Night Comes On Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Night Comes [G]On[D][G][D][G]
By Leonard [D]Cohen
[G]I went dow[D]n to [G]the place
where I [D]knew she lay [G]waiting
[D]Under [G]the marble and [A]the snow
I said, [D]Mother I'm frightened,
[G]the thu[D]nder and the[G] lightning
I'll [D]never come [G]through this [A]alone
She [G]said, I'll [C]be with you,
my [G]shawl wrapped [C]around you
My [G]hand on your [C]head when you [G]go
And the [D]night came on, it was [Am]very calm
I [F]wanted the night to go [C]on and on
[G]But she said, [C]go back,
[G]go back to the[D] world[G][D][G]
We were [D]fighting [G]in Egypt when they
[D]signed this [G]agreement
[D]That nobody [G]else had [A]to die
There was this [D]terrible [G]sound,
my [D]father went [G]down
With a [D]terrible [G]wound in his [A]side
He said, [G]try to go [C]on,
take my [G]books, take my [C]gun
[G]Re member, [C]my son, [G]how they lied
And the [D]night comes on, [A]it's very [Am]calm
I'd [F]like to pretend that my
[C]father was wrong
But you [G]don't want to [C]lie,
[G]not to the you[D]ng[G][D][G]
We were [D]locked in this [G]kitchen,
I [D]took to [G]religion
And I [D]wondered how [G]long she would [A]stay
I [D]needed so [G]much to have noth
[D]ing [G]to touch
[D]I've always been [G]greedy that [A]way[Asus4]
[A]But my son[G] and my dau[C]ghter
climbed [G]out of the [C]wa ter
Crying, [G]Papa, you [C]promised [G]to play
And they [D]lead me away
to the [Am]great surprise
It's [F]Papa, don't peek, Papa,
[C]cover your eyes
[G]And they hide,
[C]the[G]y hide in the world[D][G][D][G]
Now I [D]look for her al[G]ways,
I'm [D]lost in this calling
[G]I'm[Bm] tied[G] to th[D]e threads[G]
of some [Asus4]pray er
Saying [D]when will she sum[G]mon me,
[D]when will [G]she come to me
[D]What must I [G]do to pre[A]pare?[Asus4]
[A]When she ben[G]ds to my lon[C]ging like a wil[G]low,
[C]like a fountain
She [G]stands in the [C]lu minous [G]air
[D]And the night comes on,
it's [A]very [F]calm[Am]
[F]I lie in her arms [C]and says when I'm gone
I'll be [G]yours,
[C]you[G]rs [Gsus4]for a son[G]g[D][G][D][G]
Now the [D]crickets are singing,
[G]the ves[D]per bells rin[G]ging
The [D]cat's curled [G]asleep in his [A]chair
I'll go [D]down to Bill's [G]Bar,
I can [D]make it that [G]far
And I'll [D]see if my [G]friends [A]are still there
Yes, and [G]here's to the [C]few,
who for[G]give what you [C]do
And the [G]fewer who [C]don't even [G]care
And the [D]night comes on, it's [A]very [Am]calm
I [F]want to cross over,
I [C]want to go home
[G]But she says, [C]Go back[G],
[Gsus4]go back t[G]o the world[D][G]
[D]En [G]d
[C][G][D]