The Window

Leonard Cohen: The Window 


On of his more beautiful dirges (imho).


Video:   www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVeEmsAGHvw

Lyrics:  www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/leonardcohen/thewindow.html


Key: 'C'

'.' is extended note (tie) 





5   5  5   5     -5  6  6.   6
Why do you stand by the win-dow

5 -5.  5.    -5 -5   5   -4  4
A-ban- doned to beau-ty and pride

5   5     5  5   5.    -5 6    6   6
The thorn of the night in your bos-om

6   -5    -5  -5 -5  5  -4   4
The spear of the age in your side

5    5  5   5   -5 6  6     6
Lost in the rag-es of frag-rance

-5   -5  -5 -5   5 -4  4
Lost in the rags of re-morse

5     5  5  5     -5 6 6    6
Lost in the waves of a sick-ness

-5   -5   -5  -5  -5    5   -4   4
That loos-ens the high sil-ver nerves


Chorus...

6   -7  -7  -7.  -7  -7  -6  6.
Oh cho-sen love, Oh fro-zen love

-7  7  7   7  7    -7  -6  6
Oh tan-gle of mat-ter and ghost

6   -7  -7  -7 -7.  6     -7  -7  -7  -7 
Oh dar-ling of an  -gels, de-mons and saints

-7   -7  7     7  7   7.-7  -6 6
And the whole bro-ken heart-ed host

6   -5   5   -4 
Gen-tle this soul





And come forth from the cloud of unknowing
And kiss the cheek of the moon
The New Jerusalem glowing
Why tarry all night in the ruin
And leave no word of discomfort
And leave no observer to mourn
But climb on your tears and be silent
Like a rose on its ladder of thorns

[Chorus]

Then lay your rose on the fire
The fire give up to the sun
The sun give over to splendour
In the arms of the high holy one
For the holy one dreams of a letter
Dreams of a letter's death
Oh bless thee continuous stutter
Of the word being made into flesh

[Chorus]

Gentle this soul