Winter Lady

Leonard Cohen

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(A)Traveling (E)lady (A)stay a(G)while  
Un(A)til the (E)night is (A)over
Im just a (E)station (A)on your (G)way
I (A)know I am (E)not your (A)lover

Well, I lived with a (G)child of snow
(A)When I was a (G)soldier
And (A)I fought every (G)man for her
Un(A)til the nights grew (G)colder

(A)She used to (E)wear her (A)hair like (G)you
Ex(A)cept when (E)she was (A)sleeping
And then she,d (E)weave it (A)on a (G)loom
Of (A)smoke and (E)gold and (A)breathing

And why are you so (G)quiet now
(A)Standing there in the (G)doorway?
You (A)chose your journey (G)long before
You (A)came upon this (G)highway

(A)Traveling (E)lady (A)stay a(G)while  
Un(A)til the (E)night is (A)over
Im just a (E)station (A)on your (G)way
I (A)know I am (E)not your (A)lover
             




(D)Trav'ling (Am7)lady, (D)stay a(C)while
Un(D)til the (Am7)night is (D)over
I'm just a (Am7)station (D)on your (C)way
I (D)know I'm (Am7)not your (D)lover

Well I lived with a (Am7)child of snow
(D)When I was a (Am7)soldier
And (D)I fought every (Am7)man for her
Until (D)the nights grew (Am7)colder (D)

She used to (Am7)wear her (D)hair like (C)you
Ex(D)cept when (Am7)she was (D)sleeping
And then she'd (Am7)weave it (D)on a (C)loom
Of (D)smoke and (Am7)gold and (D)breathing

And why are you so (C)quiet now
(D)Standing there in the (C)doorway?
You (D)chose your journey (C)long before
You (D)came upon this (C)highway

(D)Trav'ling (Am7)lady, (D)stay a(C)while
Un(D)til the (Am7)night is (D)over
I'm just a (Am7)station (D)on your (C)way
I (D)know I'm (Am7)not your (D)lover

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Winter Lady van Leonard Cohen en ontdek de subtiele schoonheid van deze folk-klassieker. Dit nummer uit 1967 staat bekend om zijn ingetogen melancholie en eigenzinnige gitaarspel, perfect voor gitaristen die willen groeien in de folk-traditie. Op Gitaartabs vind je alle akkoorden die je nodig hebt om dit meesterwerk volledig uit te voeren.

Winter Lady is toegankelijk op beginner-niveau en maakt gebruik van de akkoorden A, D, Am7, G, E en C. Met deze relatief eenvoudige akkoordenreeks kun je direct aan de slag, ongeacht je huidge speelervaring. Het nummer staat in akkoorden-format, zodat je jezelf snel in het speelpatroon kunt werken. Pak je gitaar en ontdek hoe dit ingetogen folkklassieke nummer onder je vingers tot leven komt.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the change: A ↔ Am7
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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2
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.

Exercise: Akkoord-wisseltrainer (G-D-Em-C)8 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself