Leonard Cohen (21 Septiembre 1934 – 7 Noviembre 2016) nació en una familia judía de clase media de ascendencia polaca en Montreal y creció en Westmount. Su padre, Nathan Cohen, era propietario de una tienda de corte y confección y falleció cuando el joven poeta contaba nueve años. Según la tradición familiar, los Cohen descienden de los Kohanim. "Fui querido como un mesías", contó Cohen a Richard Golstein en 1967, "y se me decía que descendía de Aarón".
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Leonard Cohen. Last Year's Man. Tabbed by Eamonn Bolger, [email protected].
Last Year's Man By Leonard Cohen
Tab: Eamonn Bolger
Pick the chords as follows:
GG e -----3---3---- -------3------ H -----0---0---- -----0---0---- G ---0---0---0-- or, if you want: ---0-------0-- D -------------- -------------- A -------------- -------------- e -3------------ -3------------ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Each slash is an eight of a note
[Verse 1] GEm The rain falls down on last year's man FC That's a Jews harp on the table, that's a crayon in his hand. GEm And the corners of the blue print are ruined since they rolled FC Far past the stems of thumb tacks that still throw shadows on the wood. FDGD And the skylight is like the skin for a drum I'll never mend GEmFC And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.
(Same chord progression for the other verses)
[Verse 2] I met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the dark Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her name was Joan of Arc. I was in that army, yes I stayed a little while I want to thank you Joan of Arc for treating me so well. And tho' I wear a uniform I was not born to fight All these wounded boys you lie beside; good night my friends, goodnight.
[Verse 3] I came upon a wedding that old fam'lies had contrived Bethlehem the bridegroom Babylon the bride. Great Babylon was naked Ah! she stood there trembling for me And Bethlehem inflamed us both like the shy one at some orgy. And when we fell together all our flesh was like a veil That I had to draw aside to see the serpent eat its tail.
[Verse 4] Some women wait for Jesus and some women wait for Cain So I hang upon my altar and I hoist my axe again. And I take the one who finds me back to where it all began When Jesus was the honeymoon and Cain was just the man. And we read from pleasant bibles that are bound in blood an skin That the wilderness is gathering all its children back again.
[Verse 5] The rain falls down on last year's man An hour has gone by and he has not moved his hand. But everything will happen if he only gives the word The lovers will rise up and the mountains touch the ground. But the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mend And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.