Avalanche
Leonard Cohen
Em
(início)
EmVerse 1
Em C/G Em I stepped into an avalanche, D/F# Em it covered up my soul; C/G When I am not this hunchback that you see, Em D/F# Em I sleep beneath a golden hill. G B7 You who wish to conquer pain, Em C/G B7/F# you must learn, learn to serve me well.
Verse 2
Em C/G Em You strike my side by accident D/F# Em As you go down for your gold. C/G The cripple here that you clothe and feed Em D/F# Em Is neither starved nor cold; G B7 He does not ask for your company, Em C/G B7/F# Not at the centre, the centre of the world.
Verse 3
Em C/G Em When I am on a pedestal, D/F# Em You did not raise me there. C/G Your laws do not compel me Em D/F# Em To kneel grotesque and bare. G B7 I myself am the pedestal Em C/G B7/F# For this ugly hump at which you stare.
Verse 4
Em C/G Em You who wish to conquer pain, D/F# Em You must learn what makes me kind; C/G The crumbs of love that you offer me, Em D/F# Em They’re the crumbs I’ve left behind. G B7 Your pain is no credential here, Em C/G B7/F# It’s just the shadow, shadow of my wound.
Verse 5
Em C/G Em I have begun to long for you, D/F# Em I who have no greed; C/G I have begun to ask for you, Em D/F# Em I who have no need. G B7 You say you’ve gone away from me, Em C/G B7/F# But I can feel you when you breathe.
Verse 6
Em C/G Em Do not dress in those rags for me, D/F# Em I know you are not poor; C/G And don’t love me quite so fiercely now Em D/F# Em When you know that you are not sure, G B7 It is your turn, beloved, Em C/G B7/F# And it is your flesh that I wear.
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