Leonard Cohen - Songs of leonard cohen
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TRACKLIST
1. Suzanne
2. Master Song
3. Winter Lady
4. The Stranger Song
5. Sisters of Mercy
6. So Long, Marianne
7. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
8. Stories of the Street
9. Teachers
10. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
1. Suzanne
[Verse 1]
SuzEanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can F#mhear the boats go by, you can spend the night beside her
And you kEnow that she's half-crazy, but that's why you wanna be there
And she fG#meeds you tea & oranges that come aAll the way from China
And just wEhen you mean to tell her that you F#mhave no love to give her
Then she gEets you on her wavelength & she lF#mets the river answer
That you've aElways been her lover
[Chorus]
And you wG#mant to travel with her, and you Awant to travel blind
And you kEnow that she will trust you,
For you've toF#muched her perfect body with your mEind
[Verse 2]
And JeEsus was a sailor, when he walked upon the water
And he sF#mpent a long time watching, from his lonely wooden tower
And wEhen he knew for certain, only drowning men could see him
he said 'AG#mll men will be sailors then, uAntil the sea shall free them
But hEe himself was broken, long bF#mefore the sky would open
ForsEaken, almost human, hF#me sank beneath your wisdom like Ea stone
[Chorus]
And you wG#mant to travel with him, and you Awant to travel blind
And you tEhink maybe you'll trust him
For he's toF#muched your perfect body with his mEind.
[Verse 3]
Now ESuzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She is F#mwearing rags and feathers, from Salvation Army counters
And the Esun pours down like honey, on our lady of the harbour
And she G#mshows you where to look, among the Agarbage and the flowers
There are Eheroes in the seaweed, there are F#mchildren in the morning
They areE leaning out for love, and they wilF#ml lean that way forever
While SEuzanne holds the mirror
[Chorus]
And you wanG#mt to travel with her, and you want to travel bliAnd
And you kEnow that you can trust her,
For she's touF#mched your perfect body with her mEind
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2. Master Song
Capo 3rd fret
[Intro]
Em G
Em G
[Verse 1]
I belFieve that you heard your mEmaster sing
whenF I was sick in Embed.
I supFpose that he told you eEmverything
that I kFeep locked away in my hEmead.
Your Fmaster took you tAmravelling,
well at lCeast that's what you sDaid.
And nGow do G/F#you come bGack to G/F#bring
your pCrisoner wine and Bbread?
Em G
[Verse 2]
You mFet him at some tEmemple, where
they Ftake your clothes at the Emdoor.
He was jFust a numberless Emman in a chair
wFho'd just come back from the Emwar.
And you Fwrap up his tired fAmace in your hair
and he hCands you the apple cDore.
Then he tGouches your G/F#lips now so Gsuddenly bG/F#are
of all the kCisses we put on some time beBfore.
Em G
[Verse 3]
And he Fgave you a German SEmhepherd to walk
with a Fcollar of leather and Emnails,
and he Fnever once made you explEmain or talk
about Fall of the little detEmails,
such as wFho had a word and Amwho had a rock,
and Cwho had you through the mDails.
Now your lGove is a G/F#secret all Gover the G/F#block,
and it nCever stops not even when your master fBails
Em G
[Verse 4]
And he tFook you up in his Emaeroplane,
which he fFlew without any hEmands,
and you crFuised above the rEmibbons of rain
that dFrove the crowd from the stEmands.
Then he kFilled the lights in a lAmonely Lane
and, an Cape with angel gDlands,
erGased the G/F#final wGisps of G/F#pain
with the mCusic of rubber bBands.
Em G
[Verse 5]
And nFow I hear your Emmaster sing,
you knFeel for him to cEmome.
His bFody is a gEmolden string
that your bFody is hanging fEmrom.
His Fbody is a Amgolden string,
my bCody has grown nDumb.
Oh nGow you G/F#hear your mGaster G/F#sing,
your shCirt is all undBone.
