Anthem Chords by Leonard Cohen

[Start]

[Intro]
Asus4 G                                  Em7
■     Ring the bells that still can ring ■  
Em                     Bm      
■  Forget your perfect offering
Bm7            G                  
■   There is a crack in everything
A                         Bm Asus4
That's how the light gets in ■    


[Verse]
A                     D Dsus4 G            D  
■ The birds they sang ■ at    the break of day
            A A7           D  
Start again ■ I heard them say
             Gb7                    Bm  
Do not dwell ■   on what has passed away
A D                 A7
■ Or what is yet to be
         D    G                   D    
Yeah the wars they will be fought again
G   D    A7                      D    
The holy dove she will be caught again
                Gb Gb7        Bm   
Bought and sold ■  and bought again


[Chorus]
A        D             Asus4 A
The holy dove is never free  ■
         G         C         G   
Ring the bell that still can ring
            C       G       
Forget your perfect offering
                 D   C        G         
There is a crack ■ a crack in everything
                     Esus4  
That's how the light gets in


[Verse]
                     Asus4   A
That's how the light gets in ■
                   D                        
We asked for signs ■ and the signs were sent
          A       A7          D    
The birth delayed he marriage spent
    Gb7                Bm        
The widowhood of every government
               A         D      A7 
Those were the signs for all to see
A              D            G            D    
I can't run no more oh with that lawless crowd


[Chorus]
          A7                               D               
While the killers in high places say their prayers out loud
                        Gb7                     Bm          
Ah but they've summoned they have summoned up a thundercloud
                            A  D                  A7     
And they're gonna hear from me they're gonna hear from me
A          G         C         G   
■ Ring the bell that still can ring
            C       G       
Forget your perfect offering
                 D   C        G         
There is a crack ■ a crack in everything
                          Em Esus4 Asus4
That's how the light gets in ■     ■    


[Bridge]

[Verse]
A                          D                       
■ You can add up the parts ■ you won't have the sum
                      A7                          D   
You can strike up the march on your little broken drum
Gb7                          Bm  
■   Every heart to love will come


[Chorus]
A     D        Asus4  
■ But ■ like a refugee
A          G          C         G   
■ Ring the bells that still can ring
       C            G       
Forget your perfect offering
                 D   C        G         
There is a crack ■ a crack in everything
                          Esus4
That's how the light gets in   
               A            
That's how the light gets in
Bm7 A D A7 Em7 G C G
■   ■ ■ ■  ■   ■ ■ ■
            C       G       
Forget your perfect offering
                 D   C        G         
There is a crack ■ a crack in everything
                     Esus4  
That's how the light gets in
                     Asus4  
That's how the light gets in
               A    
That's how the light
D                                                           A   A7
■ From Barcelona on the bandurria the great virtuoso Javier Mas ■ 


[Verse]
D                                  Gb          Gb7    
■ From the city of Chișinău in the Republic of Moldova
                       Bm                 
The king of the violin Alexandru Bublitchi
Asus4                    D                          A7   
From the conservatory of music in the University of Texas
A7             
In Austin Texas
                 D                   G             D
The irresistible guitar of Professor Mitch Watkins ■
                        A             
From Mexico City Mexico our timekeeper
           A7                  D             
The prince of precision Rafael Bernardo Gayol
Gb                 
■  On the keyboards
                        Bm                         
An eminent composer and bandleader in his own right
                 Asus4           
Tonight tomorrow and the next day
             D               A7                        
The foremost exponent of the Hammond Bminus three organ
    A             D      G
The peerless Neil Larsen ■


[Chorus]
D                                    
On vocals cowriter of Everybody Knows
A                              A7                       
My Secret Life Waiting for the Miracle Alexandra Leaving
D                                Gb  
So many tunes I am privileged to sing
                Gb7              Bm             
My collaborator the incomparable Sharon Robinson
A D A7 A
■ ■ ■  ■


[Bridge]
D         G    D     
On vocals harp guitar
                         A7     A               
The angelic harmonies of Hattie and Charley Webb
A7          D            Gb7
The sublime Webb Sisters ■  


[Chorus]
          Bm                            
On vocals upright bass and electric bass
            A                      D      A7   A
Our musical director the venerable Roscoe Beck ■
D    G                     D               
■ Oh friends we'll be back in a few minutes
         D                      
With the second half of the show
A                                
Thank you for your kind attention
D Gb7 Bm Asus4 D A7
■ ■   ■  ■     ■ ■ 


[Outro]
D Bm7 A D
■ ■   ■ ■


[End]