Capo: 1 Tuning: G C E A

* starred chords are optional (they last for one third of the other chords) e.g in Verse 1 the timing should go like: line 4: | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb D7 line 6: | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | Cm G7 Cm Cm *Bb line 7: | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | Eb Eb *Bb *Cm Bb Bb [Intro] Bb Fsus4 F F [Verse 1]

Now in ^BbVienna there's ^Bbten pretty ^Gmwomen ^Gm There's a ^Bbshoulder where ^Dmdeath comes to ^Gmcry ^Gm There's a ^Eblobby with ^Ebnine hundred ^Fwindows ^F Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb D7 There's a tree where the doves go to die There's a ^Gmpiece that was ^Gmtorn from the ^Gmmorning ^Gm Cm G7 Cm Cm *Bb And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost Eb Eb *Bb *Cm Bb Bb Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^D7waltz, ^D7take this ^Gmwaltz ^Gm Take this ^Cm7waltz with the ^Cm7clamp on its ^Ebjaws ^Eb

F Gm F F [Verse 2]

Oh, I ^Bbwant you, I ^Dmwant you, I ^Gmwant you ^Gm On a ^Bbchair with a ^Bbdead maga^Gmzine ^Gm In the ^Ebcave at the ^Ebtip of the ^Flily ^F Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb D7 In some hallways where love's ne-ver been On a ^Gmbed where the ^Gmmoon has been ^Gmsweating ^Gm Cm G7 Cm Cm *Bb In a cry filled with footsteps and sand Eb Eb *Bb *Cm Bb Bb Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^D7waltz, ^D7take this ^G7waltz ^G7 Take its ^Cm7broken ^Cm7waist in your ^Ebhand ^Eb

Ebdim Cm7 Gm D7 [Chorus]

This ^Gmwaltz, this ^Gmwaltz, this ^Gmwaltz, this ^Gmwaltz With its ^Cmvery own ^Cmbreath of ^Gmbrandy and ^Gmdeath ^Cm7Dragging its ^Cm7tail in the ^Bbsea ^Bb

Fsus4 F [Verse 3]

There's a ^Bbconcert ^Bbhall in ^GmVienna ^Gm Where your ^Bbmouth had a ^Dmthousand re^Gmviews ^Gm There's a ^Ebbar where the ^Ebboys have stopped ^Ftalking ^F Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb D7 They've been sentenced to death by the blues Ah, but ^Gmwho is it ^Gmclimbs to your ^Gmpicture ^Gm Cm G7 Cm Cm *Bb With a garland of freshly cut tears? Eb Eb *Bb *Cm Bb Bb Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^D7waltz, ^D7take this ^Gmwaltz ^Gm Take this ^Cm7waltz, it's been ^Cm7dying for ^Ebyears ^Eb

Bb Bb F F [Verse 4]

There's an ^Bbattic where ^Dmchildren are ^Gmplaying ^Gm Where I've ^Bbgot to lie ^Bbdown with you ^Gmsoon ^Gm In a ^Ebdream of Hun^Ebgarian ^Flanterns ^F Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb D7 In the mist of some sweet af-ter-noon And I'll ^Gmsee what you've ^Gmchained to your ^Gmsorrow ^Gm Cm G7 Cm Cm *Bb All your sheep and your lilies of snow Eb Eb *Bb *Cm Bb Bb Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^D7waltz, ^D7take this ^G7waltz ^G7 With its "I'll ^Cm7never for^Cm7get you, you ^Ebknow!" ^Eb

Ebdim Cm7 Gm D7 [Chorus]

This ^Gmwaltz, this ^Gmwaltz, this ^Gmwaltz, this ^Gmwaltz With its ^Cmvery own ^Cmbreath of ^Gmbrandy and ^Gmdeath ^Cm7Dragging its ^Cm7tail in the ^Bbsea ^Bb

Fsus4 F [Verse 5]

And I'll ^Bbdance with ^Bbyou in ^GmVienna ^Gm I'll be ^Bbwearing a ^Dmriver's dis^Gmguise ^Gm The ^Ebhyacinth ^Ebwild on my ^Fshoulder ^F Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb Bb My mouth on the dew of your thighs And I'll ^Bbbury my ^Bbsoul in a ^Gmscrapbook ^Gm With the ^Bbphotographs ^Dmthere and the ^Gmmoss ^Gm And I'll ^Ebyield to the ^Ebflood of your ^Fbeauty ^F Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb D7 My cheap violin and my cross And you'll ^Gmcarry me ^Gmdown on your ^Gmdancing ^Gm To the ^Cmpools that you ^G7lift on your ^Cmwrist ^Cm *Bb Eb Eb *Bb *Cm Bb Bb Oh, my love, oh, my love Take this ^D7waltz, ^D7take this ^Gmwaltz ^Gm It's ^Cmyours now, it's ^Cmall that there ^Ebis ^Eb

Bb Bb F F [Outro]

^BbLa, la, la... ^Bb ^GmLa, la, la... ^Gm ^BbLa, la, la... ^Dm ^GmLa, la, la... ^Gm ^EbLa, la, la... ^Eb ^FLa, la, la... ^F Eb Eb *Dm *Cm Bb D7 La, la, la... La, la, la... ^GmLa, la, la... ^Gm ^GmLa, la, la... ^Gm Cm G7 Cm Cm *Bb La, la, la... La, la, la... Eb Eb *Bb *Cm Bb Bb Ay, ay, ay, ay

D7 D7 Gm Gm Cm7 Cm7 Eb Eb F Gm F F Bb

Leonard Cohen - Take this waltz