Em G
[Verse 6]
And wFill you kneel beEmside this bed
that we Fpolished so long aEmgo,
beFfore your master cEmhose instead
toF make my bed of sEmnow?
Your Feyes are wild and your kAmnuckles are red
and you're spCeaking far too lDow.
No I cGan't makeG/F# out what your Gmaster G/F#said
beCfore he made you Bgo.
Em G
[Verse 7]
Then I tFhink you're playing Emfar too rough
for a lFady who's been to the mEmoon;
I've Flain by this window lEmong enough
to get uFsed to an empty rEmoom.
And your lFove is some dust in an Amold man's cough
who is tCapping his foot to a tDune,
and your thGighs are a G/F#ruin, you Gwant too G/F#much,
let's sCay you came back some time too Bsoon.
Em G
[Verse 8]
I lFoved your master Emperfectly
I tFaught him all that he kEmnew.
He was sFtarving in some deep mEmystery
like a mFan who is sure what is tEmrue.
And I sFent you to him with mAmy guarantee
I could tCeach him something nDew,
and I taGught him G/F#how you would lGong forG/F# me
no mCatter what he said no matter what you'd Bdo.
Em G
[Verse 9]
I beFlieve that you heard your Emmaster sing
whileF I was sick in Embed,
I'm sFure that he told you eEmverything
I must kFeep locked away in my hEmead.
Your mFaster took you tAmravelling,
well at leCast that's what you sDaid,
And nGow do G/F#you come bGack to bG/F#ring
your prCisoner wine and brBead?
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3. Winter Lady
This song contains pretty unusual chords, so I'll tab them:
D11+: x 5 4 0 3 x
D11/A: x 0 4 0 3 x
[Intro]
Amaj7 D11+
[Verse 1]
D11+ Amaj7 D11+ C
Traveling lady stay awhile
D11+ Amaj7 D11+
Until the night is over
D11+ Amaj7 D11+ C
I'm just a station on your way
D11+ Amaj7 D11+
I know I am not your lover
[Chorus 1]
Well, ID11/A lived with a cAm7hild of snow
D11/AWhen I was a sAm7oldier
And ID11/A fought every mAm7an for her
UnD11/Atil the nights grew cAm7older
[Verse 2]
D11+ Amaj7 D11+ C
She used to wear her hair like you
D11+ Amaj7 D11+
Except when she was sleeping
D11+ Amaj7 D11+ C
And then she'd weave it on a loom
D11+ Amaj7 D11+
Of smoke and gold and breathing
[Chorus 2]
AndD11/A why are you so qAm7uiet now
SD11/Atanding there in the dAm7oorway?
You D11/Achose your journey Am7long before
YouD11/A came upon this hAm7ighway
[Verse 3]
D11+ Amaj7 D11+ C
Traveling lady stay awhile
D11+ Amaj7 D11+
Until the night is over
D11+ Amaj7 D11+ C
I'm just a station on your way
D11+ Amaj7 D11+
I know I am not your lover
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4. The Stranger Song
Tuning: down one tone (D G C F A D)
[Intro]
F#sus4 F#m F#sus4 F#m F#sus4 F#m F#sus4 F#m
[Verse 1]
F#mIt's tD/Arue that all the mCen you kD/Anew were deAalers
Who said they were through with dEealing
Every time you gave them shF#melteF#sus4r F#m
I knEow that kind ofEsus4 man E
It's hard to hF#mold the hand ofF#sus4 anyoneF#m
Who is rEeaching for the Esus4sky Ejust to surrF#menderF#sus4 F#m
Who is rEeaching for the Esus4sky juEst to surrenF#mder F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
[Verse 2]
F#mAnd thD/Aen sweeping up theC jokers D/Athat he lefAt behind
You find he did not leave you verEy much
Not even F#mlaugF#sus4hter F#m
Like Eany dealer heEsus4 was waEtching for the F#mcard
That F#sus4is so hF#migh and wiEld
He'll never need to EdeEsus4al anotheF#mr F#sus4 F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4lookinEg for a mangF#mer F#sus4 F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4lookinEg for a mangF#mer F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
[Verse 3]
F#mAnd thD/Aen leaning on yourC window D/Asill
He'll Asay one day you caused his will
