Adam Cohen – “What Other Guy” (guitar chords)
This was playing on CBC Radio 2 this morning when I woke up, and I assumed it was a Leonard Cohen cover I hadn’t heard yet. Appropriately it’s his son, finally letting his father’s influence show.
Playing notes
Cohen switches things up a lot throughout the song. Don’t always play the high E string, and throw in some hammer-ons to get the sound right. The G/F#, G/B, and A7sus4 chords are transitional, so you can leave them out if you’re having trouble.
The chords
Capo VI
C: x32033
G: 320033
Em: 022033
D: xx0233
G/F#: 2x0033
G/B: x20033
A7sus4: xx2233
Intro:
C G
C G
I know what you look like in the morning
C
Your kisses are soft and warm
G
I can draw you with my eyes closed
C
See you with nothing on but the radi-o
G
I know how many years of French you took
C
Your favourite movies, your favourite books
G
I know what really gets you going... glowing
Em D C
I know where you go with your beautiful friends
Em D C
I know what you taste like when the night ends
G Em
I know the kind of thing that makes you laugh
C
The way you tilt your head for a photograph
G G/F#
What other guy knows you like that?
G Em
And I can name the first guy you ever kissed
C
I can name the perfume on your wrist
G G/F#
What other guy knows you like that?
C G/B
Oh, Anne
D A7sus4
Oh, Anne
C G
I know what you want by what you're wearing
C
The kind of night you're preparing
G
I know what your hands do when you're kissing
C
Your number one and number two favourite positions
G
I know how your skin glistens... listen
Em D C
I know where you go with your beautiful friends
Em D C
I know what you taste like when the night ends
G Em
I know the kind of thing that makes you laugh
C
The way you tilt your head for a photograph
G G/F#
What other guy knows you like that?
G Em
And I can name the first guy you ever kissed
C
I can name the perfume on your wrist
G G/F#
What other guy knows you like that?
C G/B
Oh, Anne
D A7sus4
Oh, Anne
C G/B
Oh, Anne
D A7sus4
Oh, Anne
Em D C
I know where you go with your beautiful friends
Em D C
I know what you taste like when the night ends
G Em
I know the kind of thing that makes you laugh
C
The way you tilt your head for a photograph
G G/F#
What other guy knows you like that?
G Em
And I can name the first guy you ever kissed
C
I can name the perfume on your wrist
G G/F#
What other guy knows you like that?
C G/B
Oh, Anne
D A7sus4
Oh, Anne
C G/B
Oh, Anne
D A7sus4
Oh, Anne
Comments
I heard it too this morning on CBC and just tried Google with the lyrics I could remember. Your page came up. Thank you!!
Thanks so much Matthew. I’ve been hearing this tune on Radio 2 and have fallen for it. I’m a big Leonard Cohen fan and this tune just caught me immediately. I tried fruitlessly to figure out what he was doing on the guitar on Youtube. Your tab is a great resource.
Saw him last month at the Drake’s Underground here in Toronto, cosy tight venue on Queen W, maybe 100-120 there, he sang this, was delicious. So many others of his good too, Matthew. Thx for the chords. I actually have Adam on here now. Am a newbie, going from a bunch of classical training to guitar, just got one this week, and am going to learn this one
Shame I can’t sing LOL…
Thanks for posting this. It’s a great song. I’m not sure you’re right about the A7sus4 chords though. The C# in that chord doesn’t seem to belong. I’m thinking it holds on D at the end of each chorus? and the other A7sus4 chords are maybe G/B chords again?
Thanks so much Matthew.
What an amazing song. The child, was realised.
Bravo and thank you Adam…..
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