Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat Ver 2 guitar tab
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Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE) I tabbed out a verse and chorus, but it's really not all that complex. Once you establish the picking pattern, you can just play the chords as shown using the lowest note that's not an "x" as the base note in the picking pattern (and move the rest of the picking pattern up a string in response). Chords (in drop D): Basic Picking Pattern Am: x02210 |------------| F: 3332xx |------------| Dm7: 0032xx |----x---x---| Em7: 2221xx |------x---x-| Bm: x24432 |--x-x---x---| G: 5553xx |x-----------| C: x32010 ^ . ^ . ^ . F: 3332xx 1 & 2 & 3 & Am F It's four in the morning, the end of December Dm7 Em7 I'm writing you now just to see if you're better Am F New York is cold, but I like where I'm living Dm7 Em7 There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening Am Bm Am Bm I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert Am G You're living for nothing now Am G I hope you're keeping some kind of record C G Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair Am She said that you gave it to her Bm G That night that you planned to go clear F Em7 Did you ever go clear? Am F Oh, the last time we saw you, you looked so much older Dm7 Em7 Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder Am F You'd been to the station to meet every train Dm7 Em7 You came home without Lili Marlene Am Bm Am Bm And you treated my woman to a flake of your life Am G And when she came back Am G She was nobody's wife C G Well, I see you there with a rose in your teeth Am One more thing gypsy thief Bm G Well I see Jane's awake F Em7 She sends her regards. Am F And what can I tell you my brother, my killer Dm7 Em7 What can I possibly say Am F I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you Dm7 Em7 I'm glad you stood in my way. Am Bm Am Bm If you ever come by here for Jane or for me Am G Well, your enemy is sleeping Am G And your woman is free C G Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes Am I thought it was there for good Bm G So I never tried. C G And Jane came by with a lock of your hair Am She said that you gave it to her Bm G That night you planned to go clear F Em7 Sincerely, L. Cohen. 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