Leonard Cohen

Seems So Long Ago, Nancy

Leonard Cohen


Tom: A

Intro: Bm  F#  Bm

    Bm       F#    Bm
It seems so long ago,
F#m      C#7     F#m
   nancy was alone,
A                            Bm
  looking ate the late late show
        A        E        A
Through a semi-precious stone.
C#7                  F#m
   in the house of honesty
     D              A
Her father was on trial,
E                  F#m
  in the house of mystery
      C#            D
There was no one at all,
      A      E      F#m    F#m
There was no one at all.

   Bm       F#    Bm
It seems so long ago,
F#m       C#7        F#m
  none of us were strong;
A                   Bm
  nancy wore green stockings
         A         E     A
And she slept with everyone.
    C#7               F#m
She never said she'd wait for us
    D              A
Although she was alone,
E                      F#m
  i think she fell in love for us
    C#            D
In nineteen sixty one,
    A        E     F#m    F#m
In nineteen sixty one.

    Bm       F#   Bm
It seems so long ago,
F#m       C#7     F#m
    nancy was alone,
   A              Bm
A forty five beside her head,
A        E     A
   an open telephone.
C#7                 F#m
   we told her she was beautiful,
    D                A
We told her she was free
E                     F#m
But none of us would meet her in
    C#            D
The house of mystery,
    A       E     F#m    F#m
The house of mystery.

    Bm       F#
And now you look around you,
F#m       C#7     F#m
See her everywhere,
A              Bm
  many use her body,
A       E        A
  many comb her hair.
C#7               F#m
   in the hollow of the night
      D                A
When you are cold and numb
     E                F#m
You hear her talking freely then,
      C#                 D
She's happy that you've come,
       A    E             F#m
She's happy   that you've come. 

Final: Bm  E  A