Leonard Cohen – Sisters Of Mercy (Ukulele)

C                F          C
O the sisters of mercy they are not

G           C      F   C
Departed or gone,

C         Em          D         Em    
They were waiting for me when I thought

       D             G 
That I just can't go on,

F                         C 
And they brought me their comfort

    A#         Am              G 
And later they brought me this song.

    C            F 
O I hope you run into them

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You who've been traveling so long.

C                 F          C 
Yes, you who must leave everything

          G     C          F    C 
That you cannot control;

   Em               D 
It begins with your family,

    Em            D              G
But soon it comes round to your soul.

F                            C 
Well, I've been where you're hanging

  A#          Am             G 
I think I can see how you're pinned.

C                       F
When you're not feeling holy,

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Your loneliness says that you've sinned.

C                  F
Well they lay down beside me

  C        G            C       F    C        
I made my confession to them.

Em                   D
They touched both my eyes

    Em            D            G
And I touched the dew on their hem.

        F         C 
If your life is a leaf

         A#           Am         G
That the seasons tear off and condemn

          C             F
They will bind you with love

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That is graceful and green as a stem.

C                     F
When I left they were sleeping,

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I hope you run into them soon.

      Em          D
Don't turn on the light

        Em         D              G           
You can read their address by the moon;

        F             C 
And you won't make me jealous

     A#             Am           G
If I hear that they sweeten your night

           C           F
We weren't lovers like that

    C                G            C      F   C
And besides it would still be all right

           C           F
We weren't lovers like that

    C                G            C 
And besides it would still be all right.