Chords for LEONARD COHEN Thats no way to say goodbye / You know who i am ( BBC John Peel ) 1968
Tempo:
134.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I [A] loved you in the morning hour, kisses deep and [E] warm [F#m] your hair, upon the pillow like a sleepy golden
[A] storm.
[D] Many love before us, I know we are not you in the [A] city, and in for us they smile like me and you.
[F#m] Now it's come to distances, both of us [F#] must try, [D] your eyes are soft with sorrow, [E]
ain't that no way to say [A] goodbye.
[E]
I'm [A] not looking for another as I wander in my time, [F#m]
walking to the corner now, our steps will always rhyme.
[D] You know my love moves with you, your love stays with me,
[A] just the way it changes like the shoreline and the sea.
[F#m] Let's not talk of love or change, things we can't untie, [D] your eyes are soft with [E] sorrow, ain't that no way to say [A] goodbye.
I loved you in the morning hour, kisses deep and warm [F#m] your hair, upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm.
[D] Many love before us, I know we are [G] not [D] you in the city, and in for us they smile like me and you.
[F#m] Now it's come to distances, both of us must try, [D] your eyes are soft with sorrow, [E]
ain't that no way to say
[A] goodbye.
[E]
[Am]
[E] [A] [Am]
I cannot know [Bm] you my love, [Am] you cannot follow [Bm] me,
[D] I am the distance you [A] put between, [Em] all the moments [B]
that we [E] will be.
You [D] know who [A] I am, [D] you've stared [A] at the sun, [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one.
[Am]
[Am]
Sometimes I need [Bm] you naked,
[Am] sometimes I [Bm] need you wild,
[D] I need you to carry [A] my children in, [G] and I need you [Bm] to [E] kill a child.
[D] You know [A] who I am, [D]
you've stared at [A] the sun,
[D] [A]
well I am the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one.
[Am]
If you should [Bm] ever track me down,
[Am] I will [Bm] surrender,
[D] and I'll leave with you [A] one broken man, whom I [G] will teach you [B]
[E] to repair.
[D] You know who [A] I am, [D] you've stared at the [A] sun, [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one.
[A] [Am]
I cannot know [Bm] you my love, [Am] you cannot follow [Bm] me,
[D] I am the distance [A] you put between, all [G] the moments [B] you [E] will be.
You [D] know who [A] I am, [D] you've stared at [A] the sun, [D] well I am the [A] one who loves [G] changing from nothing [E] to one.
[Am] [Em] [A]
[A] storm.
[D] Many love before us, I know we are not you in the [A] city, and in for us they smile like me and you.
[F#m] Now it's come to distances, both of us [F#] must try, [D] your eyes are soft with sorrow, [E]
ain't that no way to say [A] goodbye.
[E]
I'm [A] not looking for another as I wander in my time, [F#m]
walking to the corner now, our steps will always rhyme.
[D] You know my love moves with you, your love stays with me,
[A] just the way it changes like the shoreline and the sea.
[F#m] Let's not talk of love or change, things we can't untie, [D] your eyes are soft with [E] sorrow, ain't that no way to say [A] goodbye.
I loved you in the morning hour, kisses deep and warm [F#m] your hair, upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm.
[D] Many love before us, I know we are [G] not [D] you in the city, and in for us they smile like me and you.
[F#m] Now it's come to distances, both of us must try, [D] your eyes are soft with sorrow, [E]
ain't that no way to say
[A] goodbye.
[E]
[Am]
[E] [A] [Am]
I cannot know [Bm] you my love, [Am] you cannot follow [Bm] me,
[D] I am the distance you [A] put between, [Em] all the moments [B]
that we [E] will be.
You [D] know who [A] I am, [D] you've stared [A] at the sun, [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one.
[Am]
[Am]
Sometimes I need [Bm] you naked,
[Am] sometimes I [Bm] need you wild,
[D] I need you to carry [A] my children in, [G] and I need you [Bm] to [E] kill a child.
[D] You know [A] who I am, [D]
you've stared at [A] the sun,
[D] [A]
well I am the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one.
[Am]
If you should [Bm] ever track me down,
[Am] I will [Bm] surrender,
[D] and I'll leave with you [A] one broken man, whom I [G] will teach you [B]
[E] to repair.
[D] You know who [A] I am, [D] you've stared at the [A] sun, [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one.
[A] [Am]
I cannot know [Bm] you my love, [Am] you cannot follow [Bm] me,
[D] I am the distance [A] you put between, all [G] the moments [B] you [E] will be.
You [D] know who [A] I am, [D] you've stared at [A] the sun, [D] well I am the [A] one who loves [G] changing from nothing [E] to one.
[Am] [Em] [A]
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I [A] loved you in the morning hour, kisses deep and [E] warm [F#m] your hair, _ upon the pillow like a sleepy golden _
_ [A] storm.
[D] Many love before _ us, I know we are not you in the [A] city, _ and in for us they smile like me and you.
