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Came So Far For Beauty

Leonard Cohen

Ton : BbEnglish
104 bpm
Intro :
G7 B(aug) C7 Cm7 F Bb 
G7I came soB(aug) far for beC7auty
I lCm7eft so mFuch bBbehind
My pG7atience B(aug)and my famC7ily
My mCm7asterpieceF unsigBbned
G7I thought I'B(aug)d be rewaC7rded
For suCm7ch a loFnely choiBbce
And sG7urely sB(aug)he would ansC7wer
To suCm7ch a very hoFpeless voBbice Eb 
I pG#racticed on myG sainthood
I gG#ave to one and aGll
But the ruEbmours oBbf my viCmrtue
They movG#ed her Bbnot at alEbl
I chG#anged my style to sGilver
I chanG#ged my clothes to blaGck
And wheEbre I wouBbld surreCmnder
Ah noG#w I wBbould attEback
I stG7ormed the B(aug)old casinC7o
For the monCm7ey and Fthe flBbesh
AndG7 I myB(aug)self decidedC7 
What was rotCm7ten and whFat was freBbsh
And mG#en to do my bidGding
And broG#ken bones to teGach
The vaEblue ofBb my parCmdon
The sG#hadow oBbf my rEbeach
ButG# no I could not touch hGer
With suG#ch a heavy hGand
Her stEbar beyBbond my orCmder
Her nakG#ednesBbs unmannEbed
I cG7ame so fB(aug)ar for beautC7y
I lCm7eft so muFch beBbhind
My pG7atience aB(aug)nd my famiC7ly
My maCm7sterpieFce unsiBbgned

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