The Night of Santiago

The Night of Santiago easy guitar chords by Leonard Cohen

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    She said 
    she 
    was 
    a maiden 

    That 
    wasn't what 
    I heard 

    For 
    the sake 
    of 
    conversation 

    I took 
    her 
    at her 
    word 

    The lights 
    went 
    out 
    behind 
    us 

    The fireflies 
    undressed 

    The broken 
    sidewalk 
    ended 

    I touched 
    her sleeping 
    breasts 

    They opened 
    to me 
    urgently 

    Like 
    lilies 
    from 
    the 
    dead 

    Behind 
    a fine 
    embroidery 

    Her 
    nipples 
    rose 
    like 
    bread 

    Then I took 
    off my 
    necktie 

    And 
    she took 
    of 
    her 
    dress 

    My 
    belt 
    and 
    pistol, 
    set 
    aside, 

    we 
    tore 
    away 
    the rest 

    Verse 2
    The 
    night 
    of Santiago 

    And 
    was 
    passing 
    through 

    So I 
    took 
    her 
    to 
    the 
    river 

    As 
    any 
    man 
    would 
    do 

    Verse 3
    Her 
    thighs, 
    they 
    slipped 
    away 
    from 
    me 

    Like 
    schools 
    of startled 
    fish 

    Though 
    I've forgotten 
    half 
    my life 

    I still 
    remember 
    this 

    Now, 
    as 
    a man 
    I won't 
    repeat 

    The 
    things 
    she said 
    aloud 

    Except 
    for 
    this, 
    my 
    lips 
    are sealed 
    forever 

    And 
    for now 

    And soon 
    there's sand 
    in 
    every kiss 

    And 
    soon 
    the dawn 
    is ready 

    And 
    soon 
    the night 
    surrenders 

    To a daffodil 
    machete 

    gave 
    her something 
    pretty 

    And I 
    waited 
    till she 
    laughed 

    I wasn't 
    born 
    a gypsy 

    To make 
    a woman 
    sad 

    Verse 4
    The night 
    of Santi
    ago 

    And 
    was 
    passing 
    through 

    I took 
    her to 
    the river 

    As 
    any 
    man 
    would 
    do 

    The night 
    of 
    Santiago 
    (night of 
    Santiago) 

    And 
    was 
    passing 
    through 

    (I was passing 
    through) 

    took 
    her 
    to 
    the river 

    As 
    any 
    man 
    would 
    do 

    Verse 5

    didn't fall 
    in 
    love 

    Of course, 
    it's 
    never 
    up to you 

    But 
    she was 
    walking 
    back and 
    forth 

    And 
    was passing 
    through 

    When I 
    took 
    her to the 
    river 

    In 
    her 
    virginal 
    apparel 

    When I 
    took her 
    to the 
    river 

    On 
    that 
    night 
    of Santiago 

    And 
    yes 
    she 
    lied 
    about 
    it all 

    Her children 
    and 
    her 
    husband 

    You were 
    born 
    to 
    judge 
    the 
    world 

    Forgive 
    me, 
    but 
    I wasn't 

    Verse 6
    The night 
    of 
    Santi
    ago 

    And 
    I was 
    passing 
    through 

    took 
    her to 
    the 
    river 

    As 
    any man 
    would 
    do 

    Verse 7
    The 
    night 
    of 
    Santi
    ago 

    (night of 
    Santiago) 

    And I 
    was 
    passing 
    through 

    (I was passing 
    through) 

    I took 
    her to 
    the 
    river 

    As 
    any 
    man 
    would do 

    Verse 8
    The night 
    of 
    Santiago 

    (night of 
    Santiago) 

    And I 
    was 
    passing 
    through 

    (I was passing 
    through) 

    So I 
    took 
    her 
    to 
    the river 

    As 
    any 
    man 
    would 
    do 

    Verse 9
    The 
    night 
    of Santi
    ago 

    And 
    was 
    passing 
    through 

    (I was 
    passing 
    through) 

    So I 
    took 
    her to 
    the 
    river 

    As 
    any 
    man 
    would 
    do 

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