on the following CD's: NEW SKIM FOR THE OLD CEREMONY GREATEST HITS COHEN LIVE - 1994 ...
Intro: Am/Ebass F6 e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:-1----------------------|------------------------|-1----------------------| G:-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2----| D:----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----2-----2-| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|-1-----------1----------| F6 E e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------| G:-------2-----------2----|-------1-----1-----1----|-1-----1-----1-----1----| D:----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----2-----2-| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:-1-----------1----------|-0----------------------|------------------------| E e:------------------------|------------------------| B:------------------------|------------------------| G:-1-----1-----1-----1----|-1-----1-----1-----1----| D:----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----2-----2-| A:------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------| And Main Part: Am G Am e:------------------------|------------------------| B:-1-----------0----------|-1----------------------| G:-------2-----------0----|-------2-----2-----2----| D:----2-----2-----0-----0-|----2-----2-----2-----2-| A:-0----------------------|-0----------------------| E:-------------3----------|------------------------| who by fire_____ Am G Am C G7 e:------------------------|------------------------|-0-----------1----------| B:-1-----------0----------|-1----------------------|-------1-----------0----| G:-------2-----------0----|-------2-----2-----2----|----0-----0-----0-----0-| D:----2-----2-----0-----0-|----2-----2-----2-----2-|------------------------| A:-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-3----------------------| E:-------------3----------|------------------------|-------------3----------| who by wa-- ter Who in the sun- C C G7 C e:------------------------|-0----------1----------|------------------------| B:-1----------------------|-------1----------0----|-1----------------------| G:-------0-----0-----0----|----0-----0----0-----0-|-------0-----0-----0----| D:----2-----2-----2-----2-|-----------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2-| A:-3----------------------|-3---------------------|-3----------------------| E:------------------------|------------3----------|------------------------| shine Who in the night-time Am G Am Am G e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:-1-----------0----------|-1----------------------|-1-----------0----------| G:-------2-----------0----|-------2-----2-----2----|-------2-----------0----| D:----2-----2-----0-----0-|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----0-----0-| A:-0----------------------|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| E:-------------3----------|------------------------|-------------3----------| Who by high ordeal, who by com- Am C G7 C e:------------------------|-0-----------1----------|------------------------| B:-1----------------------|-------1-----------0----|-1----------------------| G:-------2-----2-----2----|----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------0-----0-----0----| D:----2-----2-----2-----2-|------------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2-| A:-0----------------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------| E:------------------------|-------------3----------|------------------------| montrial, Who in your merry, merry month of May, C G7 C Asus4 e:-0-----------1----------|------------------------|------------------------| B:-------1-----------0----|-1----------------------|----------3-----------3-| G:----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------0-----0-----0----|-------2-----------2----| D:------------------------|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----------2-------| A:-3----------------------|-3----------------------|-0-----------0----------| E:-------------3----------|------------------------|------------------------| Who by various slow decay and who Asus4 Asus/Fbass e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:----------3-----------3-|----------3-----------3-|----------3-----------3-| G:-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2----|-------2-----------2----| D:----2-----------2-------|----2-----------2-------|----2-----------2-------| A:-0-----------0----------|------------------------|------------------------| E:------------------------|-1-----------1----------|-1-----------1----------| shall I say is call- E e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B:-0----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G:-------1-----1-----1----|-1-----1-----1-----1----|-1-----1-----1-----1----| D:----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----2-----2-|----2-----2-----2-----2-| A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E:-0----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ing e:------------------------| B:------------------------| G:-1-----1-----1-----1----| D:----2-----2-----2----2--| A:------------------------| E:------------------------| to Main Part (verse 2 and 3) after verse 3 to Coda Coda:??? Am G Am e:--------------------------|---------------5----------| B:--------------------------|---------------5----------| G:--------------------------|---------2----------------| D:--------------------------|-----2--------------------| A:--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------| E:---------------3----------|--------------------------| Esus4 e:--------------------------|--------------------------| B:--------------------------|--------------------------| G:-------2------------------|--------------------------| D:-------2------------------|---1\0--------------------| A:-------2------------------|--------------------------| E:--0-----------------------|--------------------------| repeat and fade out Am G Am Am G Am And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate, C G7 C C G7 C who in these realms of love, who by something blunt, Am G Am Am G Am who by avalanche, who by powder, C G7 C C G7 C who for his greed, who for his hunger, Asus4 Asus/Fbass E and who shall I say is calling? Am G Am Am G Am And who by brave assent, who by accident, C G7 C C G7 C who in solitude, who in this mirror, Am G Am Am G Am who by his lady's command, who by his own hand, C G7 C C G7 C who in mortal chains, who in power, Asus4 Asus/Fbass E and who shall I say is calling?
for tab and sound see Jean-Marc's Who By Fire page:******************Origin of the song*************************** From: jmf@endor.harvard.edu ( ghost ) Subject: Leonard Cohen's classic rewrite Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 15:30:27 GMT >From the Hartford Prayerbook Press, 1951, translation or collection by Rabbi Morris Silverman of a religious verse by Kelonymus ben Meshullam, 11th century Germany (this data on the actual author is from a more recent but less poetic translation) (verse 1) On New Year's Day the Decree is inscribed And on the Day of Atonement it is sealed How many shall pass away and how many shall be born Who shall live and who shall die Who shall attain the measure of man's day And who shall not attain it Who shall perish by fire and who by water Who by sword and who by beast Who by hunger and who by thirst Who by strangling and who by stoning Who shall have rest and who shall go wandering Who shall be tranquil and who shall be disturbed Who shall be at ease and who shall be afflicted Who shall become poor and who shall wax rich Who shall be brought low and who shall be exalted But Repentance, Prayer and Righteousness Avert the Severe Decree there's 3 verses more to the prayer, and very beautiful ones, in the way of exposition of the above rather than more to the list, but I won't stretch your patience further; now look at "Who By Fire" Needless to say there's more verses to Lenny's version too, & all to the list, but that Repentance, Prayer & Righteousness don't ever begin to enter into it ************************************************************************ > Dear Jonathan > > You posted the chords for this song some days ago. I also posted some > tab version for this song, but i'm not sure about the patterns. > So i cannot live without Your tabs and beg for Your version. Dear Adi, OTOH, I thought it might be helpful if I posted the picking pattern, so here it is: BTW - This is _not_ how it's played on the original, it's just a pattern that I use for many 4/4 songs: Remember that the chords are straight - no need to muck around too much with the left hand Chord: Am E Am Am E Am Lyrics: And who by fire, who by water Fing: T T234 T234 T23432T2 T234 T234 T23432T2 (Alternate the Thumb notes/strings, but I play the 234 on the 3 high strings) Maintain that pattern until the last line: Am C E E7 And who shall I say is calling T23432T2T23432T2 T23432T2T23432T2 T23432T2T23432T2T23432T2 *strum* Sorry if this is way too incoherent. But I really do have to study. Jonathan Jonathan A. Singer | | "The year 2000 will disappoint us as the | jsinger@bosshog.arts.uwo.ca | | year 1000 did, by not bringing with it | University of Western Ontario | | the end of the world." | Centre for Theory + Criticism | | - Jean Baudrillard |
