G, ABmA
200 fates entwined inside the plane
AG
We watched as England dropped away from us again
ABm
I wasn't waiting, I wasn't sure what I would find
AF#mG
I was prepared to let it happen on its own this time
ABmAF#mG
I had a feeling I was floating into time spent amongst friends
ABmAEm
Reintroduced from other strange and wonderful weekends
F#mG
As the seat belt signs announced the fall
ABm
I realised I'd been falling for a while
AEmF#m
We'd been falling for some time into Montreal
G, Bm, F, Cmaj7 (2x)
GBm
I saw ice upon the river as the plane came in to land
FCmaj7
I heard Joni Mitchell singin' her poems of isolation
GBm
The man at immigration said his friends all knew the band
FCmaj7
Bizarre to come so far to an outstretched hand and easy conversation
GBm
We were welcomed through arrivals without the usual transatlantic fuss
FCmaj7
And greeted by the fans who led us to the chilly street onto the bus
CmAbEbBb/D
The snow had hung around on the corners of the vacant lots
CmAbEbBb/D
And France was singing in the air of hi-rise North America
AF#m
And as we made our way into the hotel hall
GDmaj7
The man behind the desk broke a knowing smile, and said
"Hello sir, welcome back to Montreal."
A, F#m, G, Dmaj7EmD/F#GA
We hid away for the day in our identical rooms
EmD/F#GA
Like we usually do - another new bed, upside down in our heads
EmD/F#GA
And afternoon was morning and night was afternoon
EmD/F#GA
Only the jet-lagged know the way I sleep tonight
Bass riff (5/4 time):
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|------3----------|
D|----1-------5----|
A|-3--------3------|
E|-----------------| repeat till the cows come homeLast time (3/4 time):
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|------3---|
D|----1-----|
A|-3--------|
E|----------|CAmGD
So I Skyped home and said "It's me. How are you babe?
CAmGFm
I can't be with you but I can see you on the screen
CAmGD
Technology is wonderful when it isn't in the way
CAmGFm
The little one seems older now with every passing day
CmAb
I hope the vibes are good
EbBb/D
I'm behavin' as I should
CmAb
Going down to breakfast
EbBb/D
What time is it now there?
CmAbEbBb/D
I'll go shopping for shoes or whatever ensues
CmAb
Je t'aime my darling
EbBb/D
Je t'aime my darling
Em
See you soon"
Em
C, Bm (7/8 time) (2x)
C
We were invited to the circus - guests of honour if you please
Bm
By a girl with an eskimo name
C
And in the cafe of the Cirque 'Soleil we bought Easter-eggs from outer-space
Bm
40 different languages are spoken in this place
C
And inside the steel-glass building I gazed up at the trapeze
BmC
The building 30 metres tall - we watched the acrobat fall
Bm
He was quite safe
C
He was falling into Montreal
Bm
Into Montreal
Guitar solo:
Em, D/F#, G, A
C, Bm (7/8 time) (2x)
EmD/F#GA
Down at the sports-bar the ice-hockey never ends
EmD/F#GA
Down at the sports-bar the ice-hockey never ends
EmD/F#GA
Down at the sports-bar the ice-hockey never ends
Gm, C, Eb, Bbmaj7GmCEbBbmaj7
So up in my room I discovered Leonard Cohen on TV
GmCEbBbmaj7
Live in London - ain't that perfect symmetry?!
GmCEbBbmaj7
It warmed the heart to watch him float around the hall
GmCEbBbmaj7
Soaking up, reflecting, radiating
GmCEbBbmaj7Gm
Just as I would, tomorrow night on the outstretched tender hands
CEbBbmaj7Cm
Tender hands, tender hands of Montreal
Eb, Gm, Cm (2x)
Eb, Gm, FEbGmCm
The fleur de lis was always kind to me
EbGmCm
I'll make the time if ever you should call
EbGmCm
The fleur de lis was always kind to me
EbGmF
I'll make the time if ever you should call
Outro:
Eb, Gm, Cm (3x)
Eb, Gm, FEb, Gm, Cm (3x)
Eb, Gm, F