To wEeaken with your love and warmth and sF#mhelteF#sus4r F#m
And then tEaking from his waEsus4llet E
An old F#mschedF#sus4ule of F#mtrains, he'll say
I told yEou when I cEsus4ame I Ewas a strangF#mer F#sus4 F#m
I told yEou when I cEsus4ame I Ewas a strangF#mer F#sus4 F#m
[Verse 4]
F#mBut noD/Aw another strCanger seD/Aems
To Awant you to ignore his dreams
As Ethough they were the burden of some oF#mther F#sus4 F#m
O you've sEeen that man befoEsus4re E
His goldenF#m arm dispatching F#sus4cards F#m
But now it's Erusted from the Esus4elbow Eto the fingeF#mr F#sus4 F#m
And he wEants to trade thEsus4e gameE he plays foF#mr sheF#sus4lter F#m
Yes he wEants to trade thEsus4e gameE he knows foF#mr sheF#sus4lter F#m
[Verse 5]
F#mAh youD/A hate to watch Canother D/Atired maAn
Lay down his hand
Like he was giEving up the holy game of F#m F#sus4 F#m
AndE while he talks his dreams to sleep
You noF#mtice there's a hiF#sus4ghway F#m
That is Ecurling up like smEsusoke aboEve his shF#mouldeF#sus4r F#m
It's curEling just like smoEsuske abovEe his shoF#mulderF#sus4 F#m
[Verse 6]
F#mYou teD/All him to come Cin sit dD/Aown
But Asomething makes you turn around
The dEoor is open you can't close youF#mr sheF#sus4lter F#
You tEry the handle Esusof the Eroad
IF#mt opens do not F#sus4be afraF#mid
It's Eyou my love, yEsusou who Eare the sF#mtrangF#sus4er F#m
It's Eyou my love, yEsusou who Eare the sF#mtrangF#sus4er F#m
[Verse 7]
F#mWell, D/AI've been waitiCng, I waD/As sure
We'd mAeet between the trains we're waiting fEor
I think it's time to board F#manothF#sus4er F#m
PElease understand, IEsus never Ehad a secret chaF#mrt
F#sus4To get F#mme to the hEeart of this
OrEsus any oEther maF#mtter F#sus4 F#m
When Ehe talks like Esusthis yoEu don't kF#mnow wF#sus4hat he'F#ms after
When Ehe speaks likeEsus this, Eyou don'tF#m knowF#sus4 what hF#me's after
[Verse 8]
F#mLet's D/Ameet tomorrow iCf you chD/Aoose
UApon the shore, beneath the bridge
That tEhey are building on some endless rF#miver F#sus4 F#m
Then he lEeaves the platform
Esus4For thEe sleeping F#mcar that's warm
You rF#sus4ealize,F#m he's oEnly aEsus4dvertising Eone more sheF#mlter F#sus4 F#m
And it cEomes to you, he Esus4never wEas a strangeF#mr F#sus4 F#m
And you Esay okay the briEsus4dge or Esomeplace laF#mter F#sus4 F#m
[Verse 9]
F#mAnd thD/Aen sweeping up theC jokers D/Athat he lefAt behind
You find he did not leave you verEy much
Not even F#mlaugF#sus4hter F#m
Like Eany dealer heEsus4 was waEtching for the F#mcard
That F#sus4is so hF#migh and wiEld
He'll never need to EdeEsus4al anotheF#mr F#sus4 F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4lookinEg for a mangF#mer F#sus4 F#m
He was jEust some Joseph Esus4lookinEg for a mangF#mer F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
[Verse 10]
F#mAnd thD/Aen leaning on yourC window D/Asill
He'll Asay one day you caused his will
To wEeaken with your love and warmth and sF#mhelteF#sus4r F#m
And then tEaking from his waEsus4llet E
An old F#mschedF#sus4ule of F#mtrains, he'll say
I told yEou when I cEsus4ame I Ewas a strangF#mer F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
I told yEou when I cEsus4ame I Ewas a strangF#mer F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
I told yEou when I cEsus4ame I Ewas a strangF#mer F#sus4 F#m F#sus4
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5. Sisters of Mercy
Capo on 2nd fret
[Verse 1]
Oh the ASisters of DMercy they Aare not deEparted or Agone D A
They were C#mwaiting for G#mme when I C#mthought that I G#mjust can't go Eon Esus4 E
And they Dbrought me their Acomfort and Glater they F#mbrought me this EsoEsus4ng E
