A Singer Must Die Leonard Cohen
[Bb]
Now the c[Bb]ourtroom is quiet, but w[Asus2]ho will confess
Is it t[Bb]rue you betrayed us? The a[Asus2]nswer is yes
Then r[Cmaj7]ead me the list of the cr[F]imes that are mine
I will [Dsus2]ask for the mercy that you l[G]ove to decline
And all the l[C]adies go moist, and the j[E/b]udge has no choice
A s[Am]inger must die for the l[G]ie in his voice
And I thank you, I thank you for doing your duty
You keepers of truth, you guardians of beauty
Your vision is right, my vision is wrong
I'm sorry for smudging the air with my song
La la [C]la, la la la la la la la[E/b] la la, la la la la la, [Am]la la [G]
Oh the night it is thick, my defences are hid
In the clothes of a woman I would like to forgive
In the rings of her silk, in the hinge of her thighs
Where I have to go begging in beauty's disguise
Oh goodnight, goodnight, my night after night
My night after night, after night, after night, after night
And I am so afraid that I listen to you
Your sun glassed protectors they do that to you
It's their ways to detain, their ways to disgrace
Their knee in your balls and their fist in your face
Yes and long live the state by whoever it's made
Sir, I didn't see nothing, I was just getting home late
La la [Bb]la la la la la la
La la l[Asus2]a la la
[Bb]La la la la la
La la la l[Asus2]a la la
[Cmaj7]La la la la la la la
[F]La la la la la la
[Dsus2]La la la la la la la la
[G]La la la la la la la la la la la...
Chords:
Asus2: x02200
Cmaj7: x32000
Dsus2: xx0230
E/b: x22100
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