Chord Avalanche by Leonard Cohen

avalanche leonard cohen Am F well i stepped into an avalanche , Am G Am it covered up my soul; Am F when i Am not this hunchback that you see , Am G Am i sleep beneath the golden hill . C G you who wish to conquer pain , Am F you must learn , learn to serve me well . you strike my side by accident as you go down for your gold . the cripple here that you clothe and feed is neither starved nor cold; he does not ask for your company , not at the centre , the centre of the world . when i Am on a pedestal , you did not raise me there . your laws do not compel me to kneel grotesque and bare . i myself Am the pedestal for this ugly hump at which you stare . you who wish to conquer pain , you must learn what makes me kind; the crumbs of love that you offer me , they’re the crumbs i’ve left behind . your pain is no credential here , it’s just the shadow , shadow of my wound . i have begun to long for you , i who have no greed; i have begun to ask for you , i who have no need . you say you’ve gone away from me , but i can feel you when you breathe . do not dress in those rags for me , i know you are not poor; don’t love me quite so fiercely now when you know that you are not sure , it is your turn , beloved , it is your flesh that i wear .