Biography:
Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and romantic relationships. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.
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Other songs:
- Ain't No Cure For Love
- Aleluya
- Bird On A Wire
- Bird On The Wire
- Blessed Is The Memory
- Chelsea Hotel
- Chelsea Hotel #2
- Chelsea Hotel No 2
- Chelsea Hotel No. 2
- Dance Me To The End Of Love
- Diamonds In The Mine
- Famous Blue Raincoat
- Hallelujah
- Halluejah
- Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye
- Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
- Last Years Man
- Passing Through
- Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
- Shrek - Aleluya (hallelujah)
- Slow
- Suzanne
- The Partisan
- If It Be Your Will
- So Long Marianne
- A Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes
- A Singer Must Die
- A Thousand Kisses Deep
- A Veterans Hallelujah
- Aint No Cure For Love
- Alexandra Leaving
- Almost Like The Blues
- Always
- Amen
- Anthem
- Avalanche
- Ballad Of The Absent Mare
- Banjo
- Boogie Street
- Born In Chains
- Chelsea Hotel 2
- Closing Time
- Come Healing
- Coming Back To You
- Crazy To Love You
- Death Of A Ladies Man
- Democracy
- Did I Ever Love You
- Dont Go Home With Your Hard
- Dress Rehearsal Rag
- Everybody Knows
- Field Commander Cohen
- First We Take Manhattan
- Going Home
- Heart With No Companion
- Hey Thats No Way
- Hey Thats No Way To Say Goodbye
- I Was Never Any Good At Loving You
- If I Didnt Have Your Love
- Im Your Man
- In My Secret Life
- Iodine
- Is This What You Wanted
- It Seemed The Better Way
- Joan Of Arc
- Lady Midnight
- Land Of Plenty
- Leaving Green Sleeves
- Leaving The Table
- Love Calls You By Your Name
- Lover Lover Lover
- Master Song
- Memories
- My Oh My
- Nevermind
- Night Comes On
- No Way To Say Goodbye
- On The Level
- One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
- Paper Thin Hotel
- Samson In New Orleans
- Seems So Long Ago
- Seems So Long Ago Nancy
- Show Me The Place
- Sing Another Song Boys
- Sisters Of Mercy
- Song Of Bernadette
- Songs From A Room
- Songs Of Leonard Cohen
- Steer Your Way
- Store Room
- Stories Of The Street
- Story Of Isaac
- Stranger Song
- Take This Longing
- Take This Waltz
- Teachers
- Tennessee Waltz
- That Dont Make It Junk
- The Butcher
- The Captain
- The Darkness
- The Future
- The Guests
- The Gypsy Wife
- The Old Revolution
- The Smokey Life
- The Stranger Song
- The Traitor
- The Window
- There Is War
- Theres No Reason Why You Should
- Tonight Will Be Fine
- Tower Of Song
- Treaty
- True Love Leaves No Traces
- Waiting For The Miracle
- Who By Fire
- Why Dont You Try
- Winter Lady
- You Got Me Singing
- You Have Loved Enough
- You Know Who I Am
- You Want It Darker
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[Chords]
A/G 3x2220
F#m7 242222
F13 131231
G#dim xx0101 or 456464
E7/G# 420100
E/D xx0100 or xx0454
[Intro]
A A/G F#m7 F13
A A/G F#m7 F13
E E F#m/E E7 A/E Bm/E E
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13
I've never seen your eyes so wide
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied
D Dm7 A G#dim A E7/G# A E7/G#
Elsewhere is your feast of love, I know
A A/G F#m7 F13
Long ago we agreed to keep it light
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
So let's be married one more night
[Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G#
It's light, light enough
A E7/G# A E7/G#
To let it go
D Dm7 A G#dim
It's light enough
A Bm7 C
To let it go
[Post-Chorus]
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
Remember when the scenery started fading
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
I held you 'til you learned to walk on air
D E/D
So don't look down, the ground is gone
C#m7 F#m
There's no one waving anyway
B Bm7 E
The smokey life is practiced everywhere
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13
So set your restless heart at ease
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
Take a lesson from these autumn leaves
D Dm7 A G#dim A E7/G# A E7/G#
They waste no time waiting for the snow
A A/G F#m7 F13
Don't argue now or you'll be late
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
There's nothing to investigate
[Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G#
It's light, light enough
A E7/G# A E7/G#
To let it go
D Dm7 A G#dim
It's light enough
A Bm7 C
To let it go
[Post-Chorus]
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
Remember when the scenery started fading
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
I held you 'til you learned to walk on air
D E/D
So don't look down, the ground is gone
C#m7 F#m
There's no one waving anyway
B Bm7 E
The smokey life is practiced everywhere
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13
Come on back if the moment lends
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
You can look up all my very closest friends
[Final Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G#
Light, light enough
A E7/G# A E7/G#
To let it go
D Dm7 A G#dim
It's light enough
A A/G F#m7 F13 A
To let it go
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chords in the intro can be played like this:
A A/G F#m7 F13
| . | . | . | .
