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Leonard Cohen - Dance Me To The End Of Love Chords

Chord reference Am, Em, B7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la [Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la

[Am]Dance me to your beauty with a [Em]burning violin [Am]Dance me through the panic ‘til I’m [Em]gathered safely in [Am]Lift me like an olive branch and [Em]be my homeward dove [B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love

Oh [Am]let me see your beauty when the [Em]witnesses are gone [Am]Let me feel you moving like they [Em]do in Babylon [Am]Show me slowly what I only [Em]know the limits of [B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love

[Am]Dance me to the wedding now [Em]dance me on and on [Am]Dance me very tenderly and [Em]dance me very long We’re [Am]both of us beneath our love [Em]both of us above [B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love

[Am]Dance me to the children who are [Em]asking to be born [Am]Dance me through the curtains that our [Em]kisses have outworn [Am]Raise a tent of shelter now though [Em]every thread is torn [B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love

[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la [Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la

[Am]Dance me to your beauty with a [Em]burning violin [Am]Dance me through the panic ‘til I’m [Em]gathered safely in [Am]Touch me with your naked hand or [Em]touch me with your glove [B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love [B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love

[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la [Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la

Artist Leonard Cohen
Album Various Positions
Genres Pop
Year 1984
Key Am

How to Play Dance Me To The End Of Love on Guitar?

Leonard Cohen - Dance Me To The End Of Love can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Em, B7 chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Dance Me To The End Of Love with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.