[F#m] _ Now it's come to distances, _ both of us [F#] must try, [D] your eyes are soft with _ sorrow, [E] _ _ _
ain't that _ no way to say [A] goodbye.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I'm [A] not looking for another _ as I wander in my _ time, [F#m] _
walking to the corner now, our steps will always rhyme.
[D] _ You know my love moves with you, your love stays with _ me, _
[A] just the way it changes like the _ shoreline and the sea.
_ _ [F#m] _ Let's not talk of love or change, things we can't _ untie, [D] your eyes are soft with _ _ [E] sorrow, _ _ ain't that _ no way to say _ _ [A] goodbye.
_ _ I _ _ _ loved _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ you in the _ morning hour, kisses deep and warm [F#m] your hair, upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm.
_ [D] _ Many love before us, I know we are [G] not [D] you _ in the city, and in for us they smile like me and you.
_ [F#m] _ Now it's come to _ distances, _ both of us must try, [D] your eyes are soft with sorrow, [E] _ _ _ _
ain't that no _ way _ to say _
[A] goodbye.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I cannot _ know [Bm] you my love, _ _ [Am] _ you cannot follow [Bm] me, _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I am the distance you [A] put between, _ _ [Em] all the moments [B]
that we [E] will be. _ _
You [D] know who [A] I am, _ _ _ [D] you've stared [A] at the sun, _ _ [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Sometimes _ I need [Bm] you naked, _ _
_ _ [Am] sometimes I [Bm] need you wild, _ _
_ [D] _ I need you to carry [A] my children in, _ [G] and I need you [Bm] to [E] kill a child. _ _
[D] You know [A] who I am, _ _ _ [D] _
you've stared at [A] the sun, _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
well I am the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ If you _ should [Bm] ever track me down, _
_ _ [Am] _ I will [Bm] surrender, _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ and I'll leave with you [A] one broken man, whom I [G] will teach you [B] _ _
[E] to repair. _ _ _
[D] You know who [A] I am, _ _ [D] you've stared at the [A] sun, _ _ _ [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I cannot _ know [Bm] you my love, _ [Am] _ _ you cannot follow [Bm] me, _ _ _
_ [D] _ I am the distance [A] you put between, _ all [G] the moments [B] _ you [E] will be. _ _
You [D] know who [A] I am, _ _ _ [D] you've stared at [A] the sun, _ _ _ [D] well I am the [A] one who loves [G] changing from nothing _ [E] _ to _ one.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I [A] loved you in the morning hour, kisses deep and [E] warm [F#m] your hair, _ upon the pillow like a sleepy golden _
_ [A] storm.
[D] Many love before _ us, I know we are not you in the [A] city, _ and in for us they smile like me and you.
[F#m] _ Now it's come to distances, _ both of us [F#] must try, [D] your eyes are soft with _ sorrow, [E] _ _ _
ain't that _ no way to say [A] goodbye.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I'm [A] not looking for another _ as I wander in my _ time, [F#m] _
walking to the corner now, our steps will always rhyme.
[D] _ You know my love moves with you, your love stays with _ me, _
[A] just the way it changes like the _ shoreline and the sea.
_ _ [F#m] _ Let's not talk of love or change, things we can't _ untie, [D] your eyes are soft with _ _ [E] sorrow, _ _ ain't that _ no way to say _ _ [A] goodbye.
_ _ I _ _ _ loved _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ you in the _ morning hour, kisses deep and warm [F#m] your hair, upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm.
_ [D] _ Many love before us, I know we are [G] not [D] you _ in the city, and in for us they smile like me and you.
_ [F#m] _ Now it's come to _ distances, _ both of us must try, [D] your eyes are soft with sorrow, [E] _ _ _ _
ain't that no _ way _ to say _
[A] goodbye.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I cannot _ know [Bm] you my love, _ _ [Am] _ you cannot follow [Bm] me, _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I am the distance you [A] put between, _ _ [Em] all the moments [B]
that we [E] will be. _ _
You [D] know who [A] I am, _ _ _ [D] you've stared [A] at the sun, _ _ [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Sometimes _ I need [Bm] you naked, _ _
_ _ [Am] sometimes I [Bm] need you wild, _ _
_ [D] _ I need you to carry [A] my children in, _ [G] and I need you [Bm] to [E] kill a child. _ _
[D] You know [A] who I am, _ _ _ [D] _
you've stared at [A] the sun, _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
well I am the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ If you _ should [Bm] ever track me down, _
_ _ [Am] _ I will [Bm] surrender, _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ and I'll leave with you [A] one broken man, whom I [G] will teach you [B] _ _
[E] to repair. _ _ _
[D] You know who [A] I am, _ _ [D] you've stared at the [A] sun, _ _ _ [D] well I am [A] the one who [G] loves changing from nothing [E] to one. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I cannot _ know [Bm] you my love, _ [Am] _ _ you cannot follow [Bm] me, _ _ _
_ [D] _ I am the distance [A] you put between, _ all [G] the moments [B] _ you [E] will be. _ _
You [D] know who [A] I am, _ _ _ [D] you've stared at [A] the sun, _ _ _ [D] well I am the [A] one who loves [G] changing from nothing _ [E] _ to _ one.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _