written by Leonard Cohen
Capo 5th fret
A A7 You were the promise at dawn D A I was the morning after A A7 You were Jesus Christ my Lord D A I was the money lender D You were the sensitive woman A I was the very reverend Freud D You were the manual orgasm A E I was the dirty little boy
F#m
And is this what you wanted
G F#m
To live in a house that is haunted
E A
By the ghost of you and me
F#m
Is this what you wanted
G F#m
To live in a house that is haunted
E A
By the ghost of you and me
You were Marlon Brando I was Steve McQueen You were K.Y. Jelly I was Vaseline You were the father of modern medicine I was Mr. Clean You were the whore and the beast of Babylon I was Rin Tin Tin
And is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me And is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me
You got old and wrinkled I stayed seventeen You lusted after so many I lay here with one You defied your solitude I came through alone You said you could never love me I undid your gown
And is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me And is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me I mean is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted By the ghost of you and me That's right, is this what you wanted To live in a house that is haunted...
The E and A chords in the chorus are played like this:
E A
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A:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--:
E:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:
C:--1---1-1-1---0---1---1-1-1---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:
G:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0--:
D:--2---2-2-2---0---2---2-2-2---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0--:
A:--0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0----------------------------------: