Leonard Cohen

A Thousand Kisses Deep

Leonard Cohen


Tom: Fm

Fm C Fm

[Verse 1]
           Fm                  C
The ponies run, the girls are young,
              Fm
the odds are there to beat
            Fm                 C
You win a while and then it's done,
             Db
your little winning streak
             Bbm     C
And summoned now to deal
          Fm           Ddim
with your invincible defeat
              Bbm              C
you live your life as if it's real
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[Verse 2]
             Fm                  C
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
             Fm
I'm back on Boogie Street
               Fm                 C
You lose your grip and then you slip
          Db
into the masterpiece
         Bbm               C
And maybe I had miles to drive
Fm              Ddim
and promises to keep
             Bbm           C
You ditch it all to stay alive
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[Interlude]
           Fm           C                   Fm
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-9----------9-------------------9----|
G|----------------------12----10-12-10-12---10-|
D|-10-10--------10-10--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

            Fm           C                    Db
E|--------8-8----8-------------------------------|
B|--------9-9----9-11--9-8-----------------------|
G|-10-10-----------12-10-9-----10-12-10-12-13-10-|
D|-10-10-----------------------11-13-11-13-13-11-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
               Bbm                C
And sometimes when the night is slow
Fm                   Ddim
the wretched and the meek
         Bbm                 C
We gather up our hearts and go
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[Verse 3]
            Fm                C
Confined to sex, we pressed against
           Fm
the limits of the sea
             Fm             C
I saw there were no oceans left
Db
for scavengers like me
         Bbm              C
I made it to the forward deck
Fm                    Ddim
I blessed our remnant fleet
            Bbm            C
and then consented to be wrecked
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[Verse 4]
             Fm                  C
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
             Fm
I'm back on Boogie Street
              Fm                 C
I guess they won't exchange the gifts
               Db
that you were meant to keep
         Bbm                 C
And quiet is the thought of you
Fm                  Ddim
the file on you complete
           Bbm            C
Except what we forgot to do
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[Interlude]
              Fm           C                     Fm
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9--9----------9-8------------------------|
G|-10-10--10-10---10-10-10-9------10-12-10-12-13-10-|
D|-10-10----------10-10-----------10-10-10-13-13-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

            Fm           C                    Db
E|--------8-8----8-------------------------------|
B|--------9-9----9-11--9-8-----------------------|
G|-10-10-----------12-10-9-----10-12-10-12-13-10-|
D|-10-10-----------------------11-13-11-13-13-11-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
               Bbm                C
And sometimes when the night is slow
Fm                   Ddim
the wretched and the meek
         Bbm                 C
We gather up our hearts and go
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[Verse 5]
           Fm                  C
The ponies run, the girls are young,
              Fm
the odds are there to beat
            Fm                 C
You win a while and then it's done,
             Db
your little winning streak
             Bbm     C
And summoned now to deal
          Fm           Ddim
with your invincible defeat
              Bbm              C
you live your life as if it's real
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[Outro]
              Fm           C                     Fm
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------9--9----------9-8------------------------|
G|-10-10--10-10---10-10-10-9------10-12-10-12-13-10-|
D|-10-10----------10-10-----------10-10-10-13-13-10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

            Fm           C                    Db
E|--------8-8----8-------------------------------|
B|--------9-9----9-11--9-8-----------------------|
G|-10-10-----------12-10-9-----10-12-10-12-13-10-|
D|-10-10-----------------------11-13-11-13-13-11-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|