Leonard Cohen – The Night Of Santiago (Guitar)

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----------------------------- Artist: Leonard Cohen Song: "The Night of Santiago" ----------------------------- [Intro - Lead Guitar] Dm
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[Verse 1]
 C5
She said she was a maiden

      C5
That wasn't what I heard

         C5
For the sake of conversation

   C5
I took  her  at her word
[Verse 2]
     C
The lights went out behind us

     Cmaj7
The fireflies undressed

      C
The broken sidewalk ended

    Am7
I touched her sleeping breasts
[Verse 3]
       C
They opened to me urgently

      Em7
Like lilies from the dead

  C
Behind a fine embroidery

     Am7
Her nipples rose like bread

     C
Then I took off my necktie

    Em7
And she took off her dress

    C
My belt and pistol set aside

   Am7
We tore away the rest
[Interlude - Spanish Guitar]
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[Chorus]
      C
The night of Santiago

    F               C
And I was passing through

      C       F        C
So I took her to the river

    F            C
As any man would do
[Verse 2]
      C
Her thighs they slipped away from me

       C
Like schools of startled fish

        C
Though I've forgotten half my life

           C
I still remember this

     C
Now, as a man I won't repeat

      C
The things she said aloud

            C
Except for this, my lips are sealed forever

         C
And for now
[Pre-Chorus]
     C
And soon there's sand in every kiss

     Em7
And soon the dawn is ready

     C
And soon the night surrenders

        Am7
To a daffodil machete

   C
I gave her something pretty

       Em7
And I waited till she laughed

    C
I wasn't born a gypsy

   Am7
To make a woman sad
[Interlude - Spanish Guitar]
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[Chorus]
      C
The night of Santiago

    F               C
And I was passing through

      C       F        C
So I took her to the river

    F            C
As any man would do

      C
The night of Santiago

    F               C
And I was passing through

      C       F        C
So I took her to the river

    F            C
As any man would do

[Interlude - Spanish Guitar]
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[Verse 2]
    C
I didn't fall in love of course

       C
It's never up to you

     C
But she was walking back and forth

    C
And I was passing through

       Bdim
When I took her to the river

        Bdim
In her virginal apparel

        Bdim            G7
When I took her to the river

         G7
On that night of Santiago

     C5
And yes she lied about it all

       C5
Her children and her husband

 C5
You were born to judge the world

   C5
Forgive me but I wasn't
[Chorus]
      C
The night of Santiago

    F               C
And I was passing through

      C       F        C
So I took her to the river

    F            C
As any man would do

      C
The night of Santiago

    F               C
And I was passing through

      C       F        C
So I took her to the river

    F            C
As any man would do
[Outro]
      C
The night of Santiago

    F               C
And I was passing through

      C       F        C
So I took her to the river

    F            C
As any man would do

      C
The night of Santiago

    F               C
And I was passing through

      C       F        C
So I took her to the river

    F            C
As any man would do