Leonard Cohen's Roses chords by Johnette Napolitano

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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"You're looking at me sideways
I can see you don't approve
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Oh yeah I did everything
They told me not to do"
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Verse 2

I met her in a bar way back

in nineteen eighty- two

She was wearing a crooked wig

And had a lot of old tattoos

Verse 3
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She says, "Why are you
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way over there?
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Come on over and pull up a chair!
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She says, "you've got
nothing else to do!"
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Verse 4
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"You know, Leonard Cohen sent me roses,
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how about you?
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That's right, Leonard Cohen sent me roses,
how about you?"
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Verse 5
She asked me for a cigarette
I could tell she'd had a few
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So I gave her a cigarette and she said
"Can you give me two?"
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Verse 6
I ordered up another
I could tell I'd be awhile
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Oh well what the hell, I  thought
And the bartender winked and smiled
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Verse 7
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"Well I may not look like much today
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But if you'd seen me back in my day
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Then you would know who
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you're talking to!
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Leonard Cohen sent me roses,
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how about you?
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That's right, Leonard Cohen sent me roses,

Interlude 1

how about you?"

Verse 8
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I said well I've had enough for today
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I got up, and as I walked away
She said,
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"It's not braggin' if it's true!"
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Verse 9
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"You know Leonard Cohen sent me roses,
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how about you?
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And I rolled a joint for Willie Nelson,
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how about you?
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And Marlon Brando sent his regards to me,
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not you!
That's right, Leonard Cohen sent me roses,