Sisters Of Mercy Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	2nd fret

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Chords

C#m

G#m

Esus4

F#m

G/D

D/A

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       A         D              A      E         A     D   A
Oh, Sis-ters of Mercy, they are not departed or gone
      C#m            G#m           C#m          G#m          E   Esus4 E
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on
      D                     A         G          F#m              E Esus4 E
And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me their song
    A              D          A               E           A     D
Oh, I hope you run into them, you who've been trav'ling so long
 
G/D D/A A7 D    G/D D/A A7 D        A       E
 
       A         D              A             E         A     D   A
Yes you who must leave everything.   That you cannot control
      C#m            G#m           C#m            G#m          E   Esus4 E
It begins with your family,    but soon it comes round to your soul
          D                 A           G          F#m              E   Esus4 E
Well I've been where you're hanging. I think I can see how you're pinned
            A           D          A          E                A      D
When you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sinned
 
G/D D/A A7 D    G/D D/A A7 D        A       E
 
     A        D              A          E          A     D   A
They lay down beside me    I made my confession to them
     C#m             G#m       C#m           G#m          E   Esus4 E
They touched both my eyes. And I touched the dew on their hem
         D        A               G            F#m        E    Esus4 E
If your life is a leaf.  That the seasons tear off and condemn
          A              D             A            E          A     D
They will bind yoou with love. That is graceful and green as a stem
 
G/D D/A A7 D    G/D D/A A7 D        A       E
 
        A             D            A            E         A     D   A
When I left they were sleeping   I hope you run into them soon
     C#m         G#m             C#m        G#m            E     Esus4 E
Dont turn on the lights. You can read their address by the moon
         D            A             G              F#m            E    Esus4 E
And you won't make me jealous. If I hear that they sweetened your night
 
D   E
 
           A           D
We weren't lovers like that
       A                 E        A
And besides it would still be alright
                       D
We weren't lovers like that
       A                 E        A
And besides it would still be alright
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Sisters Of Mercy – Leonard Cohen

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9 comments

these chords are pretty good but they are a whole step down from the recording. if you want to play along with Cohen put a capo on the second fret.

Other guy is right about capo2. It also needs another "A" between the "D" and the "E" in the first and last line. Good overall though.

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