Famous Blue Raincoat Chords by Leonard Cohen

Tempo:
159.95 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

Em

F

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat chords
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[Am]
[F]
[D]
[E] [Em] [G]
[Am]
[F]
[Dm]
[Em]
It's [Am] four in the morning, [F] the end of December [D] I'm [Dm]
writing you now just to [Em] see if you're
better [Am] New York is cold but I [F] like where I'm living
The [D] [Dm] music on Clinton [E] Street [Em] all through the evening
[A] [Am] I hear that [Bm] you're building your [Am] little house deep [Bm] in the desert
You're [Am]
living [G] for nothing now I [Am] hope you're keeping some kind [G] of record
Yes, [C] Jane came [Am] by with a lock of [Em] your [G] hair
She said that you gave it [Am] to her that night that you planned to go [Em] clear
[Bm]
Did [G]
[F] you ever [Am] go [E] clear?
[Em] [E]
[G] [A] Oh, the [Am] last time we saw you, [F] you looked so much older
[Dm] Your famous blue raincoat [Em] was taut at the shoulder
[Am] You'd been to the station [F] to meet every train
[D] You came home [E] without [Em] Lily and me
[A] And you treated [Am]
my [Bm] woman to [Am] a flake of [Bm] your life
[Am]
When she [G] came back,
[A] [Am] she was [G] nobody's wife
Well, [C] I see you there with a rose in [G] your teeth
One more thin gypsy [Am] thief
Well, I see [Bm] Jane's away,
[G]
[F] she [C] sends her [E] [Em] regards
[G] [Am]
[F]
[D] [Dm]
[E] [Em]
[Am] And what can I tell you, [F] my brother, my killer?
[D] What can I possibly [E] say?
[Em]
[Am] I guess that I miss you, [F] I guess I forgive you
[D] I'm glad you stood in [E] my way
[Em] [Am] If you ever [Bm] come by here for Jane or for [Bm] me
[Am] Well, your enemy [G] is sleeping and [Am]
his woman [G] is free
Yes, [C]
thanks for the trouble you [G] took from her eyes
I thought it was [Am] there for good, so I never [Bm] would try
[G]
[C] And Jane came by with a lock of your [G] hair
She said that you gave it to [Am] her
That night that you planned to [Bm] go clear
[G]
[F]
Sincerely, [E] Alcorn
[Em] [G] [A]
[Am] [F]
[D]
[Dm] [Em]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
F
134211111
E
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, Em, Am, F, D, E, Bm, G, C, G and Am. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 119 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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

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This song was composed by Leonard Cohen.

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