Leonard Cohen - Night comes on

I went ^Ddown to the ^Dsus4place where I ^Dknew she lay ^Dsus2waiting ^DUnder the ^Dsus4marble and the ^Asnow I said: "^DMother I'm ^Dsus4frightened, the ^Dthunder and the ^Dsus2lightning I'll ^Dnever come ^Dsus4through this ^Aalone" She ^Gsaid: "I'll be ^Gsus4with you, my ^Gshawl wrapped ^Gsus4around you My ^Ghand on your ^Gsus4head when you go^G" And the ^Dnight came on, it was ^Amvery calm I ^Fwanted the night to go ^Con and on But she ^Gsaid: "Go back, go back to the wo^Drld" ^{Dsus4 D Dsus2 D}

We were ^Dfighting in ^Dsus4Egypt, when they ^Dsigned this ^Dsus2agreement that ^Dnobody ^Dsus4else had to ^Adie There was this ^Dterrible ^Dsus4sound, my ^Dfather went ^Dsus2down with a ^Dterrible ^Dsus4wound in his ^Aside He said: "^GTry to go ^Gsus4on, take my ^Gbooks, take my ^Gsus4gun Re^Gmember, my ^Gsus4son, how they li^Ged" And the ^Dnight comes on, it's ^Amvery calm I'd ^Flike to pretend that my ^Cfather was wrong But you ^Gdon't want to lie, not to the ^Dyoung^{Dsus4 D Dsus2 D}

We were ^Dlocked in this ^Dsus4kitchen, I ^Dtook to re^Dsus2ligion And I ^Dwondered how ^Dsus4long she would ^Astay I ^Dneeded so ^Dsus4much to have ^Dnothing to ^Dsus2touch, I've ^Dalways been ^Dsus4greedy that ^Away But my ^Gson and my ^Gsus4daughter, climbed ^Gout of the ^Gsus4water Crying: "^GPapa, you ^Gsus4promised to ^Gplay!" And they ^Dlead me away to the ^Amgreat surprise It's ^Fpapa, don't peek, papa, ^Ccover your eyes And they ^Ghide, they hide in^D the w^Dsus4orld ^{D Dsus2 D}

Now I ^Dlook for her ^Dsus4always, I'm ^Dlost in this ^Dsus2calling I'm ^Dtied to the ^Dsus4threads of some ^Aprayer Saying: "^DWhen will she ^Dsus4summon me, ^Dwhen will she ^Dsus2come to me? ^DWhat must I ^Dsus4do to pre^Apare? When she ^Gbends to my ^Gsus4longing, like a ^Gwillow, like a ^Gsus4fountain She ^Gstands in the ^Gsus4luminous ^Gair" And the n^Dight comes on, it's ^Amvery calm I ^Flie in her arms she ^Csays: "When I'm gone I'll be ^Gyours, yours for a ^Dsong^Dsus4" ^{D Dsus2 D}

Now the ^Dcrickets are ^Dsus4singing, the ^Dvesper bells ^Dsus2ringing The ^Dcat's curled a^Dsus4sleep in his ^Achair I'll go ^Ddown to Bill's ^Dsus4bar, I can ^Dmake it that ^Dsus2far And I'll ^Dsee if my ^Dsus4friends are still ^Athere Yes and ^Ghere's to the ^Gsus4few who ^Gforgive what you ^Gsus4do And the ^Gfewer who ^Gsus4don't even ^Gcare And the n^Dight comes on, it's ^Amvery calm I ^Fwant to cross over, I ^Cwant to go home But she ^Gsays, "Go back, go back to the ^Dworld"