Am   F   Am

[Verse 1]
                              F
It's four in the morning, the end of December
Dm7                         Em
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                     Em
There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening
Am                 Bm                   Am           Bm
I hear that you're building your little house in the desert
Am                G           Am                                  G
You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record


[Chorus]
         C                                G
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
             E7         Am
She said you gave it to her
                                  Bm     G
That night that you planned to go clear
F               Em      Am   G
Did you ever go clear?


[Verse 2]
    Am                        F
The last time we saw you, you looked so much older
Dm7                           Em
Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
Am                           F
You'd been to the station to meet every train
Dm7                        Em
Then you came home without Lili Marlene
        Am         Bm         Am            Bm
And you treated my woman to a flake of your life
Am                G    Am                G
And when she came home, she was nobody's wife


[Chorus]
       C                                   G
Yes, I see you there with the rose in your teeth
              E7    Am
One more thin gypsy thief
                    Bm    G
Well, I see Jane's awake
F               Em      Am   G
She sends her regards


[Verse 3]
    Am                     F
And what can I tell you my brother, my killer
Dm7                 Em
What can I possibly say?
  Am                       F
I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
Dm7                           Em
I'm glad that you stood in my way
Am               Bm           Am          Bm
If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Am                  G        Am                G
Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free


[Chorus]
         C                           G
Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
E7               Am                         G
I thought it was there for good, so I never tried
         C                                G
Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
                  E7         Am
She said that you gave it to her
                                Bm     Am  G
That night that you meant to go clear
F               Em
Sincerely, L  Cohen


[Outro]
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