Oh I Ahope you run Dinto them Ayou who've been Etraveling so Along D
D E
[Verse 2]
Yes Ayou who must lDeave everyAthing that you Ecannot contrAol D A
It beC#mgins with your G#mfamily, but C#msoon it comes rG#mound to your EsoulEsus4 E
Well I've Dbeen where you're Ahanging I Gthink I can F#msee how you're EpinnedEsus4 E
When you're nAot feeling Dholy your Aloneliness Esays that you've Asinned D
D E
[Verse 3]
They lay dAown beside Dme I made mAy conEfession to tAhem D A
They C#mtouched both my G#meyes and I C#mtouched the G#mdew on their Ehem Esus4 E
If your Dlife is a Aleaf that the sGeasons tear F#moff and condEemEsus4n E
They will Abind you with Dlove that is gAraceful and Egreen as a Astem D
D E
[Verse 4]
When I Aleft they were sDleeping I hAope you run iEnto them Asoon D A
Dont C#mturn on the G#mlights you can C#mread their adG#mdress by the EmoonEsus4 E
And you Dwon't make me jAealous if I Ghear that they F#msweetened your EnightEsus4 E
D E
We weren't Alovers like Dthat and besAides it would Estill be all Aright
We weren't Alovers like Dthat and besAides it would Estill be all Aright
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6. So Long, Marianne
[Verse 1]
Come Aover to the window, my little dBmarling
DI'd like to try to read your paAlm
GI used to think I was some sort of gyDpsy boy
F#m before I let you take me EhomeEsus4 E E7
[Chorus]
Now Aso long, Marianne,F#m It's time that we began
to lEaughEsus4 and EcryE7 and EcrEsus4y and lEaugh abE7out it Aall againAsus4
[Verse 2]
Well you kAnow that I love to Bmlive with you
D but you make me forget so very mAuch
G I forget to pray for the aDngels
and then the F#mangels forget to pray for Esus4us E E7
[Chorus]
Now Aso long, Marianne,F#m It's time that we began
to lEaughEsus4 and EcryE7 and EcrEsus4y and lEaugh abE7out it Aall againAsus4
[Verse 3]
We mAet when we were Bmalmost young
D deep in the green lilac pAark
G You held on to me like I was a cDrucifix
F#m as we went kneeling through the dEark Esus4 E E7
[Chorus]
Now Aso long, Marianne,F#m It's time that we began
to lEaughEsus4 and EcryE7 and EcrEsus4y and lEaugh abE7out it Aall againAsus4
[Verse 4]
Your lAetters they all say that you're beBmside me now
D then why do I feel so alAone
G I'm standing on a ledge and your Dfine spider web
is fF#mastening my ankle to a stEoneEsus4 E E7
[Chorus]
Now Aso long, Marianne,F#m It's time that we began
to lEaughEsus4 and EcryE7 and EcrEsus4y and lEaugh abE7out it Aall againAsus4
[Verse 5]
For nAow I need your Bmhidden love
D I'm cold as a new razor bAlade
G You left when I told you I was cDurious
F#m I never said that I was bEraveEsus4 E E7
[Chorus]
Now Aso long, Marianne,F#m It's time that we began
to lEaughEsus4 and EcryE7 and EcrEsus4y and lEaugh abE7out it Aall againAsus4
[Verse 6]
Oh, yAou are really such a pBmretty one
D I see you've gone and changed your Aname again
G And just when I climbed this wDhole mountainside
to wF#mash my eyelids in the raEin Esus4 E E7
[Chorus]
Now Aso long, Marianne,F#m It's time that we began
to lEaughEsus4 and EcryE7 and EcrEsus4y and lEaugh abE7out it Aall againAsus4
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7. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
I lAoved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
your F#mhair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
yes, Dmany loved before us, I know that we are not new,
in Acity and in forest they smiled like me and you,
but F#mnow it's come to distances and both of us must try,
your Deyes are soft with sorrow,
[Chorus]
EHey, that's no way to say good AbyEe.
