FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT LEONARD COHEN
Intro: Am7 F Dm Em7
Am7 F Dm Em7
Am7 F
It's four in the morning, the end of December
Dm Em7
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
Am7 F
New York is cold, but I like where I'm living
Dm Em7
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7
I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert
Am7 G Am7 G
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record
C G
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
Am7
She said that you gave it to her
Bm7 G
That night that you planned to go clear
F Em7
Did you ever go clear?
Am7 F
Ah, the last time we saw you you looked so much older
Dm Em7
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
Am7 F
You'd been to the station to meet every train
Dm Em7
And you came home without Lili Marlene
Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
Am7 G Am7 G
And when she came back she was nobody's wife
C G
Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth
Am7
One more thin gypsy thief
Bm7 G
Well I see Jane's awake
F Em7
She sends her regards
Am7 F Dm Em7
Am7 F
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
Dm Em7
What can I possibly say?
Am7 F
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
Dm Em7
I'm glad you stood in my way
Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Am7 G Am7 G
Well your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free
C G
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
Am7
I thought it was there for good
Bm7 G
So I never tried
C G
And Jane came by with a lock of your hair
Am7
She said that you gave it to her
Bm7 G
That night that you planned to go clear
F Em7
Sincerely, L. Cohen
Am7 F Dm Em7
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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