I have always loved the depth, lyricism, individuality and power of Bruce Cockburn's songs...This is off his most recent album and it holds open a generous tent of welcome.
I will need to live a whole bunch more to get anywhere near his well-inhabited voice.

For some extra context: Some reflection on 'The Loom'- from Patti Smith commenting on William Blake.

“The eternal loom spins the immaculate word. The word forms the pulp and sinew of innocence. A newborn cries as the cord is severed, seeming to extinguish memory of the miraculous. Thus we are condemned to stagger rootless upon the earth in search for our fingerprint on the cosmos.
William Blake never let go of the loom’s golden skein. The celestial source stayed bright within him, the casts of heaven moving freely in his sightline. He was the loom’s loom, spinning the fiber of revelation; offering songs of social injustice, the sexual potency of nature, and the blessedness of the lamb. The multiple aspects of woven love.”

Chords & Lyrics:
Don't worry too much about the precision of the chords as much of it is single notes and more a felt intuition.
Note: D/F# works as 6th string 2nd fret - 3rd string 2nd fret and 2nd string 3rf fret

Standard Tuning Capo 3rd Fret to play along.

When the Spirit Walks in the Room
Bruce Cockburn

[Intro]
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
D/F# G C/E D/F#

G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
D/F# G C/E D/F#

Em C/E G D/F# G

[Verse 1]
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
Manhattan or Dakar
D/F# G C/E D/F#
Makes no difference where you are
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
It doesn't matter what you think
D/F# G C/E D/F#
Or if you smoke or if you drink

[Chorus]
Em C/E
You're a thread upon the loom
G D/F# G
When the spirit walks in the room

[Verse 2]
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
You could be naked, you could be armed
D/F# G C/E D/F#
You could be charming, you could be charmed
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
You could be open, you could be closed
D/F# G C/E D/F#
Be one of us or one of those

[Chorus]
Em C/E
You're a thread upon the loom
G D/F# G
When the spirit walks in the room

[Verse 3]
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
On the march or on the run
D/F# G C/E D/F#
It matters not, what you have done
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
Nor what you'll do, nor what you'll say
D/F# G C/E D/F#
We play the role we're made to play

[Chorus]
Em C/E
We're but threads upon the loom
G D/F# G
When the spirit walks in the room

[Interlude]
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
D/F# G C/E D/F#

G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
D/F# G C/E D/F#

Em C/E G D/F# G

[Verse 4]
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
It can appear at any hour
D/F# G C/E D/F#
When it comes, it comes in power
G Am7 G/B Csus2 G
You may not walk, you may not see
D/F# G C/E D/F#
But you'll become what you can be

[Chorus]
Em C/E
You're a thread upon the loom
G D/F# G
When the spirit walks in the room

[Outro]
Em C/E
We're but threads upon the loom
G D/F# G
When the spirit walks in the room