Leonard Cohen, (born September 21, 1934 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada) is a poet, novelist and musician. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry.  Musically, Cohen's early songs are based in folk music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaret music.

Leonard Cohen nació en una familia judía de clase media de ascendencia polaca en Montreal y creció en Westmount. Su padre, Nathan Cohen, era propietario de una tienda de corte y confección y falleció cuando el joven poeta contaba nueve años. Según la tradición familiar, los Cohen descienden de los Kohanim. &quot;Fui querido como un mesías&quot;, contó Cohen a Richard Golstein en 1967, &quot;y se me decía que descendía de Aarón&quot;. En su adolescencia aprendió guitarra; formará luego un grupo de inspiración country-folk, los Buckskin Boys. 

Bm         F#         Bm   F#m     C#m  F#m
It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone

A                           Bm                A       E               A
Looking at the Late Late show through a semi-precious stone 

C#                      F#m            D                 A
In the House of Honesty her father was on trial 

E                       F#m              C#m          D
In the House of Mystery there was no one at all 

A               E            F#m
there was no one at all

It seems so long ago, none of us were strong
Nancy wore green stockings and she slept with everyone
She never said she'd wait for us although she was alone
I think she fell in love for us in nineteen sixty one
In nineteen sixty one

It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone
A forty five beside her head, an open telephone
We told her she was beautiful, we told her she was free
But none of us would meet her in the House of Mystery
The House of Mystery

And now you look around you, see her everywhere
Many use her body, many comb her hair
In the hollow of the night when you are cold and numb
You hear her talking freely then
She's happy that you've come
She's happy that you've come

Seems So Long Ago, Nancy

[Intro]

Em  Em  Em  Em

[Verse]

          G      (D)        Em
When they poured across the border
      G        (D)    Em
I was cautioned to surrender
       G         D
this I could not do
C                   G        B7
  I took my gun and vanished
Em  Em  Em  Em

       G         (D)      Em
I have changed my name so often
     G      (D)       Em
I've lost my wife and children
      G         D
but I have many friends
C                      G       B7
  and some of them are with me
Em  Em  Em  Em

       G    (D)      Em
An old woman gave us shelter
        G    (D)      Em
kept us hidden in the garret
         G        D
then the soldiers came
C                    G       B7
  she died without a whisper
Em  Em  Em  Em

           G       (D)      Em
There were three of us this morning
        G   (D)       Em
I'm the only one this evening
      G       D
but I must go on
C                      G      B7
  the frontiers are my prison
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G        (D)      Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
            G         (D)      Em
through the graves the wind is blowing
G                 D
freedom soon will come
C                          G       B7
  then we'll come from the shadows
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G     (D)          Em
Les Allemands étaient chez moi               
       G        (D)    Em
ils me dirent, resigne-toi                   
        G        D
mais je n'ai pas pu                          
C                 G    B7
  j'ai repris mon arme                       
Em  Em  Em  Em

         G      (D)      Em
J'ai changé cent fois de nom                
        G       (D)   Em
j'ai perdu femme et enfants                  
          G       D
mais j'ai tant d'amis                        
C                  G     B7 
  j'ai la France entière                     
Em  Em  Em  Em

         G         (D)    Em
Un vieil homme dans un grenier               
        G        (D)  Em
pour la nuit nous a cachés                   
        G           D
les Allemands l'ont pris                     
C                     G     B7
  il est mort sans surprise                  
Em  Em  Em  Em

        G        (D)      Em
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing
            G         (D)      Em
through the graves the wind is blowing
G                 D
freedom soon will come
C                          G       B7
  then we'll come from the shadows
Em  Em  Em  Em

The Partisan

verse 1

Like a [A]bird on the [E7]wire
Like a [A]drunk in a [A7]midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way to be [A]free [Asus4][A]
Like a [A]worm on a [E7]hook
Like a [A]knight from some [A7]old fashioned [D]book
I have [A]saved all my [E7]ribbons for [A]thee [Asus4][A]
[D]If I if I have been un[A]kind
I [Bm]hope that you can just let it go [A]by
[D]If I if I have been un[A]true
I [Bm]hope you know it was never to [E]you [Esus4][E][E7]

verse 2

Like a [A]baby still[E7]born
Like a [A]beast [A7]with his [D]horn
I have [A]torn every[E7]one who reached [A]out for me [Asus4][A]
But I [A]swear by this [E7]song
And by [A]all that [A7]I have done [D]wrong
I will [A]make it [E7]all up to [A]thee [Asus4][A]
[D]I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden [A]crutch
[Bm]He said to me you must not ask for so [A]much [Asus4][A]
[D]And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened [A]door
[Bm]She cried to me hey why not ask for [E]more [Esus4][E][E7]

ending

Like a [A]bird on the [E7]wire
Like a [A]drunk in a [A7]midnight [D]choir
I have [A]tried in my [E7]way to be [D]free [A]

