Night Comes On chords by Leonard Cohen
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Verse 1
(D major) I (A major) went (D major) down to the place where I
knew she lay waiting
Under the marble and the (A major) snow
I said, (D major) Mother I'm frightened,
the thunder and the lightning
I'll never come through this alone (A major)
She said, (G major) I'll be with you, my
shawl wrapped around (C major) you
(G major) My hand on your (C major) head when you (G major) go
And the (D major) night came on, it (A minor) was very calm
Verse 2
I (F major) wanted the night to go (C major) on and on
But she (G major) said, go back,
go back to the world (D major)
We were fighting in Egypt when
they signed this agreement
That nobody else had to die (A major)
There was this (D major) terrible sound,
my father went down
With a terrible wound in his (A major) side
He said, (G major) try to go (C major) on, (G major) take my books,
take my (C major) gun
(G major) Remember, my son, (C major) how they (G major) lied
And the (D major) night comes on, it's (A minor) very calm
I'd (F major) like to pretend that my
(C major) father was wrong
But you (G major) don't want to lie,
(G minor) not to (D major) the young
(A major) We were
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Verse 3
(D major) locked in this kitchen,
I took to religion
And I wondered how long she would (A major) stay
I (D major) needed so much to have
nothing to touch
I've always been greedy that (A major) way
But my (G major) son and my daughter climbed
out of the (C major) wa ter (G major)
Crying, Papa, you (C major) promised to play (G major)
And they (D major) lead me away
to the great (A minor) surprise
It's (F major) Papa, don't peek, Papa,
(C major) cover your eyes
And they (G major) hide, they hide in the (D major) world
Verse 4
Now I (D major) look for her always,
I'm lost in this calling
I'm tied to the threads of some (A major) prayer
Saying (D major) when will she summon me,
when will she come to me
What must I do to prepare? (A major)
When she (G major) bends to my longing like a willow,
like a fountain
She stands in the (C major) luminous (G major) air
And the (D major) night comes on, it's (A minor) very calm
I (F major) lie in her arms and says (C major)
when I'm gone
I'll be (G major) yours, yours for a (D major) song
Verse 5
Now the (D major) crickets are singing,
the vesper bells ringing
The cat's curled asleep in his chair (A major)
I'll go (D major) down to Bill's Bar,
I can make it that far
And I'll see if my friends are still (A major) there
Yes, and (G major) here's to the (C major) few,
who (G major) forgive what you (C major) do
(G major) And the fewer who (C major) don't even (G major) care
And the (D major) night comes on, it's (A minor) very calm
I (F major) want to cross over, I (C major) want to go home
But she (G major) says, Go back,
go back to the (D major) world
Outro 1
(D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
Night Comes On
Leonard Cohen
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