The Old Revolution

song : the old revolution artist : leonard cohen album : the old revolution probably one of cohen’s lesser known songs! a great one though! strum E for a bit for the Intro . Verse 1 : E A E i finally broke into the prison , B B7 E i found my place in the chain . A E Am even damnation is poisoned with rainbows , E all the brave young men G#m C#m they’re waiting now to see a signal A F# B7 which some killer will be lighting for pay . Chorus : A E Am into this furnace i ask you now to venture , E B E you whom i cannot betray . repeat these chords for the rest of the verses and Chorus’ . Verse 2 : i fought in the old revolution on the side of the ghost and the king . of course i was very young and i thought that we were winning; i can’t pretend i still feel very much like singing as they carry the bodies away . repeat Chorus Verse 3 : lately you’ve started to stutter as though you had nothing to say . to all of my architects let me be traitor . now let me say i myself gave the order to sleep and to search and to destroy . repeat Chorus Verse 4 : yes , you who are broken by power , you who are absent all day , you who are kings for the sake of your children’s story , the hand of your beggar is burdened down with money , the hand of your lover is clay . repeat Chorus and there you go! it’s pretty easy really . hope you enjoy! ultimate guitar always put my weird . the chords move to the right i think . if it has happened again i’m sorry . the are right so just work out the timing .