Leonard Cohen

The Smokey Life

Leonard Cohen


Tom: F#m

A/G     3x2220
F#m7    242222
F13     131231
G#dim   xx0101  or  456464
E7/G#   420100
E/D     xx0100  or  xx0454

[Intro] 
A            A/G          F#m7         F13         
A            A/G          F#m7         F13         
E            E    F#m/E   E7    A/E    Bm/E  E

[Verse]
A              A/G   F#m7        F13
I've never seen your eyes so wide
      A                     A/G        F#m7      F13      Em
I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied
D     Dm7          A       G#dim A      E7/G#    A      E7/G#
Elsewhere is your feast of love, I know
      A        A/G     F#m7        F13
Long ago we agreed to keep it light
    A         A/G    F#m7     F13    Em
So let's be married one more night

[Chorus]
D         Dm7       A      E7/G#
It's light, light enough
           A      E7/G#    A     E7/G#
To let it go
    D   Dm7 A      G#dim
It's light enough
           A    Bm7  C
To let it go

[Post-Chorus]
C#                                 F#m    B7    F#m    B7
Remember when the scenery started fading
C#                                     F#m    B7    F#m    B7
I held you 'til you learned to walk on air
D                  E/D
So don't look down, the ground is gone
                C#m7      F#m
There's no one waving anyway
      B              Bm7     E
The smokey life is practiced everywhere

[Verse]
A           A/G          F#m7        F13
So set your restless heart at ease
A           A/G        F#m7        F13    Em
Take a lesson from these autumn leaves
D            Dm7   A       G#dim   A      E7/G#    A      E7/G#
They waste no time waiting for the snow
A        A/G     F#m7        F13
Don't argue now or you'll be late
A        A/G     F#m7        F13   Em
There's nothing to investigate

[Chorus]
D         Dm7       A      E7/G#
It's light, light enough
           A      E7/G#    A     E7/G#
To let it go
    D   Dm7 A      G#dim
It's light enough
           A    Bm7  C
To let it go

[Post-Chorus]
C#                                 F#m    B7    F#m    B7
Remember when the scenery started fading
C#                                     F#m    B7    F#m    B7
I held you 'til you learned to walk on air
D                  E/D
So don't look down, the ground is gone
                C#m7      F#m
There's no one waving anyway
      B              Bm7     E
The smokey life is practiced everywhere

[Verse]
 A        A/G     F#m7        F13
Come on back if the moment lends
         A           A/G     F#m7        F13    Em
You can look up all my very closest friends

[Final Chorus]
D         Dm7       A      E7/G#
Light, light enough
           A      E7/G#    A     E7/G#
To let it go
    D   Dm7 A      G#dim
It's light enough
           A     A/G    F#m7   F13    A
To let it go

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chords in the intro can be played like this:

    A           A/G         F#m7        F13
    |     .     |     .     |     .     |     .
E|--0-----------0-----------2-----------1-----------|
B|--2-----------2-----------2-----------3-----------|
G|--2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3-----------2-----------1-----------| (2x)


    E           E     F#m/E E7    A/E   Bm/E  E
    |     .     |     .     |     .     |     .
E|--0-----------4-----5-----7-----9-----10----12----|
B|--0-----------5-----7-----9-----10----12----12----|
G|--1-----------4-----6-----7-----9-----11----13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|