So Long Marianne (Key of G)
Leonard Cohen (1967)
3/4 | D - d u d - |
1 2 & 3
| [G] ... | ... | .. Come | over | .. to the | window, | my little | [Am] darling | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] ..I'd | like to | try to | read your | [G] palm | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. I | used to think | I was some | kind of | [C] gypsy | boy | [C] | [C] |
| [Em] .. be- | fore I | let you | take me | [D] home | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | . we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all a- | gain | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4]
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | .. Well you | know | .. that I | love | to | [Am] live with you | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. but you | make me for- | get so | very | [G] much | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. I for- | get to | pray | for the | [C] angels | [C] | [C] |
| [C] and then the | [Em] an- | gels for- | get to | pray for | [D] us | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7] |
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | .. We | met when | ... | we | were | [Am] almost | . young | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] ... | deep in the | green | Lilac | [G] park | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. You | held on to | me like | I was a | [C] crucifix | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Em] .. as | we went | kneeling | through the | [D] dark | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | ..Your | letters | . they all | say that | you're be- | [Am] side me now | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. then | why | do I | feel a- | [G] lone | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. I'm | standing on a | ledge | .. and your | [C] fine | spider | web | [C]
is | [Em] fastening | my | ankle | to a | [D] stone | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | .. For | now | .. I | need | your | [Am] . hidden | love | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. I'm | cold as a | new | razor | [G] blade | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. You | left when I | told you | I was | [C] curious | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Em] .. I | never | said that | I was | [D] brave | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | ... | Oh | you are | really | such a | [Am] pretty one | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. I | see you've | gone and | changed your | [G] name a- | gain | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. And | just when I | climbed | this whole | [C] moun- | tain- | side | [C] |
| [Em] .. to | wash my | eye | ... | [D] . lids | [Dsus4] in the | [D] rain | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] | [G!]
#Original is in Key of A. This chart is in G.
#Last Updated 11/15/2021 JJ
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Leonard Cohen (1967)
3/4 | D - d u d - |
1 2 & 3
| [G] ... | ... | .. Come | over | .. to the | window, | my little | [Am] darling | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] ..I'd | like to | try to | read your | [G] palm | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. I | used to think | I was some | kind of | [C] gypsy | boy | [C] | [C] |
| [Em] .. be- | fore I | let you | take me | [D] home | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | . we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all a- | gain | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4]
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | .. Well you | know | .. that I | love | to | [Am] live with you | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. but you | make me for- | get so | very | [G] much | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. I for- | get to | pray | for the | [C] angels | [C] | [C] |
| [C] and then the | [Em] an- | gels for- | get to | pray for | [D] us | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7] |
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | .. We | met when | ... | we | were | [Am] almost | . young | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] ... | deep in the | green | Lilac | [G] park | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. You | held on to | me like | I was a | [C] crucifix | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Em] .. as | we went | kneeling | through the | [D] dark | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | ..Your | letters | . they all | say that | you're be- | [Am] side me now | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. then | why | do I | feel a- | [G] lone | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. I'm | standing on a | ledge | .. and your | [C] fine | spider | web | [C]
is | [Em] fastening | my | ankle | to a | [D] stone | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | .. For | now | .. I | need | your | [Am] . hidden | love | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. I'm | cold as a | new | razor | [G] blade | [G] | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. You | left when I | told you | I was | [C] curious | [C] | [C] | [C] |
| [Em] .. I | never | said that | I was | [D] brave | [Dsus4] | [D] | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] ... | ... | Oh | you are | really | such a | [Am] pretty one | [Am] | [Am] | [Am] |
| [C] .. I | see you've | gone and | changed your | [G] name a- | gain | [G] | [G] |
| [F] .. And | just when I | climbed | this whole | [C] moun- | tain- | side | [C] |
| [Em] .. to | wash my | eye | ... | [D] . lids | [Dsus4] in the | [D] rain | [D7]
Chorus
Now | [G] so long | ... | Maria- | anne | [Em] .. It's | time that | we be- | gan
to | [D] laugh | [Dsus4] .. and | [D] cry | [D7] .. and | [D] cry | [Dsus4] .. and |
| [D] laugh a- | [D7] bout it | [G] all again | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] |
| [G] | [G] | [Gsus4] | [Gsus4] | [G!]
#Original is in Key of A. This chart is in G.
#Last Updated 11/15/2021 JJ
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