Leonard Cohen – The Smokey Life (Guitar)
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Chords
[Chords]
A/G 3x2220
F#m7 242222
F13 131231
G#dim xx0101 or 456464
E7/G# 420100
E/D xx0100 or xx0454
[Intro]
A A/G F#m7 F13
A A/G F#m7 F13
E E F#m/E E7 A/E Bm/E E
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13 I've never seen your eyes so wide A A/G F#m7 F13 Em I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied D Dm7 A G#dim A E7/G# A E7/G# Elsewhere is your feast of love, I know A A/G F#m7 F13 Long ago we agreed to keep it light A A/G F#m7 F13 Em So let's be married one more night
[Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G# It's light, light enough A E7/G# A E7/G# To let it go D Dm7 A G#dim It's light enough A Bm7 C To let it go
[Post-Chorus]
C# F#m B7 F#m B7 Remember when the scenery started fading C# F#m B7 F#m B7 I held you 'til you learned to walk on air D E/D So don't look down, the ground is gone C#m7 F#m There's no one waving anyway B Bm7 E The smokey life is practiced everywhere
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13 So set your restless heart at ease A A/G F#m7 F13 Em Take a lesson from these autumn leaves D Dm7 A G#dim A E7/G# A E7/G# They waste no time waiting for the snow A A/G F#m7 F13 Don't argue now or you'll be late A A/G F#m7 F13 Em There's nothing to investigate
[Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G# It's light, light enough A E7/G# A E7/G# To let it go D Dm7 A G#dim It's light enough A Bm7 C To let it go
[Post-Chorus]
C# F#m B7 F#m B7 Remember when the scenery started fading C# F#m B7 F#m B7 I held you 'til you learned to walk on air D E/D So don't look down, the ground is gone C#m7 F#m There's no one waving anyway B Bm7 E The smokey life is practiced everywhere
[Verse]
A A/G F#m7 F13 Come on back if the moment lends A A/G F#m7 F13 Em You can look up all my very closest friends
[Final Chorus]
D Dm7 A E7/G# Light, light enough A E7/G# A E7/G# To let it go D Dm7 A G#dim It's light enough A A/G F#m7 F13 A To let it go
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Chords in the intro can be played like this:
A A/G F#m7 F13 | . | . | . | . E|--0-----------0-----------2-----------1-----------| B|--2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------| G|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------2-----------1-----------| (2x) E E F#m/E E7 A/E Bm/E E | . | . | . | . E|--0-----------4-----5-----7-----9-----10----12----| B|--0-----------5-----7-----9-----10----12----12----| G|--1-----------4-----6-----7-----9-----11----13----| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|