SO LONG MARIANNE
Leonard Cohen
[ A][Asus4][A][Asus4]
[ A] Come over to the
window, my little [Bm] darling,
[ D] I'd like to try
to read your [A] palm.
[ G] I used to think
I was some kind of [D] Gypsy boy,
[ F#m] Before I let
you take me [E] home. [Esus4][E][E7]
Now [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
[ A] Well you know that
I love to [Bm] live with you,
[ D] But you make me
forget so very [A] much.
[ G] I forget to pray
for the [D] angels
And then the [ F#m]
angels forget to pray for [E] us. [Esus4][E][E7]
Now [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
[ A] We met when we
were [Bm] almost young,
[ D] Deep in the green
lilac [A] park.
[ G]You held on to me
like I was a [D] crucifix,
As [ F#m] we went kneeling
through the [E] dark. [Esus4][E][E7]
Now [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
[ A] Your letters they
all say that you're [Bm] beside me now.
[ D] Then why do I feel
[A] alone?
[ G] I'm standing on
a ledge and your [D] fine spider web
Is [ F#m] fastening
my ankle to a [E] stone. [Esus4][E][E7]
Now [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
[ A] For now I need
your [Bm] hidden love.
[ D] I'm cold as a new
razor [A] blade.
[ G] You left when I
told you I was [D] curious,
[ F#m] I never said
that I was [E] brave. [Esus4][E][E7]
Now [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
Oh, [ A] you are really
such a [Bm] pretty one.
[ D] I see you've gone
and changed your [A] name.
And [ G] just when I
climbed this whole [D] mountainside,
To [ F#m] wash my eyelids
in the [E] rain! [Esus4][E][E7]
Oh [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
[ A] Oh your eyes, well
I for-[Bm]-got your eyes.
[ D] Your body's at
home in every [A] sea.
[ G] How come you gave
your news to [D] everyone
That you [ F#m] said
was a secret just for [E] me. [Esus4][E][E7]
Oh [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
[ A] If you leave, where
will I [Bm] keep you then,
[ D] In my heart as
some men [A] say
[ G] But I who was born
to love [D] everyone
[ F#m] Why should I
keep you so far [E] away? [Esus4][E][E7]
Oh [ A] so long, Marianne,
[F#m] it's time that we began
To [ E] laugh [Esus4] and [E] cry [E7] and
[ E] Cry [Esus4] and [E] laugh [E7] about it [A] all again.
[Asus4][A][Asus4]
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