[Verse 2]
I'm not Alooking for another as I wander in my time,
F#mwalk me to the corner, our steps will always rhyme
Dyou know my love goes with you as your love stays with me,
it's Ajust the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea,
but F#mlet's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
your Deyes are soft with sorrow,
[Chorus]
EHey, that's no way to say good AbyEe.
[Verse 3]
I Aloved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
your F#mhair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
yes, Dmany loved before us, I know that we are not new,
in Acity and in forest they smiled like me and you,
but F#mlet's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
your Deyes are soft with sorrow,
[Chorus]
EHey, that's no way to say good AbyEe.
E
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8. Stories of The Street
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
The stAmories of the strCeet are mine, the SpEm7anish voices lBmaugh
AmThe Cadillacs go crCeeping now through the nEm7ight and the poison Bmgas
And AmI lean from my wFindow sill in this Gold hotF#el I chBose
Yes Eone hand on my sAuicide, Eone hand on the rDose A Am
[Verse 2]
I Amknow you've heard it's oCver now and wEm7ar must surely Bmcome
The cAmities they are Cbroke in half and the Emmiddle men are Bmgone
But Amlet me ask you Fone more time, o Gchildren F#of the Bdusk
All these Ehunters who are Ashrieking now oh dEo they speak for Dus? A Am
[Verse 3]
And whAmere do all these hCighways go, now that Em7we are Bmfree?
Why Amare the armies Cmarching still that were Em7coming home to Bmme?
O lAmady with your leFgs so fine, o Gstranger aF#t your Bwheel
You are lEocked into your Asuffering and your pEleasures are the Dseal A Am
[Verse 4]
The Amage of lust is Cgiving birth, and Em7both the parents Bmask
The Amnurse to tell them Cfairy tales on Em7both sides of the gBmlass
And Amnow the infant wFith his cord is Ghauled in F#like a Bkite
And Eone eye filled with bAlueprints, oEne eye filled with Dnight A Am
[Verse 5]
O Amcome with me my Clittle one, Em7we will find that Bmfarm
And Amgrow us grass and aCpples there and Em7keep all the animals Bmwarm
And Amif by chance I Fwake at night and I Gask you F#who I Bam
O Etake me to the sAlaughterhouse, I will Ewait there with the lDamb A Am
[Verse 6]
With Amone hand on the Chexagram and Em7one hand on the Bmgirl
I Ambalance on a Cwishing well that Em7all men call the Bmworld
We Amare so small betFween the stars, so Glarge aF#gainst the Bsky
And Elost among the sAubway crowds I tEry to catch your Deye A Am
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9. Teachers
[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
I Bmmet a woman lGong ago
Her hBmair the black that bGlack can go
Are yBmou a teacher of the hGeart?
SBmoft she answered no
Bm
[Verse 2]
I Bmmet a girl acrGoss the sea
Her hBmair the gold that gGold can be
Are Bmyou a teacher Gof the heart?
