| Song Name: | Sisters Of Mercy | By: | Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | Eb | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
| Created: | 2009-09-01 21:09:24 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | SISTERS OF MERCY
By: Leonard Cohen Judy Collins Key: Eb 6 6 7 6 7 -9 8 Oh, the sis-ters of mer-cy -8 7 6 7 -8 7 -7 7 They are not de-part-ed or gone 8 8 8 8 8 -8 They were wait-ing for me -8 -8 8 8 8 -8 -7 -8 -8 When I thought that I just can't go on -8 -8 -9 -9 -9 8 8 And they brought me their com-fort 8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6 -6 6 And lat-er they brought me their song 6 6 7 6 7 -9 8 -8 Oh, I hope you run in-to them 7 6 7 -8 7 -7 7 You, who've been trav-�ling so long 6 7 6 7 -9 8 -8 7 Yes, you who must leave ev-�ry-thing 6 7 -8 7 -7 7 That you can-not con-trol 8 8 8 8 8 -8 -7 It be-gins with your fam-�ly -8 8 8 8 -8 -7 -7 -8 And soon it comes �round to your soul -8 -9 -9 -9 8 8 I've been where you're hang-ing 8 -8 -8 -8 7 -6 6 6 I think, I can see how you're pinned 6 6 7 6 7 -9 8 When you're not feel-ing hol-y -8 7 6 7 -8 7 -7 7 Your lone-li-ness says, that you've sinned Well, they lay down beside me I made my confessions to them They touched both my eyes And I touched the dew on their hem If your life is a leaf That the seasons tear off and condemn They will bind you with love That is graceful and green as a stem When I left they were sleeping And I hope you run into them soon Don't turn on the lights You can read their address by the moon And you won't make me jealous If I find that they've sweetened your night We weren't lovers like that And besides it would still be all right We weren't lovers like that And besides it would still be all right |
