Famous Blue Raincoat Leonard Cohen
[Verse 1]
It's [Bm]four in the morning, the [G]end of December
I'm [Em7]writing you now just to [F#m7]see if you're better
[Bm]New York is cold, but I [G]like where I'm living
There's [Em7]music on Clinton Street [F#m7]all through the evening
[Bm]I hear that you're [C#m]building your little h[Bm]ouse deep in the d[C#m]esert
[Bm]You're living for [A]nothing now
I hope you're [Bm]keeping some kind of [A]record
[Cborus 1]
Yes, and [D]Jane came by with a lock of your [A]hair
She said that you gave it to [Bm]her
That night that you planned to go [C#m]clear[A]
[G]Did you ever go [F#m7]clear?
[Verse 2]
Ah, the [Bm]last time we saw you, you [G]looked so much older
Your [Em7]famous blue raincoat was [F#m7]torn at the shoulder
You'd [Bm]been to the station to [G]meet every train
And [Em7]you came home without [F#m7]Lili Marlene
And you [Bm]treated my [C#m]woman to a f[Bm]lake of your l[C#m]ife
[Bm]And when she came [A]back[Bm], she was nobody's [A]wife
[Cborus 2]
Well, I [D]see you there with the rose in your [A]teeth
One more thin gypsy [Bm]thief
Well, I see Jane's a[C#m]wake[A]
[G]She sends her re[F#m7]gards
[Verse 3]
And w[Bm]hat can I tell you my b[G]rother, my killer?
[Em7]What can I possibly[F#m7] say?
I [Bm]guess that I miss you, I [G]guess I forgive you
I'm [Em7]glad you stood in my [F#m7]way
[Bm]If you ever come [C#m]by here,[Bm] for Jane or for m[C#m]e
[Bm]Well, your enemy is [C#m]sleeping,[Bm] and his woman is f[A]ree
[Cborus 3]
Yes, and [D]thanks for the trouble you [A]took from her eyes
I thought it was [Bm]there for good so I never [A]tried
And [D]Jane came by with a lock of your [A]hair
She said that you gave it to [Bm]her
That night that you planned to go [C#m]clear[A]
[G]Sincerely, L. [F#m7]Cohen
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