Famous Blue Raincoat

Leonard Cohen

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Am F It's four in the morning, the end of December
Dm7 Em7 I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
Am F New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
Dm7 Em7 There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
Am Bm Am Bm I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
Am G You're living for nothing now
Am G I hope you're keeping some kind of record
C G Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
Am She said that you gave it to her
Bm G That night that you planned to go clear
F Em7 Did you ever go clear?
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Am F Ah, the last time we saw you, you looked so much older
Dm7 Em7 Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
Am F You'd been to the station to meet every train
Dm7 Em7 And you came home without Lili Marlene
Am Bm Am Bm And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
Am G Am G And when she came back, she was nobody's wife
C G Well, I see you there with the rose in your teeth
Am One more thin gypsy thief
Bm G Well, I see Jane's awake
F Em7 She sends her regards
Am F And what can I tell you my brother, my killer?
Dm7 Em7 What can I possibly say?
Am F I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
Dm7 Em7 I'm glad you stood in my way
Am Bm Am Bm If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Am Bm Am G Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free
C G Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes
Am G I thought it was there for good so I never tried
C G And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
Am She said that you gave it to her
Bm G That night that you planned to go clear
F Em7 Sincerely, L. Cohen
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Composition: Leonard Cohen

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