# In My Secret Life – Leonard Cohen: piano chords

In My Secret Life by Leonard Cohen uses 8 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm C/E F Dm Bb C F Dm Bb C Dm C/E F Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Dm C Bb Gm Am Bb7 C

## Questions

### Which chords does In My Secret Life by Leonard Cohen use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is In My Secret Life by Leonard Cohen in?

The chords fit F major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is In My Secret Life to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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