won me, my lord,
G G7 C
Yes, you've won me, you've won me, my lord,
G G7 C
Ah, you've won me, you've won me, my lord,
G G7 C
Ah, you've won me, you've won me, my lord."
------------------
version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Create and get +5 IQ
[Intro]
C x4
[Verse 1]
G F C
I came by myself to a very crowded place;
G F C
I was looking for someone who had lines in her face
C F
I found her there but she was past all concern;
C F Dm
I asked her to hold me, I said, "Lady, unfold me,"
Am F
But she scorned me and she told me
G C
I was dead and I could never return
[Verse 2]
G F C
Well, I argued all night like so many have before
G F C
Saying, "Whatever you give me, I seem to need so much more."
C F
Then she pointed at me where I kneeled on her floor
C F Dm
She said, "Don't try to use me or slyly refuse me
Am F
Just win me or lose me
G C
It is this that the darkness is for."
[Verse 3]
G F C
I cried, "Oh, Lady Midnight, I fear that you grow old
G F C
The stars eat your body and the wind makes you cold."
C F
"If we cry now," she said, "it will just be ignored."
C F Dm
So I walked through the morning, sweet early morning
Am F
I could hear my lady calling
G C
"You've won me, you've won me, my Lord
G C
You've won me, you've won me, my Lord
G C
Yes, you've won me, you've won me, my Lord
G C
Ah, you've won me, you've won me, my Lord
G C
Ah, you've won me, you've won me, my Lord."
------------------
version 4
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Leonard Cohen - Acoustic Guitar (Nylon)'
Intro
Q=90
C
6/8
Gtr I (Ac. Nylon Str. Gtr.)
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
G G7 F
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
||o-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C G G7
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
F C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C7 F
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C F Em Dm
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3-3-2-|-0---------0---------|
|-3---------3---------|-3---------------|-0---------0---------|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Em7 C
E S S S S E E E E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0---------0-0-0-|-5---------5---------|
|-0---------------|-3---------3---------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
1.
F G G7
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5----------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
2.,D.S.
G G7 C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|-5---------5---------|
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Outro
D.S.
G G7
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5---------5----------||--5---------5---------|-3---------3---------|
|-3---------3----------||o-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------|
|----------------------||----------------------|---------------------|
C
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S 3x
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-5---------5---------|-5---------5----------||
|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
I came by myself to a very crowded place;
I was looking for someone who had lines in her face.
I found her there but she was past all concern;
I asked her to hold me, i said, "lady, unfold me, "
But she scorned me and she told me
I was dead and i could never return.
Well, i argued all night like so many have before,
Saying, "whatever you give me, i seem to need so much more."
Then she pointed at me where i kneeled on her floor,
She said, "don't try to use me or slyly refuse me,
Just win me or lose me,
It is this that the darkness is for."
I cried, "oh, lady midnight, i fear that you grow old,
The stars eat your body and the wind makes you cold."
"If we cry now, " she said, "it will just be ignored."
So i walked through the morning, sweet early morning,
I could hear my lady calling,
"You've won me, you've won me, my lord,
You've won me, you've won me, my lord,
Yes, you've won me, you've won me, my lord,
Ah, you've won me, you've won me, my lord,
Ah, you've won me, you've won me, my lord."
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
---------------