Bird On A Wire

Dm      A   Dm   Am  Em  Am
It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone
  C               Dm                       C      G      C
Looking at the Late Late show through a semi-precious stone
 E                Am         F             C
In the House of Honesty her father was on trial
 G                Am          Em           F
In the House of Mystery there was no one at all
       C      G     Am
there was no one at all

It seems so long ago, none of us were strong
Nancy wore green stockings and she slept with everyone
She never said she'd wait for us although she was alone
I think she fell in love for us in nineteen sixty one
In nineteen sixty one

It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone
A forty five beside her head, an open telephone
We told her she was beautiful, we told her she was free
But none of us would meet her in the House of Mystery
The House of Mystery

And now you look around you, see her everywhere
Many use her body, many comb her hair
In the hollow of the night when you are cold and numb
You hear her talking freely then
She's happy that you've come
She's happy that you've come

"The Partisan" ("La Complainte du Partisan") is a song about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was written in 1943 in London by Anna Marly and Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie. It has been adapted (with English lyrics by Hy Zaret) and covered by diverse artists, including Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie, 16 Horsepower, Red Union, Po' Girl, Branimir Štulić and Electrelane. It is often confused with the Chant des Partisans, which became the unofficial anthem of the French Resistance. Read more on Last.fm.

Am         C         E          Am
When they poured across the border
Am    C         E         Am
I was cautioned to surrender,
Am       C        G
this I could not do;
F                 C       Am C E
I took my gun and vanished.

I have changed my name so often,
I've lost my wife and children
but I have many friends,
and some of them are with me.

An old woman gave us shelter,
kept us hidden in the garret,
then the soldiers came;
she died without a whisper.

There were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
but I must go on;
the frontiers are my prison.

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
then we'll come from the shadows.

Les Allemands étaient chez moi (The Germans were at my home)
ils m'ont dit "Résigne-toi" (They said, "Surrender,")
mais je n'ai pas pu (this I could not do)
j'ai repris mon arme (I took my weapon again)

J'ai changé cent fois de nom (I have changed names a hundred times)
j'ai perdu femme et enfants (I have lost wife and children)
mais j'ai tant d'amis (But I have so many friends)
j'ai la France entière (I have all of France)

Un vieil homme dans un grenier (An old man, in an attic)
pour la nuit nous a cachés (Hid us for the night)
les Allemands l'ont pris (The Germans captured him)
il est mort sans surprise (He died without surprise)

Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
then we'll come from the shadows.

A           E             A                   D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
         A          E              Asus4  A
I have tried in my way to be free
        A         E             A                             D
Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old-fashioned book
        A            E               Asus4  A
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
       D                         A
         If I, if I have been unkind
       Bm                                    A
         I hope that you can just let it go by
       D                          A
         If I, if I have been untrue,
       Bm                                 E
         I hope you know it was never to you.


Like a baby stillborn, like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song and by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
         I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
         He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
         And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
         She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

        A           E             A                   D
Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir
         A          E             D A
I have tried in my way to be free

Bird On The Wire

Songs From A Room

    C          G           F         C
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
         C          G            F
you were talking so brave and so sweet,
C         G           F      C
giving me head on the unmade bed,
           C                     G
while the limousines wait in the street.
F                          Am
Those were the reasons and that was New York,
        Am              G              F
we were running for the money and the flesh.
    F                            C
And that was called love for the workers in song
         C                           G
probably still is for those of them left.

        F                       C
Ah but you got away, didn't you babe,
          C          G/B          Am
you just turned your back on the crowd,
F                                      C
you got away, I never once heard you say,
   F                 C
I need you, I don't need you,
   F                 C
I need you, I don't need you
    C                    G
and all of that jiving around.


I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
you were famous, your heart was a legend.
You told me again you preferred handsome men
but for me you would make an exception.
And clenching your fist for the ones like us
who are oppressed by the figures of beauty,
you fixed yourself up, you said, "Well never mind,
we are ugly but we have the music."

And then you got away, didn't you babe...

I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best,
I can't keep track of each fallen robin.
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
that's all, I don't even think of you that often.

