Leonard Cohen

Hey Thats No Way To Say Goodbye

Leonard Cohen


Tom: G

G
I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm,
Em
your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm,
C/E
yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new,
G
in city and in forest they smiled like me and you,
Em
but now it's come to distances and both of us must try,
C/E
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
D/A                       G      D
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.

G
I'm not looking for another as I wander in my time,
Em
walk me to the corner, our steps will always rhyme
C
you know my love goes with you as your love stays with me,
G
it's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea,
Em
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie,
C
your eyes are soft with sorrow,
C                             G    D
Hey, that's no way to say goodbye.

This is how I fingerpick the different sections.

G

"I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm"

E|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------2---0-----------------|
A|-------------------------3---2---------|
E|-----3-------3-------------------------| (x2)

Em

"your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm"

E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-------3---2---0-------------|
E|-----0-------0---------------3---------| (x2)

C/E

"yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new"

E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------3---2---0-------------|
A|-----------------------------3---------|
E|-----0-------0-------------------------| (x2)

G

"in city and in forest they smiled like me and you"

E|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------2---0-----------------|
A|-------------------------3---2---------|
E|-----3-------3-------------------------| (x2)

Em

"but now it's come to distances and both of us must try"

E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-------3---2---0-------------|
E|-----0-------0---------------3---------| (x2)

C/E

"your eyes are soft with sorrow"

E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
B|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------3---2---0-------------|
A|-----------------------------3---------|
E|-----0-------0-------------------------| (x2)