E|--0-----------0-----------2-----------1-----------|
B|--2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------|
G|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-----------2-----------1-----------| (2x)
E E F#m/E E7 A/E Bm/E E
| . | . | . | .
E|--0-----------4-----5-----7-----9-----10----12----|
B|--0-----------5-----7-----9-----10----12----12----|
G|--1-----------4-----6-----7-----9-----11----13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A/G 3x2220
F#m7 242222
F13 131231
G#dim xx0101 or 456464
E7/G# 420100
E/D xx0100 or xx0454
[Intro]
A A/G F#m7 F13
A A/G F#m7 F13
E E F#m/E E7 A/E Bm/E E
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13
I've never seen your eyes so wide
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied
D Dm7 A G#dim A E7/G# A E7/G#
Elsewhere is your feast of love, I know
A A/G F#m7 F13
Long ago we agreed to keep it light
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
So let's be married one more night
[Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G#
It's light, light enough
A E7/G# A E7/G#
To let it go
D Dm7 A G#dim
It's light enough
A Bm7 C
To let it go
[Post-Chorus]
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
Remember when the scenery started fading
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
I held you 'til you learned to walk on air
D E/D
So don't look down, the ground is gone
C#m7 F#m
There's no one waving anyway
B Bm7 E
The smokey life is practiced everywhere
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13
So set your restless heart at ease
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
Take a lesson from these autumn leaves
D Dm7 A G#dim A E7/G# A E7/G#
They waste no time waiting for the snow
A A/G F#m7 F13
Don't argue now or you'll be late
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
There's nothing to investigate
[Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G#
It's light, light enough
A E7/G# A E7/G#
To let it go
D Dm7 A G#dim
It's light enough
A Bm7 C
To let it go
[Post-Chorus]
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
Remember when the scenery started fading
C# F#m B7 F#m B7
I held you 'til you learned to walk on air
D E/D
So don't look down, the ground is gone
C#m7 F#m
There's no one waving anyway
B Bm7 E
The smokey life is practiced everywhere
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13
Come on back if the moment lends
A A/G F#m7 F13 Em
You can look up all my very closest friends
[Final Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G#
Light, light enough
A E7/G# A E7/G#
To let it go
D Dm7 A G#dim
It's light enough
A A/G F#m7 F13 A
To let it go
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chords in the intro can be played like this:
A A/G F#m7 F13
| . | . | . | .
E|--0-----------0-----------2-----------1-----------|
B|--2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------|
G|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-----------2-----------1-----------| (2x)
E E F#m/E E7 A/E Bm/E E
| . | . | . | .
E|--0-----------4-----5-----7-----9-----10----12----|
B|--0-----------5-----7-----9-----10----12----12----|
G|--1-----------4-----6-----7-----9-----11----13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
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