words by Frank Scott, music by Leonard Cohen
From bitter searching of the heart,
Quickened with passion and with pain
We rise to play a greater part.
This is the faith from which we start:
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Cmaj7...|....| to play a greater part. The lesser loyalties depart, and neither race nor
Fmaj7...|....| creed remain from bitter searching of the heart. Not steering by the
Am7...|....| venal chart that tricked the mass for private gain, we rise
Fmaj7...|....| to play a greater part. Reshaping narrow law and art whose symbols
Cmaj7...|....| are the millions slain, from bitter searching of the heart we rise to play
Fmaj7...|....| a greater part.
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Fmaj7...|....| The lesser loyalties depart, and neither
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Fmaj7...|....| searching of the heart we rise to play a
Cmaj7...|....| greater part. Reshaping
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Cmaj7...|....| greater part. This is the
Fmaj7...|....| faith from which we start: Men shall know commonwealth
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G...|Fmaj7...| searching of the heart we rise to play a
Cmaj7...|....| greater part.
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Fmaj7...|....| faith from which we start: Men shall know commonwealth
Cmaj7...| again from bitter
G...|Fmaj7...| searching of the heart we rise to play a
Cmaj7...|....| greater part. Not steering
Fmaj7...|....| by the venal chart that tricked the mass for private
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Cmaj7...|....| greater part. Reshaping narrow
Fmaj7...|....| law and art whose symbols are the millions
Cmaj7...| slain, from
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Cmaj7...|....| greater part.
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