Cohen Leonard — Who By Fire

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From: jmo@fysparc3.fy.chalmers.se (Jean Marc Orliaguet)
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Subject: TAB : Who By Fire ( Leonard Cohen )
Date: 12 Jul 1995 14:26:16 GMT
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                           Who By Fire ( Leonard Cohen )

                   From the New Skin for the Old Ceremony album 




Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( jmo@fy.chalmers.se, http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )


Notes : This is the guitar part on the left channel in the studio version. 
        ( The guitar on the right will be posted later )

	No capo

        The most difficult part is the finger picking.
        the thumb, index, major and ring fingers are referred 
        as t, i, m and r.
 


   Am/E
     >     >           >           >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--0----------(0)---------(0)----------0-----------|
     i     i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i
     t     

    Am/F
     >     >           >           >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--1----------(1)---------(1)---------(1)----------|
     i     i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i
     t

    E(7)
     >     >     >     >     >     >     >     >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--0-----------------------------------------------|
     t  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t



     >     >     >     >     >     >     >     >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2------2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t


    Am           G          Am
     >           >           >     >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------0-----------1-----------------------|
G-|--------2-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  m  t  i  i  t  t  i  t    
 
    Who          by         fire  

    Am           G          Am
     >           >           >     >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------0-----------1-----------------------|
G-|--------2-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  m  t  i  i  t  t  i  t

    Who         by          water


    C/E         G/D         C/E      
     >           >           >           >     >
e-|--------------------------0-----------------------|
B-|--1-----------3-----------------------1-----------|
G-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  r  t  i  t  m  t  i  t
    
    Who         in    the   sun - shine


    C/E         G/D         C/E
     >           >           >           >     >
e-|--------------------------0-----------------------|
B-|--1-----------3-----------------------1-----------|
G-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  r  t  i  t  m  t  i  t

   Who          in     the  night - time


    Am           G          Am
     >           >           >     >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------0-----------1-----------------------|
G-|--------2-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  m  t  i  i  t  t  i  t

    Who               by   high ordeal  


    Am           G          Am
     >           >           >     >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------0-----------1-----------------------|
G-|--------2-----------0-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------0-----------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  m  t  i  i  t  t  i  t

    Who               by   common  trial 


    C/E         G/D         C/E
     >           >           >           >     >
e-|--------------------------0-----------------------|
B-|--1-----------3-----------------------1-----------|
G-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t

    Who in your merry merry month of May,      


    C/E         G/D         C/E
     >           >           >           >     >
e-|--------------------------0-----------------------|
B-|--1-----------3-----------------------1-----------|
G-|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  m  t  i  t  r  t  i  t  m  t  i  t

    Who    by   very        slow  decay        and 


    Am/E
     >     >           >           >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
     m  t  i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i

                                         Shall I   say
 
    Am/F
     >     >           >           >           >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|
     t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i  t  t  i  i

                                              is

    E/B
     >     >     >     >     >     >     >     >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--0-----------------------------------------------|
G-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--2-----------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
     m  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t  i  t 
     i
     t

    calling

     >     >     >     >     >     >     >     >
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------|
G-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
D-|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
A-|--------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|



Lyrics :


And who by fire, who by water,
who in the sunshine, who in the night time,
who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
who in your merry merry month of may,
who by very slow decay,
and who shall I say is calling?

And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate,
who in these realms of love, who by something blunt,
and who by avalanche, who by powder,
who for his greed, who for his hunger,
and who shall I say is calling?

And who by brave assent, who by accident,
who in solitude, who in this mirror,
who by his lady's command, who by his own hand,
who in mortal chains, who in power,
and who shall I say is calling? 



-- 
     
  Jean-Marc Orliaguet ( jmo@fy.chalmers.se  http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )

 Intro: Am/E | Am/E | Am/F | Am/F 
       E | E | E | E 
 
     Am  G  Am 
And who by fire 
 Am  G  Am 
Who by water 
  C  G      C 
Who in the sunshine 
  C  G      C 
Who in the night time 
 Am  G  Am 
Who by high ordeal 
 Am  G  Am 
Who by common trial 
  C          G           C 
Who in your merry merry month of may 
  C     G     C 
Who by very slow decay 
      Am/E       Am/F   E 
And who shall I say is calling? 
 
And who in her lonely slip 
Who by barbiturate 
Who in these realms of love 
Who by something blunt 
And who by avalanche 
Who by powder 
Who for his greed 
Who for his hunger 
And who shall I say is calling? 
 
And who by brave assent 
Who by accident 
Who in solitude 
Who in this mirror 
Who by his lady's command 
Who by his own hand 
Who in mortal chains 
Who in power 
And who shall I say is calling? 
 
Am G | Am | Am | Am }x3
  
Intro: 
    Am/E                            Am/F 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .  . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |--1-------------------------------1--------------------------------| 
 G |------2-------2-------2-------2------2--------2-------2-------2----| 
 D |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E |--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1--------| 
 
    E 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 G |------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----| 
 D |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0--| 
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E |--0----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Verse:  
    Am      G       Am                      G       Am 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |--1-------0-------1---------------1-------0-------1----------------| 
 G |------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2----| 
 D |----2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |--0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------| 
 E |----------3---------------0---------------3---------------0--------| 
 
    C       G       C                       G       C 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |--1-------3-------1---------------1-------3-------1----------------| 
 G |------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----| 
 D |----2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |--3---------------3-------3-------3---------------3-------3--------| 
 E |----------3-------------------------------3------------------------| 
 
    Am      G       Am                      G       Am 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |--1-------0-------1---------------1-------0-------1----------------| 
 G |------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2----| 
 D |----2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |--0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------| 
 E |----------3---------------0---------------3---------------0--------| 
 
    C       G       C                       G       C 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |--1-------3-------1---------------1-------3-------1----------------| 
 G |------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----| 
 D |----2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |--3---------------3-------3-------3---------------3-------3--------| 
 E |----------3-------------------------------3------------------------| 
 
    Am/E                            Am/F 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |--1-------------------------------1--------------------------------| 
 G |------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----| 
 D |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E |--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1--------| 
 
    E 
    |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 
 E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B |--0----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 G |------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----| 
 D |----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--| 
 A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E |--0----------------------------------------------------------------|