Leonard Cohen - Democracy

i changed the key from the other version that was up and i fixed a few of the chords .

democracy by leonard cohen

C# 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 feel
B F#
that this ain’t exactly real ,
C# G# C#
or it’s real , but it ain’t exactly there .
F
from the wars against disorder ,
A#m
from the sirens night and day ,
F
from the fires of the homeless ,
A#m
from 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 account
B F#
of the sermon on the mount
C# G# C#
which i don’t pretend to understand at all .
F
it’s coming from the silence
A#m
on the dock of the bay ,
F
from the brave , the bold , the battered
A#m
heart 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 kitchen
C# G# C#
to determine who will serve and who will eat .
F
from the wells of disappointment
A#m
where the women kneel to pray
F
for the grace of god in the desert here
A#m
and the desert far away :
G# F# C#
democracy is coming to the u . s . A .

G# F#
sail on , sail on
C#
o mighty ship of state!
G#
to the shores of need
F#
past the reefs of greed
C#
through the squalls of hate
G# 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 range
B F#
and the machinery for change
C# G# C#
and it’s here they got the spiritual thirst .
F
it’s here the family’s broken
A#m
and it’s here the lonely say
F
that the heart has got to open
A#m
in 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 deep
B F#
the river’s going to weep ,
C# G# C#
and the mountain’s going to shout , “amen!”
F
it’s coming like the tidal flood
A#m
beneath the lunar sway ,
F
imperial , mysterious ,
A#m
in amorous array :
G# F# C#
democracy is coming to the u . s . A .

G# F#
sail on , sail on
C#
o mighty ship of state!
G#
to the shores of need
F#
past the reefs of greed
C#
through the squalls of hate
G# F# C#
sail on , sail on , sail on , sail on .

C# F# G#
i’m sentimental , if you know what i mean
C# G# C#
i love the country but i can’t stand the scene .
F#
and i’m neither left or right
B F#
i’m just staying home tonight ,
C# G# C#
getting lost in that hopeless little screen .
F
but i’m stubborn as those garbage bags
A#m
that time cannot decay ,
F
i’m junk but i’m still holding up
A#m
this little wild bouquet :
G# F# C#
democracy is coming to the u . s . A .