SO LONG MARIANNE Leonard Cohen
A
6/8 | /// | / ~ / ^Come |
A Bm
A. ||: ^o ver rr to=the | ^win dow ^my little | darl ^ing gg g | /// |
B. ||: ^you know ww ^that | ^I love ^to live | with ^you uu u | /// |
C. ||: ^met tt when ^we | ^were ee ^al most | young g gg g | /// |
D. ||: ^let ters they=all say | ^that your ^be side | me ^now ww w | /// |
E. ||: ^now ww ^I need | ^your rr ^hid den | love e ee e | /// |
F. ||: ^you are ^real ly | ^such a ^pret ty | one e ee e | /// |
D A
| / ^Id like ^to | try ^to read ^your | palm m / ~ | /// |
| / ^but you ^make | ^me forget ^so very | much h / ~ | /// |
| / ^deep in ^the | ^green nn ^li lac | park k / ~ | /// |
| / ^then why ^do | ^I.. I ^feel a | lone e / ~ | /// |
| / ^Im cold ^as | ^a new ^ra zor | blade e / ~ | /// |
| / ^I see ^youve gone | ^and changed ^your name | again n / ~ | /// |
G D
| / ^I used^to^think | I^was^some e^kind^of | ~ Gypsy boy y | /// |
| / ^I for ^get | ^to pray ^for the | ~ Angels ss s | /// |
| / ^You held^on^to | me^like^I..I^was^a | ~ Cruci fix x | /// |
| / ^Im stand^ing^on | a^ledge^and d^your^fine | ~ Spider web b | /// |
| / ^You left ^when | I^told^you u^I^was | ~ Curi ous s | /// |
| / ^And just ^when | I ^climbed this ^whole | ~ mountain side e | /// |
F#m E E-4 E E7
| / ^be fore ^I | let ^you take ^me | home e e ee.| ee e / ^Now |
| / ^and then ^the | angels forget to^pray | for^us s s ss.| ss s / ^Now |
| / ^as we ^went | kneel ^ing thru ^the | dark k k kk.| kk k / ^Oh |
| / ^is fasten ^ing | my ankle to^a | stone e e ee.| ee e / ^Now |
| / ^I never ^said | that t I ^was | brave e e ee.| ee e / ^Oh |
| / ^to wash ^my | ^eye lids ^in the | rain n n nn.| nn n / ^Oh |
A F#m
| ^so long gg g | Ma^ri^anne ee e | / ^Its time ^that | ~ we^began nn ^to |
E E-4 E E7 E E-4 E E7
| laugh h / ^and | cry y / ^and | cry y / ^and | laugh ^a..a^bout^it |
A A-4 A A-4 A
1. | all again nn | /// | /// | /// | / ~ / ^Well :|| to B.
2. | all again nn | /// | /// | /// | / ~ / ^We :|| to C.
3. | all again nn | /// | /// | /// | / ~ / ^Your :|| to D.
4. | all again nn | /// | /// | /// | / ~ / ^For :|| to E.
5. | all again nn | /// | /// | /// | / ~ / ^Oh :|| to F.
6. | all again nn | /// | /// | /// | /// || end
About this song:
So Long Marianne is performed by Leonard Cohen.
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