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Treaty by Leonard Cohen
Treaty
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
F Fm/Ab C/G G
[Verse 1]
C G/B Am
I've seen you change the water into wine
C G Am
I've seen you change it back to water, too
F E Am
I sit at your table every night
Dm Gsus4 G
I try but I just don't get high with you
[Verse 2]
C G/B Am
I wish there was a treaty we could sign
C G Am
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
F E Am
I'm angry and I'm tired all the time
Dm F
I wish there was a treaty, I wish there was a treaty
Fm C Gsus4 G
Between your love and mine
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb/F F
Ah, they're dancing in the street—it's Jubilee
F Bb F Bb/F F
We sold ourselves for love but now we're free
A7 Dm
I'm so sorry for that ghost I made you be
Bb E7/G#
Only one of us was real
Gsus4 G
and that was me
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am
I haven't said a word since you been gone
C G Am
That any liar couldn't say as well
F E Am
I just can't believe the static coming on
Dm F Fm
You were my ground, my safe and sound
C Gsus4 G
You were my aerial
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb/F F
Ah, the fields are crying out—it's Jubilee
F Bb F Bb/F F
We sold ourselves for love but now we're free
A7 Dm
I'm so sorry for that ghost I made you be
Bb E7/G#
Only one of us was real
Gsus4 G
and that was me
[Verse 4]
C G/B Am
I heard the snake was baffled by his sin
C G Am
He shed his scales to find the snake within
F E Am
But born again is born without a skin
Dm Gsus4 G
The poison enters into everything
[Verse 5]
C G/B Am
And I wish there was a treaty we could sign
C G Am
I do not care who takes this bloody hill
F E Am
I'm angry and I'm tired all the time
Dm F
I wish there was a treaty, I wish there was a treaty
Fm C G/B Am
Between your love and mine
C G Am
F E Am
Dm F Fm C
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