Chelsea Hotel

F                        C                      Bb                  F
I remember you well from the Chelsea Hotel
          F                     C                       Dm
Your voice was so brave and so sweet
        F                C                    Bb              F
You giving me head on the unmade bed
                  Bb                                      C
While the limousines wait in the street
Dm                                       Bb 
Those were the reasons, that was New York,
                F                          A                  Dm
We were running for the money and flesh
        Bb                                                F
And that was called love for the workers in song
                 Bb                                        C
Probably still is for those of them left

          Dm                     Bb
Then you got away, didn't you babe
        F                            A                    Dm
You just turned your back on the crowds
Bb                                             F
You got away, I never once heard you say
Bb                F                             Bb                 F
I need you, I don't need you, I need you, I don't need you
         Bb                       Dm
And all of that jivin' around

I remember you well from the Chelsea Hotel
You were famous your heart was a legend
You told me again you preferred handsome men
But for me you would make an exception
And clenching your fists for the ones like us 
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty
Then you fix yourself, you say "Well never mind
We are ugly, but we have the music"

Then you got away, didn't you babe
You just turned your back on the crowds
You got away I never once heard you say
I need you, I don't need you, I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jivin' around

             F                 C                   Bb                      F 
I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best
            F                       C                   Dm
I can't keep track of every fallen robin
          F                        C                      Bb           F
But I remember you well from the Chelsea Hotel
            Bb                                              C
That's all, I don't think of you that often

Chelsea Hotel #2

New Skin For The Old Ceremony

A                        G
The Woman in blue, she's asking for revenge
A                                    G
The man in white that's you, says he has no friends
A                             G
The river is swollen up with, rusty cans
A                                 E
And the trees are burning in your promised land



Chorus

D                               A
And there are no letters in the mailbox
D                                A
And there are no grapes upon the vine
D                                  A
And there are no chocolates in the boxes anymore
                 E               A
And there are no diamonds in the mine


Verse 2
A                                      G
Well you tell me that your lover has a broken limb
A                                       G
You say your kinda restless now and it's on account of him
A                                     G
Well I saw the man in question it was just the other night
A                                 E
He was eating up a lady where the lions and christians fight


Chorus
D                               A
And there are no letters in the mailbox
D                                 A
And there are no grapes upon the vine
D                                  A
And there are no chocolates in the boxes anymore
                 E               A
And there are no diamonds in the mine



Verse 3
A                          G
There is no comfort in the covens of the witch
A                                G
Some very clever doctor went and sterilised the bitch
A                                   G
And the only man of energy, yes the revolution's pride
A                                  E
He trained a hundred women just to kill an unborn child



Chorus
D                               A
And there are no letters in your mailbox
D                                 A
And there are no grapes upon your vine
D                                  A
And there are no chocolates in your boxes anymore
                 E               A
And there are no diamonds in your mine

Diamonds In The Mine

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

CHORUS #1:
           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?

         Am
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
You'd been to the station to meet every train
And you came home without Lili Marlene
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
And when she came back she was nobody's wife

CHORUS #2:
         C                                   G
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
                      Am
One more thin gypsy thief
                    Bm  G F               Em7
Well I see Jane's awake   she sends her regards

And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
What can I possibly say?
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
I'm glad you stood in my way
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free

CHORUS #3:
           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

Famous Blue Raincoat

Verses:

G                        Em
  The rain falls down on last year's man
         F                                C
That's a Jews harp on the table, that's a crayon in his hand.
        G                             Em
And the corners of the blue print are ruined since they rolled
    F                                              C
Far past the stems of thumb tacks that still throw shadows on the wood.
        F                    D          G               D
And the skylight is like the skin for a drum I'll never mend
    G                  Em                 F                    C
And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.

(Same chord progression for the other verses)

I met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the dark
Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her name was Joan of Arc.
I was in that army, yes I stayed a little while
I want to thank you Joan of Arc for treating me so well.
And tho'  I wear a uniform I was not born to fight
All these wounded boys you lie beside; good night my friends, goodnight.

I came upon a wedding that old fam'lies had contrived
Bethlehem the bridegroom Babylon the bride.
Great Babylon was naked Ah! she stood there trembling for me
And Bethlehem inflamed us both like the shy one at some orgy.
And when we fell together all our flesh was like a veil
That I had to draw aside to see the serpent eat its tail.

Some women wait for Jesus and some women wait for Cain
So I hang upon my altar and I hoist my axe again.
And I take the one who finds me back to where it all began
When Jesus was the honeymoon and Cain was just the man.
And we read from pleasant bibles that are bound in blood an skin
That the wilderness is gathering all its children back again.

The rain falls down on last year's man
An hour has gone by and he has not moved his hand.
But everything will happen if he only gives the word
The lovers will rise up and the mountains touch the ground.
But the skylight is like skin for a drum I'll never mend
And all the rain falls down, Amen, on the works of last year's man.

