Chord One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong by Leonard Cohen

leonard cohen’s "one of us cannot be wrong" , track 10 on "songs of leonard cohen" , his 1967 debut album . the other tab you’ll see online for this song is in the key of a major , and it sounds that way on leonard cohen’s recording . but he uses a capo at the second fret , and is fingering the "basic" set of open chords rather than playing any barres . he probably does this because it’s more comfortable for him to sing in the key of a major , but if your voice is flexible you can forgo the capo and play "one of us cannot be wrong" in G major , thereby choosing easier fingerings and getting more resonance from open strings . i fancy up the chords a bit so as to be "juss a lil different , " and i think it sounds good . but if you prefer , you can play the simple familiar open chords , or whatever version you like , just so long as the basic tonality major/minor and the correct key/letter name is there . major chords are traditionally written with an uppercase letter , and minor chords with a lowercase letter . a number means "put that finger on that fret and string" 1 = index , 2 = middle , 3 = ring , 4 = pinkey , and "x" means "don’t play that string . " all diagrams represent the first 3 or 4 frets of the neck , and are shown with the low E string fattest string at the bottom . G actually G5 . . . not strictly major or minor , and can function either way | - - - | - - - | - 4 - | | - - - | - - - | - 3 - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | x | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - 2 - | A actually a minor 9 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - 1 - | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | - 4 - | | - - - | - 2 - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | x | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | C actually C add 11 | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - o - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - o - | | - - - | - - - | - o - | x | - - - | - - - | - - - | D sometimes i hammer on and off on the 2nd and 3rd fretts of the high E string , adding a suspended 4 or 2 | - - - | - o - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - o - | | - - - | - o - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | x | - - - | - - - | - - - | x | - - - | - - - | - - - | E actually E minor 9 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | - o - | | - - - | - o - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - | F actually F major 7 | - - - | - - - | - - - | | - o - | - - - | - - - | | - - - | - o - | - - - | | - - - | - - - | - o - | x | - - - | - - - | - - - | x | - - - | - - - | - - - | about the rhythm and strum pattern : leonard cohen fingerpicks this song in A 3/4 waltz - y rhythm . you don’t have to fingerpick it i don’t but it’s important to keep that 3/4 time . each of the chord letters written under the lyrics represent one of the "big beats" - - the "4" of the "3/4" think "1 . one two three , 2 . one two three , 3 . one two three , 4 . one two three" . sing the lyrics in such a way that the words fall into place when the chords sound as i’ve indicated , with the chords played at an even beat and the triplet feel somehow preserved in your improvised strum pattern . the chords and lyrics below have been spatially arranged so that they make rhythmic sense . it would be helpful to listen to the song , bearing in mind it will sound in A different key a major than what you’re playing G major . of course , if you have a capo , now would be the time to use it , on the 2nd frett . i lit a thin green candle G G A A to make you jealous of me but the C C G G room just filled up with mosquitos they G G A A heard that my body was free then C C D D i took the dust of a long sleepless night and i E E D D put it in your little shoe and C C G G then i confess that i tortured the dress that you A A F F wore for the world to look through A G F F . . . . . . . . . . . i G G G G showed my heart to the doctor G G A A he said i just have to quit then C C G G he wrote himself a prescription and G G A A your name was mentioned in it then C C D D he locked himself in a library shelf with the E E D D details of our honeymoon and i C C G G hear from the nurse that he’s gotten much worse and his A A F F practice is all in a ruin A G F F . . . . . . . . . . . i G G G G heard of a saint who had loved you so i A A G G studied all night in his school he C C G G taught that the duty of lovers is to G G A A tarnish the golden rule and just C C D D when i was sure that his teachings were pure he E E D D drowned himself in the pool his C C G G body is gone but back here on the lawn his A A F F spirit continues to drool A G F F . . . . . . . . . . . an G G G G eskimo showed me a movie he’d G G A A recently taken of you the C C G G poor man could hardly stop shivering his G G A A lips and his fingers were blue i su - C C D D - pose that he froze when the wind took your clothes and i E E D D guess he just never got warm but you C C G G stand there so nice , in your blizzard of ice oh please A A F F let me come into the storm A G F F . . . . . . . . . . G G G G la la la la la la la * G G A A la la la la la la C C G G la la la la la la la la la G G A A la la la la la la la C C D D la la la la la la la la la la E E D D la la la la la la la C C G G la la la la la la la la la la la A A F F la la la la la la la la A G F F la G G G G la la la la la la la G G A A la la la la la la C C G G la la la la la la la la la starting to sound weird while it fades G G A A la la la la la la la sounding really weird . . . screaming , basically C C D D fade out * sing "la la la" or whistle . . . l . C . overdubs both this file represents solely matthew teigen’s own work -