It Seems So Long Ago, Nancy chords by Leonard Cohen
Verse 1
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It seems so long ago,
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Nancy was alone
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Looking at the late, late show
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through a semi -precious stone
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In the house of honesty,
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her father was on trial
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In the house of mys tery,
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there was no one at all
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There was no one at all
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It seemed so long ago,
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none of us were strong,
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Nancy wore green stockings
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and she slept with everyone.
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She never said she'd
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wait for us,
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although she was alone
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I think she fell in love for us
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in 1961, in 1961
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It seemed so long ago.
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Nancy was alone,
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a forty -five beside her head,
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an open telephone.
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We told her she was beautiful,
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we told her she was free
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But none of us would meet her
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in the house of mystery
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The house of mystery
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And now you look around you,
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see her everywhere
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Many use her body,
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many comb her hair
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And in the hollow of the night,
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when you are cold and numb,
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You'll hear her talking freely then,
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she's happy that you've come.
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She's happy that
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you've come.
You
It Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
Leonard Cohen
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