YeBms, but not for thee
Bm
[Verse 3]
I Bmmet a man who lGost his mind
In Bmsome lost place I hGad to find
BmFollow me the wGise man sBmaid
But he walked behind
Bm
[Verse 4]
I wBmalked into a hGospital
Where nBmone was sick and nGone was well
BmWhen at night the nGurses left
I cBmould not walk at all
Bm
[Verse 5]
BmMorning came and tGhen came noon
BmDinner time a scGalpel blade
BmLay beside my sGilver sBmpoon
Bm
[Verse 6]
BmSome girls wander bGy mistake
InBmto the mess that scGalpels make
Are Bmyou the teachers Gof my heart?
We tBmeach old hearts to break
Bm
[Verse 7]
One Bmmorning I woke Gup alone
The hBmospital and the nGurses gone
HBmave I carved enoGugh my Lord?
ChBmild, you are a bone
Bm
[Verse 8]
I Bmate and ate and aGte
No I Bmdid not miss a pGlate, well
HBmow much do these sGuppers cost?
We'll Bmtake it out in hate
Bm
[Verse 9]
I sBmpent my hatred Geveryplace
On Bmevery work on Gevery face
BmSomeone gave me wGishes
And I Bmwished for an embrace
Bm
[Verse 10]
BmSeveral girls embGraced me, then Bm
I was embGraced by men
BmIs my passion pGerfect?
No, Bmdo it once again
Bm
[Verse 11]
BmI was handsome GI was strong
I kBmnew the words of eGvery song
BmDid my singing pGlease you?
No, the wBmords you sang were wrong
Bm
[Verse 12]
BmWho is it whom GI address
BmWho takes down what GI confess?
Are Bmyou the teachers Gof my heart?
We tBmeach old hearts to rest
Bm
[Verse 13]
Oh tBmeachers are my lGessons done?
I Bmcannot do anGother one
They Bmlaughed and laughed and sGaid, Well child
BmAre your lessons done?
BmAre your lessons done?
BmAre your lessons done?
Bm
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10. One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
AI lit a thin green Bmcandle Bm
Dto make you Djealous of Ame A
but the rAoom just filled Aup with mosqBmuitoes Bm
they hDeard that my Dbody was fEree. E
Then IF#m took the F#mdust of a C#mlong sleepless C#mnight
and I pDut it in yDour little sAhoe A
and Bmthen I confBmess that I Gtortured the dGress
that you wBmore for the wAorld to look tGhrough. G
A A A A
[Verse 2]
I Ashowed my hAeart to the dBmoctor Bm
Dhe said I'd Djust have to Aquit A
then Ahe wrote himsAelf a perscBmription Bm
and yDour name was mDentioned in Eit. E
Then F#mhe locked himF#mself in a C#mlibrary C#mshelf
with the dDetails of oDur honeymAoon A
and I hBmear from the nBmurse
that he's gGotten much wGorse
and his pBmractice is aAll in a rGuin. G
A A A A
[Verse 3]
I Aheard of a sAaint who had lBmoved you Bm
So I sDtudied all nDight in his sAchool A
he tAaught that the dAuty of lBmovers Bm
is to tDarnish the gDolden rEule. E
And just F#mwhen I was F#msure
that his tC#meachings were C#mpure
he dDrowned himsDelf in the pAool A
his bBmody is gBmone but back hGere on the lGawn
his sBmpirit contiAnues to dGrool. G
A A A A
[Verse 4]
An EAskimo sAhowed me a mBmovie Bm
he'd rDecently tDaken of yAou A
the pAoor man could hAardly stop sBmhivering, Bm
his lDips and his fDingers were bElue. E
I sF#muppose that he fF#mroze
when the wC#mind took your cC#mlothes
and I gDuess he just nDever got wAarm
but you sBmtand there so nBmice in your bGlizzard of iGce
o, please lBmet me come iAnto the sGtorm. G
A A A A
[Ending]
A A Bm Bm D D A A
A A Bm Bm D D E E
F#m F#m C#m C#m D D A A
Bm Bm G G Bm A G G
A A A A
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