Its Torn Chords
Its Torn by Leonard Cohen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, G, C, E7, F, Fmaj7b5 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verso 1:
Am
I see you in windows
Am
That open so wide
G
There's nothing beyond them
Am
And no one inside
Verso 2:
Am
You kick off your sandals
Am
And shake out your hair
G
The salt on your shoulders
Am
Like sparks in the air
Verso 3:
Am
There's silt on your ankles
Am
And sand on your feet
G
The river too shallow
Am
The ocean too deep
Verso 4:
Am
You smile at your suffering
Am
The sweetest reprieve
G
Why did you leave us?
Am
Why did you leave?
C
You kick off your sandals
C
And shake out your hair
E7
It's torn where you're dancing
E7
It's torn everywhere
Verso 5:
Am
It's torn on the right
Am
And it's torn on the left
F
It's torn in the centre
F Fmaj7b5 E
Which few can accept
Verso 6:
Am
It's torn where there's beauty
Am
It's torn where there's death
G
It's torn where there's mercy
Am
But torn somewhat less
Verso 7:
Am
It's torn in the highest
Am
From kingdom to crown
G
The messages fly
Am
But the network is down
Verso 8:
Am
Bruised at the shoulder
Am
And cut at the wrist
G
The sea rushes home
Am
To its thimble of mist
Verso 9:
Am
The opposites falter
Am
The spirals reverse
G
And Eve must re-enter
Am
The sleep of her birth
C
And up through the system
C
The worlds are withdrawn
E7
From every dominion
E7
The mind stood upon
Am
And now that you told her
Am
And now that it's done
F
The name has no number
F Fmaj7b5 E
Not even the one
Verso 10:
Am
Come gather the pieces
Am
All scattered and lost
G
The lie in what's holy
Am
The light in what's not
Verso 11:
Am
The story's been written
Am
The letter's been sealed
G
You gave me a lily
Am
But now it's a field
Outro
Am
You kick off your sandals
Am
And shake out your hair
G
It's torn where you're dancing
Am
It's torn everywhere