Capo: 4 Tuning: E A D G B E

* starred chords are optional (they last for one third of the other chords) e.g in Verse 1 the timing should go like: line 4: | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | C C *Bm *Am G B7 line 6: | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | Am E7 Am Am *G line 7: | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | C C *G *Am G G [Intro] G Dsus4 D D [Verse 1]

Now in ^GVienna there's ^Gten pretty ^Emwomen ^Em There's a ^Gshoulder where ^Bmdeath comes to ^Emcry ^Em There's a ^Clobby with ^Cnine hundred ^Dwindows ^D C C *Bm *Am G B7 There's a tree where the doves go to die There's a ^Empiece that was ^Emtorn from the ^Emmorning ^Em Am E7 Am Am *G And it hangs in the Gallery of Frost C C *G *Am G G Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^B7waltz, ^B7take this ^Emwaltz ^Em Take this ^Am7waltz with the ^Am7clamp on its ^Cjaws ^C

D Em D D [Verse 2]

Oh, I ^Gwant you, I ^Bmwant you, I ^Emwant you ^Em On a ^Gchair with a ^Gdead maga^Emzine ^Em In the ^Ccave at the ^Ctip of the ^Dlily ^D C C *Bm *Am G B7 In some hallways where love's ne-ver been On a ^Embed where the ^Emmoon has been ^Emsweating ^Em Am E7 Am Am *G In a cry filled with footsteps and sand C C *G *Am G G Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^B7waltz, ^B7take this ^E7waltz ^E7 Take its ^Am7broken ^Am7waist in your ^Chand^C

Cdim D#dim Em B7 [Chorus]

This ^Emwaltz, this ^Emwaltz, this ^Emwaltz, this ^Emwaltz With its ^Amvery own ^Ambreath of ^Embrandy and ^Emdeath ^Am7Dragging its ^Am7tail in the ^Gsea ^G

Dsus4 D [Verse 3]

There's a ^Gconcert ^Ghall in ^EmVienna ^Em Where your ^Gmouth had a ^Bmthousand re^Emviews ^Em There's a ^Cbar where the ^Cboys have stopped ^Dtalking ^D C C *Bm *Am G B7 They've been sentenced to death by the blues Ah, but ^Emwho is it ^Emclimbs to your ^Empicture ^Em Am E7 Am Am *G With a garland of freshly cut tears? C C *G *Am G G Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^B7waltz, ^B7take this ^Emwaltz ^Em Take this ^Am7waltz, it's been ^Am7dying for ^Cyears ^C

G G D D [Verse 4]

There's an ^Gattic where ^Bmchildren are ^Emplaying ^Em Where I've ^Ggot to lie ^Gdown with you ^Emsoon ^Em In a ^Cdream of Hun^Cgarian ^Dlanterns ^D C C *Bm *Am G B7 In the mist of some sweet af-ter-noon And I'll ^Emsee what you've ^Emchained to your ^Emsorrow ^Em Am E7 Am Am *G All your sheep and your lilies of snow C C *G *Am G G Ay, ay, ay, ay Take this ^B7waltz, ^B7take this ^E7waltz ^E7 With its "I'll ^Am7never for^Am7get you, you ^Cknow!" ^C

Cdim D#dim Em B7 [Chorus]

This ^Emwaltz, this ^Emwaltz, this ^Emwaltz, this ^Emwaltz With its ^Amvery own ^Ambreath of ^Embrandy and ^Emdeath ^Am7Dragging its ^Am7tail in the ^Gsea ^G

Dsus4 D [Verse 5]

And I'll ^Gdance with ^Gyou in ^EmVienna ^Em I'll be ^Gwearing a ^Bmriver's dis^Emguise ^Em The ^Chyacinth ^Cwild on my ^Dshoulder ^D C C *Bm *Am G G My mouth on the dew of your thighs And I'll ^Gbury my ^Gsoul in a ^Emscrapbook ^Em With the ^Gphotographs ^Bmthere and the ^Emmoss ^Em And I'll ^Cyield to the ^Cflood of your ^Dbeauty ^D C C *Bm *Am G B7 My cheap violin and my cross And you'll ^Emcarry me ^Emdown on your ^Emdancing ^Em To the ^Ampools that you ^E7lift on your ^Amwrist ^Am *G C C *G *Am G G Oh, my love, oh, my love Take this ^B7waltz, ^B7take this ^Emwaltz ^Em It's ^Amyours now, it's ^Amall that there ^Cis^C

G G D D [Outro]

^GLa, la, la... ^G ^EmLa, la, la... ^Em ^GLa, la, la... ^Bm ^EmLa, la, la... ^Em ^CLa, la, la... ^C ^DLa, la, la... ^D C C *Bm *Am G B7 La, la, la... La, la, la... ^EmLa, la, la... ^Em ^EmLa, la, la... ^Em Am E7 Am Am *G La, la, la... La, la, la... C C *G *Am G G Ay, ay, ay, ay

B7 B7 Em Em Am7 Am7 C C D Em D D G

Leonard Cohen - Take this waltz