Various Positions:

The Law

written by Leonard Cohen


Intro: Dm . . . |A7 . . .

                        Dm     Am7     Dm
How many times did you call me
                   Am     Em7     Am
And I knew it was late
             Dm     Am7     Dm
I left everybody
                    Am     Em7     Am
But I never went straight
                     F     C7     F
I don't claim to be guilty
                Dm     Am7     Dm
But I do understand
           Bb             A               Dm
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
           Bb             A               Dm    A7
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

Now my heart's like a blister
From doing what I do
If the moon has a sister
It's got to be you
I'm going to miss you forever
Though it's not what I planned
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

Now the deal has been dirty
Since dirty began
I'm not asking for mercy
Not from the man
You just don't ask for mercy
While you're still on the stand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

Dm . Am7 . |Dm . . . |Am . Em7 . |Am . . . |
Dm . Am7 . |Dm . . . |Am . Em7 . |Am . . . |

                     F     C7     F
I don't claim to be guilty
               Dm     Am7     Dm
Guilty's too grand
           Bb             A               Dm
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
           Bb             A               Dm    A7
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand

That's all I can say, baby
That's all I can say
It wasn't for nothing
That they put me away
I fell with my angel
Down the chain of command
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand