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	Current version of Leonard Cohen Lyrics Anthem (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/l/leonard-cohen/anthem/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Leonard Cohen Lyrics Anthem (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/l/leonard-cohen/anthem/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	The birds they sang at the break of day						The birds they sang	1
2	"Start again", I heard them say						at the break of day	2
3	Don't dwell on what has passed away						Start again	3
4	Or what is yet to be						I heard them say	4
5							Don't dwell on what	5
6	Ah, the wars they will be fought again						has passed away	6
7	The holy dove, she will be caught again						or what is yet to be.	7
8	Bought and sold and bought again						Ah the wars they will	8
9	The dove is never free						be fought again	9
1							The holy dove	1
2							She will be caught again	2
3							bought and sold	3
4							and bought again	4
5							the dove is never free.	5
	Ring the bells that still can ring						Ring the bells that still can ring
	Forget your perfect offering						Forget your perfect offering
10	There is a crack, a crack in everything						There is a            crack in everything	10
11	That's how the light gets in						That's how the light gets in.	11
12	We asked for signs, the signs were sent						We asked for signs	12
13	The birth betrayed, the marriage spent						the signs were sent:	13
14	Yeah, the widowhood of every government						the birth betrayed	14
15	Signs for all to see						the marriage spent	15
16							Yeah the widowhood	16
17	I can't run no more with that lawless crowd						of every government --	17
18	While the killers in high places say their prayers out loud						signs for all to see.	18
1	But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud							1
19	And they're going to hear from me						I can't run no more	19
6							with that lawless crowd	6
7							while the killers in high places	7
8							say their prayers out loud.	8
9							But they've summoned, they've summoned up	9
10							a thundercloud	10
11							and they're going to hear from me.	11
12								12
13							Ring the bells that still can ring ...	13
14								14
15							You can add up the parts	15
16							but you won't have the sum	16
17							You can strike up the march,	17
18							there is no drum	18
19							Every heart, every heart	19
20							to love will come	20
21							but like a refugee.	21
	Ring the bells that still can ring						Ring the bells that still can ring
	Forget your perfect offering						Forget your perfect offering
	There is a crack, a crack in everything						There is a crack, a crack in everything
20	That's how the light gets in						That's how the light gets in.	20
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3	You can add up the parts, you won't have the sum							3
4	You can strike up the march, there is no drum							4
5	Every heart, every heart to love will come							5
6	But like a refugee							6
	Ring the bells that still can ring						Ring the bells that still can ring
	Forget your perfect offering						Forget your perfect offering
	There is a crack, a crack in everything						There is a crack, a crack in everything
21	That's how the light gets in						That's how the light gets in.	21
22							That's how the light gets in.	22
23	Ring      the bells that still can ring						That's how the light gets in.	23
7	Forget your perfect offering							7
8	There is a crack, a crack in everything							8
9	That's how the light gets in							9
10								10
11	That's how the light gets in							11
12	That's how the light gets in							12

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