Leonard Cohen – Night Comes On (Guitar Live)
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[Intro]
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [x2]
[Intro Verse]
D Dsus4 I went down to the place D Dsus2 Where my mother lay waiting D Dsus4 A Under the marble and the snow D Dsus4 I said: "Mother I'm frightened D Dsus2 The thunder, the lightning D Dsus4 A I'll never come through this alone" G Gsus4 She said: "I'll be with you G Gsus4 My shawl wrapped around you G Gsus4 G My hand on your head when you go" D And the night comes on Am And it's very calm F C I want that night to go on and on G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D But she said: "Go back, back to the world"
[Verse 2]
D Dsus4 We were fighting in Egypt D Dsus2 When they signed this agreement D Dsus4 A Nobody else had to die D Dsus4 There was this terrible sound D Dsus2 And my father went down D Dsus4 A With a terrible wound in his side G Gsus4 He said: "Try to go on G Gsus4 Take my books, take my gun and G Gsus4 G Remember, my son, how they lied" D And the night comes on Am And it's very calm F C I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D But you don't wanna lie, not to the young
[Verse 3]
D Dsus4 We were locked in this kitchen D Dsus2 I took to religion D Dsus4 A And I wondered how long she would stay D Dsus4 I needed so much D Dsus2 To have nothing to touch D Dsus4 A I've always been greedy that way G Gsus4 But my son, my daughter G Gsus4 Climbed out of the water G Gsus4 G Crying: "papa, you promised to play!" D And they lead me away Am To the great surprise F C It's papa, don't peek, papa, cover your eyes G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D And they hide, hide in the world
[Verse 4]
D Dsus4 Now I look for her always D Dsus2 I'm lost in this calling D Dsus4 A I'm tied to the threads of a prayer D Dsus4 Saying: "when will she summon me D Dsus2 When will she come to me D Dsus4 A What must I do to prepare G Gsus4 When she bends to my longing G Gsus4 Like a willow, like a fountain G Gsus4 G She stands in the luminous air" D And the night comes on Am And it's very calm F C I lie in her arms she says: "When I'm gone G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D I'll be yours, yours for a song"
[Verse 5]
D Dsus4 Now the crickets are singing D Dsus2 The vesper bells ringing D Dsus4 A Cats curled asleep in chairs D Dsus4 I'll go down to Bill's bar D Dsus2 Or I can make it that far D Dsus4 A And I'll see if my friends are still there G Gsus4 And here's to the few G Gsus4 Who forgive what you do G Gsus4 G And the fewer who don't even care D And the night comes on Am And it's very calm F C I want to cross over, I want to go home G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D But she says, go back, go back to the world
[Instrumental]
[Outro Verse]
D Dsus4 I went down to the place D Dsus2 Where my mother lay waiting D Dsus4 A Under the marble and the snow D Dsus4 I said: "Mother I'm frightened D Dsus2 The thunder, the lightning D Dsus4 A I'll never come through this alone" G Gsus4 She said: "I'll be with you G Gsus4 My shawl wrapped around you G Gsus4 G My hand on your head when you go" D And the night comes on Am And it's very calm F C I want to cross over, I want to go home G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D But she said: "Go back, back to the world"