I'm Your Man:

Take This Waltz

written by Leonard Cohen, lyrics based on a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca (Little Viennese Waltz)


Intro: B . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |. . . |

         B                        G#m
Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women
          B               D#m/a#          G#m
There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry
          E                        F#
There's a lobby with nine hundred windows
          E               E    D#m C#m B   D#7/a#
There's a tree where the doves go to die
           G#m
There's a piece that was torn from the morning
        C#m          G#7        C#m . . |. . B/d# |
And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
E  B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           D#7/g            G#m
Take this waltz, take this waltz
           C#/f                        E . . |. . . |
Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws

F# . . |G#m . . |F#/a# . . |F# . . |

      B           D#m/a#       G#m
Oh I want you, I want you, I want you
       B                    G#m
On a chair with a dead magazine
        E                      F#
In the cave at the tip of the lily
         E              E   D#m C#m  B   D#7/a#
In some hallways where love's never been
     G#m
On a bed where the moon has been sweating
     C#m              G#7           C#m . . |. . B/d# |
In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
E  B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           D#7/g            G#7/f#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
           E6                  Fm7-5 . . |. . . |
Take its broken waist in your hand

Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . |
      G#m
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
          C#m                G#m
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
  E6                      B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
           B                G#m
There's a concert hall in Vienna
           B             D#m/a#    G#m
Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
           E                               F#
There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking
              E              E  D#m C#m  B    D#7/a#
They've been sentenced to death by the blues
        G#m
Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture
        C#m         G#7        C#m . . |. . B/d# |
With a garland of freshly cut tears?
E  B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           D#7/g            G#m
Take this waltz, take this waltz
           C#m                       E . . |. . . |
Take this waltz it's been dying for years

B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . |

            B            D#m/a#        G#m
There's an attic where children are playing
            B                        G#m
Where I've got to lie down with you soon
      E                   F#
In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
        E             E D#m C#m B    D#7/a#
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
         G#m
And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow
         C#m             G#7        C#m . . |. . B/d# |
All your sheep and your lilies of snow
E  B/d# C#m B
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           D#7/g            G#7/f#
Take this waltz, take this waltz
                E6                     Fm7-5 . . |. . . |
With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"

Edim . . |Gdim . . |G#m . . |D# . . |
      G#m
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
          C#m                G#m
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
  E6                      B . . |. . . |F#sus4 . . |F# . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
          B                  G#m
And I'll dance with you in Vienna
          B        D#m/a#     G#m
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
      E                   F#
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
     E           E  D#m C#m   B
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
          B                  G#m
And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook
           B              D#m/a#     G#m
With the photographs there, and the moss
          E                          F#
And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
     E       E  D#m C#m  B    D#7/a#
My cheap violin and my cross
            G#m
And you'll carry me down on your dancing
        C#m            G#7           C#m
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
C#m B/d# E  B/d# C#m B
Oh my love, Oh my love
           D#7/g            G#m
Take this waltz, take this waltz
      C#m                           E . . |. . . |
It's yours now, it's all that there is

B . . |. . . |F# . . |. . . |

 B           G#m
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 B      D#m/a# G#m
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 E             F#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 E  E  D#m C#m B            D#7/a#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 G#m
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 C#m    G#7    C#m         C#m B/d#
La, la, la... La, la, la...
E  B/d# C#m B      D#7/g
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay

Guitarist friendly version

You'd have to downtune one half step to play along with the record.

Chords:

Gsus4:         320013
Em/b:          x22000
E7/b:          x20100
C/e:           032010  or  xx2010
E7/g#:         420100
D/f#:          200232
G/b:           x20003
A7/g:          3x2020
F6:            xx3231  or  100211
F#m7-5:        202212  or  xx3444
Fdim:          xx3434
G#dim:         xx6767
Intro: C . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |. . . |

         C                        Am
Now in Vienna there's ten pretty women
          C               Em/b            Am
There's a shoulder where Death comes to cry
          F                        G
There's a lobby with nine hundred windows
          F               F    Em  Dm  C   E7/b
There's a tree where the doves go to die
           Am
There's a piece that was torn from the morning
        Dm           A7         Dm . . |. . C/e |
And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost
F  C/e  Dm  C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           E7/g#            Am
Take this waltz, take this waltz
           D/f#                        F . . |. . . |
Take this waltz with the clamp on its jaws

G . . |Am . . |G/b . . |G . . |

      C           Em/b         Am
Oh I want you, I want you, I want you
       C                    Am
On a chair with a dead magazine
        F                      G
In the cave at the tip of the lily
         F              F   Em  Dm   C   E7/b
In some hallways where love's never been
     Am
On a bed where the moon has been sweating
     Dm               A7            Dm . . |. . C/e |
In a cry filled with footsteps and sand
F  C/e  Dm  C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           E7/g#            A7/g
Take this waltz, take this waltz
           F6                  F#m7-5 . . |. . . |
Take its broken waist in your hand

Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . |
      Am
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
          Dm                 Am
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
  F6                      C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
           C                Am
There's a concert hall in Vienna
           C             Em/b      Am
Where your mouth had a thousand reviews
           F                               G
There's a bar where the boys have stopped talking
              F              F  Em  Dm   C    E7/b
They've been sentenced to death by the blues
        Am
Ah, but who is it climbs to your picture
        Dm          A7         Dm . . |. . C/e |
With a garland of freshly cut tears?
F  C/e  Dm  C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           E7/g#            Am
Take this waltz, take this waltz
           Dm                        F . . |. . . |
Take this waltz it's been dying for years

C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . |

            C            Em/b          Am
There's an attic where children are playing
            C                        Am
Where I've got to lie down with you soon
      F                   G
In a dream of Hungarian lanterns
        F             F Em  Dm  C    E7/b
In the mist of some sweet afternoon
         Am
And I'll see what you've chained to your sorrow
         Dm              A7         Dm . . |. . C/e |
All your sheep and your lilies of snow
F  C/e  Dm  C
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
           E7/g#            A7/g
Take this waltz, take this waltz
                F6                     F#m7-5 . . |. . . |
With its "I'll never forget you, you know!"

Fdim . . |G#dim . . |Am . . |F . . |
      Am
This waltz, this waltz, this waltz, this waltz
          Dm                 Am
With its very own breath of brandy and Death
  F6                      C . . |. . . |Gsus4 . . |G . . |
Dragging its tail in the sea
          C                  Am
And I'll dance with you in Vienna
          C        Em/b       Am
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
      F                   G
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder
     F           F  Em  Dm    C
My mouth on the dew of your thighs
                             Am
And I'll bury my soul in a scrapbook
           C              Em/b       Am
With the photographs there, and the moss
          F                          G
And I'll yield to the flood of your beauty
     F       F  Em  Dm   C    E7/b
My cheap violin and my cross
            Am
And you'll carry me down on your dancing
        Dm             A7            Dm
To the pools that you lift on your wrist
Dm  C/e  F  C/e  Dm  C
Oh my love, Oh my love
           E7/g#            Am
Take this waltz, take this waltz
      Dm                            F . . |. . . |
It's yours now, it's all that there is

C . . |. . . |G . . |. . . |

 C           Am
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 C      Em/b   Am
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 F             G
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 F     Em  Dm  C            E7/b
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 Am
La, la, la... La, la, la...
 Dm     A7     Dm          Dm  C/e
La, la, la... La, la, la...
F  C/e  Dm  C      E7/g#
Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay