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Famous Blue Raincoat

Leonard Cohen
ChordsKeyAmTuningDrop Dintermediate118 BPM
★4.9(1k)

Chords in this song7

Intro

    
    

Verse 1

It's four in the morning, the end of December
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record

Chorus 1

Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear 
Did you ever go clear?

Verse 2

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

Well, I see you there with the rose in your teeth 
One more thin gypsy thief, well, I see Jane's awake 
She sends her regards

Instrumental

    

Verse 3

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

Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes
I thought it was there for good, so I never tried 
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear 
Sincerely, L. Cohen

Outro

    

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