Judy Collins - Blue raincoat

It's four in the morning, the ^Fend of December ^Dm7I'm writing you now just to ^Emsee if you're better ^AmNew York is cold, but I ^Flike where I'm living There's ^Dm7music on Clinton Street ^Emall through the evening ^AmI hear that you're ^Bmbuilding your little ^Amhouse in the ^Bmdesert ^AmYou're living for ^Gnothing now,^Am I hope you're keeping some kind of ^Grecord

Yes, and ^CJane came by with a lock of your ^Ghair She said you ^E7gave it to ^Amher That night that you planned to go ^Bmclear ^{G F}Did you ever go ^Emclear? ^{Am G}

The ^Amlast time we saw you, you ^Flooked so much older ^Dm7Your famous blue raincoat was ^Emtorn at the shoulder ^AmYou'd been to the station to ^Fmeet every train ^Dm7Then you came home without ^EmLili Marlene And you ^Amtreated my ^Bmwoman to a ^Amflake of your ^Bmlife ^AmAnd when she came ^Ghome,^Am she was nobody's ^Gwife

Yes, I ^Csee you there with the rose in your ^Gteeth One more thin ^E7gypsy ^Amthief Well, I see Jane's a^Bmwake ^{G F}She sends her re^Emgards ^{Am G}

And ^Amwhat can I tell you my ^Fbrother, my killer ^Dm7What can I possibly ^Emsay? I ^Amguess that I miss you, I ^Fguess I forgive you ^Dm7I'm glad that you stood in my ^Emway ^AmIf you ever come ^Bmby here, for ^AmJane or for ^Bmme ^AmWell, your enemy is ^Gsleeping,^Am and his woman is ^Gfree

Yes, and ^Cthanks, for the trouble you ^Gtook from her eyes ^E7I thought it was ^Amthere for good, so I never ^Gtried Yes, and ^CJane came by with a lock of your ^Ghair She said that you ^E7gave it to ^Amher That night that you meant to go ^Bmclear ^{Am G F}Sincerely, L Co^Emhen

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