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Came So Far For Beauty

Leonard Cohen

Key: BbEnglish
104 bpm
Intro
G7 B(aug) C7 Cm7 F Bb 
Verse
G7I came so B(aug)far for C7beauty
I Cm7left so Fmuch Bbbehind
My G7patience B(aug)and my faC7mily
My Cm7masterpiece FunsiBbgned
G7I thought B(aug)I'd be reC7warded
For Cm7such a loFnely Bbchoice
And G7surely B(aug)she would ansC7wer
To Cm7such a very hoFpeless Bbvoice Eb 
Bridge
I Abpracticed on my Gsainthood
I Abgave to one and Gall
But the ruEbmours Bbof my Cmvirtue
They moAbved her Bbnot at Eball
I Abchanged my style to Gsilver
I chanAbged my clothes to Gblack
And Ebwhere I Bbwould surCmrender
Ah Abnow I Bbwould atEbtack
Verse
I G7stormed the B(aug)old casiC7no
For the moCm7ney and Fthe Bbflesh
And G7I myB(aug)self decided C7 
What was rotCm7ten and Fwhat was Bbfresh
Bridge
And Abmen to do my bidGding
And broAbken bones to Gteach
The vaEblue of Bbmy parCmdon
The Abshadow Bbof my Ebreach
But Abno I could not touch Gher
With Absuch a heavy Ghand
Her Ebstar Bbbeyond my orCmder
Her naAbkedBbness unmanEbned
Verse
I G7came so B(aug)far for beauC7ty
I Cm7left so Fmuch beBbhind
My G7patience B(aug)and my famiC7ly
My Cm7masterFpiece unsiBbgned

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  1. v6 — Daniel B., — Mise en page révisée (lot lot51)
  2. v5 — Anonymous, — ajout tempo (BPM 104, deezer)
  3. v4 — Anonymous, — avant ajout tempo
  4. v3 — Anonymous, — ajout tempo (BPM 104, deezer)
  5. v2 — Anonymous, — réparation import auto
  6. v1 — Daniel B., — Import storage/import-cho