Leonard Cohen – Democracy chords
Chords:
I changed the key from the other version that was up and I fixed a few of the chords. Democracy by Leonard CohenC# F# G#It's coming through a hole in the air,C# G# C#from those nights in Tiananmen Square.F#It's coming from the feelB F#that this ain't exactly real,C# G# C#or it's real, but it ain't exactly there.FFrom the wars against disorder,A#mfrom the sirens night and day,Ffrom the fires of the homeless,A#mfrom the ashes of the gay:G# F# C#Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.C# F# G#It's coming through a crack in the wall;C# G# C#on a visionary flood of alcohol;F#from the staggering accountB F#of the Sermon on the MountC# G# C#which I don't pretend to understand at all.FIt's coming from the silenceA#mon the dock of the bay,Ffrom the brave, the bold, the batteredA#mheart of Chevrolet:G# F# C#Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.C# F# G#It's coming from the sorrow in the street,C# G# C#the holy places where the races meet;F#from the homicidal bitchin'B F#that goes down in every kitchenC# G# C#to determine who will serve and who will eat.FFrom the wells of disappointmentA#mwhere the women kneel to prayFfor the grace of God in the desert hereA#mand the desert far away:G# F# C#Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.G# F#Sail on, sail onC#O mighty Ship of State!G#To the Shores of NeedF#Past the Reefs of GreedC#Through the Squalls of HateG# F# C#Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on.C# F# G#It's coming to America first,C# G# C#the cradle of the best and of the worst.F#It's here they got the rangeB F#and the machinery for changeC# G# C#and it's here they got the spiritual thirst.FIt's here the family's brokenA#mand it's here the lonely sayFthat the heart has got to openA#min a fundamental way:G# F# C#Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.C# F# G#It's coming from the women and the men.C# G# C#O baby, we'll be making love again.F#We'll be going down so deepB F#the river's going to weep,C# G# C#and the mountain's going to shout, "Amen!"FIt's coming like the tidal floodA#mbeneath the lunar sway,Fimperial, mysterious,A#min amorous array:G# F# C#Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.G# F#Sail on, sail onC#O mighty Ship of State!G#To the Shores of NeedF#Past the Reefs of GreedC#Through the Squalls of HateG# F# C#Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on.C# F# G#I'm sentimental, if you know what I meanC# G# C#I love the country but I can't stand the scene.F#And I'm neither left or rightB F#I'm just staying home tonight,C# G# C#getting lost in that hopeless little screen.FBut I'm stubborn as those garbage bagsA#mthat time cannot decay,FI'm junk but I'm still holding upA#mthis little wild bouquet:G# F# C#Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.