Leonard Cohen - Sisters Of Mercy

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From alt.guitar.tab Mon Sep 5 12:40:28 1994
Subject: Re: REQ: "Sisters of Mercy" by Leonard Cohen

> this song is so beautiful. please someone send me the chords...
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> thanks awfully
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A D E A D A
Oh Sis-ters of Mer-cy they are not de-par-ted or gone

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They were wait-ing for me when I thought that I just cant go on

D A G F#m E Esus4 E
And they brought me their com-fort and later they brought me their song

A D E A D
Oh I hope you into them you who've been trav-ling so long

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Yes you who must leave everything
That you cannot control
It begins with your family,
but soon it comes round to your soul
Well I've been where you're hanging
I think I can see how you're pinned
When you're not feeling holy
Your loneliness says that your've sinned

They lay down beside me
I made my confession to them
They touched both my eyes
And I touched the dew on their hem
If your life is a leaf
That the seasons tear off and condemn
They will bind yoou with love
That is graceful and green as a stem

When I left they were sleeping
I hope you run into them soon
Dont turn on the lights
You can read their address by the moon
And you wont make me jealous
If I hear that they sweetened your night

D E

A D
We werent lov-ers like that
A E A
And besides it would still be all right

We werent lovers like that
And besides it would still be all right


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