Leonard Cohen - Chelsea hotel no 2

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capo on fifth fret Verse1: C F C I remember you well in the Celsea Hotel,

You were talking so ^Gbrave and so s^Amweet; ^CGiving me ^Ghead on the ^Funmade bed, ^C While the ^Flimousines waitin the st^Greet. ^AmThose were the reasons and ^Fthat was New York, We were ^Crunning for the ^E/Bmoney and the f^Amlesh. And ^Fthat was called love for the ^Cworkers in song, Probably ^Fstill is for those of them l^Geft.

Chorus1: F C Ah, but you got away, didn't you babe,

You just turned your b^E/Back on the c^Amrowd, ^FYou got away,I never once ^Cheard you say: &q^Fuot;I need you,I d^Con't need you, I ^Fneed you, I don't ^Cneed you" And ^Fall of that jiving a^Amround. ^G

Verse2: C G F C I remember you well in the Celsea Hotel:

You were famous, your ^Gheart was a ^Amlegend. You ^Ctold me a^Ggain you preferred ^Fhandsome men ^C But for ^Fme you would make an exception. ^G And ^Amclenching your fist for the ^Fones like us Who are opp^Cressed by the ^E/Bfigures of ^Ambeauty, You ^Ffixed yourself, you said, &^Cquot;Well never mind, We are ^Fugly but we have the ^Gmusic."

Chorus2: F C And then you got away, didn't you baby,

You just turned your^E/B back on the^Am crowd, ^FYou got away, I never once ^Cheard you say: &q^Fuot;I need you,I d^Con't need you, I ^Fneed you, I don't ^Cneed you" And ^Fall of that jiving a^Amround. ^G

Verse3: C G F C I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best,

I can't keep track of ^Geach fallen ro^Ambin. I re^Cmember you ^Gwell in the ^FCelsea Hotel, ^C That's ^Fall, aI don't even think of you that ^Goften.