The Goal Chords
The Goal by Leonard Cohen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, B, B7, C/B, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Em C B B7 Em
e|---------0---------|---------2----0--------|
B|----0---------1----|----4----4----0--------|
G|----0---------0----|----4----2----0--------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------3----|----2----2-------------|
E|----0--------------|--------------0--------|
Verso 1:
Em C
I can't leave my house
B B7 Em
Or answer the phone
C
I'm going down again
B7
But I'm not alone
Verso 2:
B
Settling at last
Em
Accounts of the soul
C
This for the trash
B B7 Em
That paid in full
Verso 3:
C
As for the fall, it
C/B Am
Began long ago
B7
Can't stop the rain
Em
Can't stop the snow
Verso 4:
G
I sit in my chair
Am
I look at the street
B7
The neighbor returns
Em
My smile of defeat
Verso 5:
C C/B Am
I move with the leaves
B7
I shine with the chrome
Em
I'm almost alive
Em C
I'm almost at home
Verso 6:
B B7
No one to follow
Em
And nothing to teach
C
Except that the goal
Em
Falls short of the reach