Outro:  G       Em      F       C

Last Years Man

Songs Of Love And Hate

G                   Em
I heard there was a secret chord
G                        Em
that David played and it pleased the Lord,
    C				    G
But you don't really care for music do you.
G		      C		 D
It goes like this the fourth the fifth,
Em		       C     D
the minor fall and the major lift
D				Em
The baffled king composing hallelujah
     C	       Em	   C	    G-D-G
Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja, Halleluja

Hallelujah

Am
Dance me to your beauty
       Em
With a burning violin
Am
Dance me through the panic
        Em  
Till I'm gathered safely in
Am
Lift me like an olive branch
    Em
And be my homeward dove
  B7                     Em
Dance me to the end of love
  B7                     Em
Dance me to the end of love



Let me see your beauty
When the witnesses are gone
Let me feel you moving
Like they do in Babylon
Show me slowly what I only
Know the limits of
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the wedding now
Dance me on and on
Dance me very tenderly and
Dance me very long
We're both of us beneath our love
We're both of us above
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance me to the children
Who are asking to be born
Dance me through the curtains
That our kisses have outworn
Raise a tent of shelter now
Though every thread is torn
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love


Dance me to your beauty
With a burning violin
Dance me through the panic
Till I'm gathered safely in
Touch me with your naked hand
Or touch me with your glove
Dance me to the end of love
Dance me to the end of love

Dance Me To The End Of Love

Various Positions

Passing Through 

          C                                        F
I saw Jesus on the cross on a hill called Calvary
                C                                                               G
"Do you hate mankind for what they done to you?"
                 C                                                      F
He said, "Talk of love not hate, things to do - it's getting late.
            C                               G                    C
I've so little time and I'm only passing through."

C                                                                                                                    C7                      F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                          C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

          C                                                        F
I saw Adam leave the Garden with an apple in his hand,
            C                                                                    G
I said "Now you're out, what are you going to do?"
                       C                                                      F
"Plant some crops and pray for rain, maybe raise a little cane.
            C                                    G                    C
I'm an orphan now, and I'm only passing through."

C                                                                                                                    C7                      F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                          C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

                   C                                               F
I was with Washington at Valley Ford, shivering in the snow.
             C                                                                       G
I said, "How come the men here suffer like they do?"
                  C                                                F
"Men will suffer, men will fight, even die for what is right
          C                                             G                    C
even though they know they're only passing through"

C                                                                                                                    C7                     F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                           C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.








                   C                                                        F
I was with Franklin Roosevelt's side on the night before he died.
                 C                                                                       G
He said, "One world must come out of World War Two" (ah, the fool)
                  C                                                          F
"Yankee, Russian, white or tan," he said, "A man is still a man.
                 C                                         G                   C
We're all on one road, and we're only passing through."

C                                                                                                                    C7                     F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                           C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

C                                                                                                                    C7                      F
Passing through, passing through.  Sometimes happy, sometimes blue, glad that I ran into you.
               C                          G                           C
Tell the people that you saw me passing through.

Passing Through

Live Songs

C
I loved you in the morning our kisses deep and warm
      Am
Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm 
       F  
Yes, many loved before us I know that we are not new
     C
In city and in forest they smiled like me and you
     Am
But now it's come to distances and both of us must try
       F
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
 G                          C  G
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye 

I'm not looking for another
As I wander in my time
Walk me to the corner
Our steps will always rhyme
You know my love goes with you
As your love stays with me
It's just the way it changes
Like the shoreline and the sea
But let's not talk of love or chains
And things we can't untie
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye 

I loved you in the morning
Our kisses deep and warm
Your hair upon the pillow
Like a sleepy golden storm 
Yes, many loved before us
I know that we are not new
In city and in forest
They smiled like me and you
But let's not talk of love or chains
And things we can't untie
Your eyes are soft with sorrow
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye

Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye

Intro: C  Csus4 C 3x

   C                C
Suzanne takes you down
         C               C
To her place near the river
         Dm                Dm
You can hear the boats go by
          Dm                 Dm
You can spend the night beside her
          C                      C
And you know that she's half crazy
            C                   C
But that's why you want to be there
         Em                 Em
And she feeds you tea and oranges
           F                   F
That come all the way from China
          C                     C
And just when you mean to tell her
          Dm                 Dm
That you have no love to give her
          C                   C
Then she gets you on her wavelength
        Dm              Dm
And she lets the river answer
            C                  C   Csus4  C   Csus4  C
That you've always been her lover
         Em              Em
And you want to travel with her
         F                 F
And you want to travel blind
         C                      C
And you know that she will trust you
             Dm                 Dm           C
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said: "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

Suzanne

A                D
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
     Bm
your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
     G
yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new,
   D
in city and in forest they smiled like me and you,
    Bm
but now it's come to distances and both of us must try,
     G
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
A                              D A 
Hey, that's no way to say good bye.

        D
I'm not looking for another as I wander in my time,
Bm
walk me to the corner, our steps will always rhyme
G
you know my love goes with you as your love stays with me,
     D
it's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea,
    Bm
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
     G
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
A                              D A
Hey, that's no way to say good bye.

  D
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
     Bm
your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
     G
yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new,
   D
in city and in forest they smiled like me and you,
    Bm
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
     G
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
A                              D A
Hey, that's no way to say good bye.

Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
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A  E  D  A

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E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

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