| Am7 | F | Dm | Em7 |
| Am7 | F | |
| It's | four in the morning, the | end of December |
| Dm | Em7 | |
| I'm writing you now just to s | ee if you're better |
| Am7 | F | |
| N | ew York is cold, but I | like where I'm living |
| Dm | Em7 | |
| There's | music on Clinton Street | all through the evening |
| Am7 | Bm7 | Am7 | Bm7 | |
| I hear that you're b | uilding your little h | ouse deep in the d | esert |
| Am7 | G | Am7 | G | |
| You're living for n | othing now, I hope you're k | eeping some kind of r | ecord |
| C | G | |
| Yes, and J | ane came by with a lock of your h | air |
| Am7 | |
| She said that you gave it to h | er |
| Bm7 | G | |
| That night that you planned to go cl | ear |
| F | Em7 | |
| Did you ever go cl | ear? |
| Am7 | F | |
| Ah, the l | ast time we saw you you l | ooked so much older |
| Dm | Em7 | |
| Your famous blue raincoat was t | orn at the shoulder |
| Am7 | F | |
| You'd b | een to the station to m | eet every train |
| Dm | Em7 | |
| And | you came home without L | ili Marlene |
| Am7 | Bm7 | Am7 | Bm7 | |
| And you t | reated my w | oman to a fl | ake of your l | ife |
| Am7 | G | Am7 | G | |
| And when she came b | ack | she was nobody's w | ife |
| C | G | |
| Well I s | ee you there with the rose in your t | eeth |
| Am7 | |
| One more thin gypsy th | ief |
| Bm7 | G | |
| Well I see Jane's aw | ake |
| F | Em7 | |
| She sends her reg | ards |
| Am7 | F | Dm | Em7 |
| Am7 | F | |
| And wh | at can I tell you my br | other, my killer |
| Dm | Em7 | |
| What can I possibly s | ay? |
| Am7 | F | |
| I g | uess that I miss you, | I guess I forgive you |
| Dm | Em7 | |
| I'm glad you stood in my w | ay |
| Am7 | Bm7 | Am7 | Bm | |
| If you ever come b | y here, | for Jane or for m | e |
| Am7 | G | Am7 | G | |
| Well your enemy is sl | eeping, | and his woman is fr | ee |
| C | G | |
| Yes, and th | anks, for the trouble you t | ook from her eyes |
| Am7 | |
| I thought it was th | ere for good |
| Bm7 | G | |
| So I never tr | ied |
| C | G | |
| And J | ane came by with a lock of your h | air |
| Am7 | |
| She said that you gave it to h | er |
| Bm7 | G | |
| That night that you planned to go cl | ear |
| F | Em7 | |
| Sincerely, L. C | ohen |
| Am7 | F | Dm | Em7 |
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| The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists. |
| No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, |
| if such exists. |
| It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should |
| purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn |
| the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy |
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