SISTERS OF MERCY Leonard Cohen
¾ Oh h^the |
A D A E A
||: sisters ss of | Mer cy they | are not de | part ed or | gone ee / |
||: you uu who | must tt leave | every thing that | you can not | control ll / |
||: lay down be | side me I | made my con | fess ion to | them mm / |
||: left they were | sleep ing I | hope you run | in to them | soon nn / |
D A C#m G#m C#m
| /// | /// | // They^were | waiting gg for | me ee when^I | thought that I |
| /// | /// | // It | begins with your | fami ly but | soon it comes |
| /// | /// | // They | touched dd both | my eyes and | I touched the |
| /// | /// | // Don’t | turn on the | light you can | read their ad |
G#m E E-4 E D A
| just cant go | on nn / | /// | /// | // And^they | brought me their | com fort and |
| round to your | soul ll / | /// | /// | // Well^Ive | been where your | hang ing I |
| dew on their | hem mm / | /// | /// | // If^your | life is a | leaf that the |
| dress by the | moon nn / | /// | /// | // And^you | wont make me | jealous if I |
G F#m E E-4 E A
| lat er they | brought me their | song gg / | /// | /// | // Oh^I | hope you run |
| think I can | see how your | pinned dd / | /// | /// | // When^your | not feel ing |
| sea sons tear | off and con | demn nn / | /// | /// | // They^will | bind you with |
| hear that they | swee tened your | night tt / | /// | /// | // We^werent | lov ers like |
D A E A
| in to them | you uu who’ve^been | travel ling so | long gg / |
| ho ly your | lone li ness | says that you've | sinned dd / |
| love that is | grace ful and | green as a | stem mm / |
| that and be | sides it would | still be all | right tt / |
1. | D // | /// | G D A7 | D // | G D A7 | D // | A // | /// | E // | /// | /// | // Yes :||
2. | D // | /// | G D A7 | D // | G D A7 | D // | A // | /// | E // | /// | /// | // They :||
3. | D // | /// | G D A7 | D // | G D A7 | D // | A // | /// | E // | /// | /// | // When I :||
D E A D A E
4. | /// | /// | / We werent | lov ers like | that and be | sides it would | still be all |
A
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Sisters Of Mercy is performed by Leonard Cohen.
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