So Long, Marianne
Leonard Cohen
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published by
toulouse
[Intro][Verse]A BmCome over to the window, my little darlingD AI'd like to try to read your palmG DI used to think I was some kind of gypsy boyF#m E Esus4 E E7before I let you take me home[Chorus]A F#mNow so long, Marianne, It's time that we beganE Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again[Verse]A BmWell you know that I love to live with youD Abut you make me forget so very muchG DI forget to pray for the angelsF#m Esus4 E E7and then the angels forget to pray for us[Chorus]A F#mNow so long, Marianne, It's time that we beganE Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again[Verse]A BmWe met when we were almost youngD Adeep in the green Lilac parkG DYou held on to me like I was a crucifixF#m E Esus4 E E7as we went kneeling through the dark[Chorus]A F#mOh so long, Marianne, It's time that we beganE Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again[Verse]A BmYour letters they all say that you're beside me nowD Athen why do I feel aloneG DI'm standing on a ledge and your fine spider webF#m E Esus4 E E7is fastening my ankle to a stone[Chorus]A F#mNow so long, Marianne, It's time that we beganE Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again[Verse]A BmFor now I need your hidden loveD AI'm cold as a new razor bladeG DYou left when I told you I was curiousF#m E Esus4 E E7I never said that I was brave[Chorus]A F#mOh so long, Marianne, It's time that we beganE Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again[Verse]A BmOh, you are really such a pretty oneD AI see you've gone and changed your name againG DAnd just when I climbed this whole mountainsideF#m E Esus4 E E7to wash my eye__lids in the rain[Chorus]A F#mOh so long, Marianne, It's time that we beganE Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again[Verse]A BmOh, your eyes, well, I forget your eyesD Ayour body's at home in every seaG DHow come you gave away your news to everyoneF#m E Esus4 E E7When you said it was a secret just for me