New Skin for the Old Ceremony:

Who by Fire

written by Leonard Cohen


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 . . . |
Am . G . |Am . . . |Am . . . |Am . . . |
Am . G . |Am . . . |Am . . . |Am . . . |

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----------------------------------------------------------------: