Leonard Cohen - Night comes on

I went ^Ddown to the ^Dsus4place Where my ^Dmother lay ^Dsus2waiting ^DUnder the ^Dsus4marble and the ^Asnow I said: "^DMother I'm ^Dsus4frightened The ^Dthunder, the ^Dsus2lightning I'll ^Dnever come ^Dsus4through this ^Aalone" She ^Gsaid: "I'll be ^Gsus4with you My ^Gshawl wrapped ^Gsus4around you My ^Ghand on your ^Gsus4head when you go^G" And the ^Dnight comes on And it's ^Amvery calm I ^Fwant that night to go ^Con and on But she ^Gsaid: "Go back, back to the wor^Dld" ^{Dsus4 D Dsus2 D}

We were ^Dfighting in ^Dsus4Egypt When they ^Dsigned this ^Dsus2agreement ^DNobody ^Dsus4else had to ^Adie There was this ^Dterrible ^Dsus4sound And my ^Dfather went ^Dsus2down With a ^Dterrible ^Dsus4wound in his ^Aside He said: "^GTry to go ^Gsus4on Take my ^Gbooks, take my ^Gsus4gun and Re^Gmember, my ^Gsus4son, how they li^Ged" And the ^Dnight comes on And it's ^Amvery calm I'd ^Flike to pretend that my ^Cfather was wrong But you ^Gdon't wanna lie, not to the ^Dyoung^{Dsus4 D Dsus2 D}

We were ^Dlocked in this ^Dsus4kitchen I ^Dtook to re^Dsus2ligion And I ^Dwondered how ^Dsus4long she would ^Astay I ^Dneeded so ^Dsus4much To have ^Dnothing to ^Dsus2touch I've ^Dalways been ^Dsus4greedy that ^Away But my ^Gson, my ^Gsus4daughter Climbed ^Gout of the ^Gsus4water Crying: "^Gpapa, you ^Gsus4promised to pl^Gay!" And they ^Dlead me away To the ^Amgreat surprise It's ^Fpapa, don't peek, papa, ^Ccover your eyes And they ^Ghide, hide in the ^Dworld ^{Dsus4 D Dsus2 D}

Now I ^Dlook for her ^Dsus4always I'm ^Dlost in this ^Dsus2calling I'm ^Dtied to the ^Dsus4threads of a ^Aprayer Saying: "^Dwhen will she ^Dsus4summon me ^DWhen will she ^Dsus2come to me ^DWhat must I ^Dsus4do to pre^Apare When she ^Gbends to my ^Gsus4longing Like a ^Gwillow, like a ^Gsus4fountain She ^Gstands in the ^Gsus4luminous ai^Gr" And the n^Dight comes on And it's ^Amvery calm I ^Flie in her arms she ^Csays: "When I'm gone I'll be ^Gyours, yours for a ^Dsong^Dsus4" ^{D Dsus2 D}

Now the ^Dcrickets are ^Dsus4singing The ^Dvesper bells ^Dsus2ringing ^DCats curled a^Dsus4sleep in ^Achairs I'll go ^Ddown to Bill's ^Dsus4bar Or I can ^Dmake it that ^Dsus2far And I'll ^Dsee if my ^Dsus4friends are still ^Athere And ^Ghere's to the ^Gsus4few Who ^Gforgive what you ^Gsus4do And the ^Gfewer who ^Gsus4don't even ca^Gre And the ^Dnight comes on And it's ^Amvery calm I ^Fwant to cross over, I ^Cwant to go home But she ^Gsays, go back, go back to the ^Dworld ^{Dsus4 D Dsus2 D}

I went ^Ddown to the ^Dsus4place Where my ^Dmother lay ^Dsus2waiting ^DUnder the ^Dsus4marble and the ^Asnow I said: "^DMother I'm ^Dsus4frightened The ^Dthunder, the ^Dsus2lightning I'll ^Dnever come ^Dsus4through this ^Aalone" She ^Gsaid: "I'll be ^Gsus4with you My ^Gshawl wrapped ^Gsus4around you My ^Ghand on your ^Gsus4head when you go^G" And the ^Dnight comes on And it's ^Amvery calm I ^Fwant to cross over, I ^Cwant to go home But she ^Gsaid: "Go back, back to the wor^Dld" ^{Dsus4 D Dsus2 D}