Am (x02210@1)                           FIt's (133211@1)four in the morning, the end of December
    Dm7                     Em (022000@1)    
I'm writing you now just to see if you're better
Am (x02210@1)                    FNew (133211@1)York is cold, but I like where I'm living
        Dm7                     EmThere's (022000@1)music on Clinton Street all through the evening.
Am (x02210@1)               Bm (x24432@1)                 Am (x02210@1) 
I hear that you're building your little house
               Bm (x24432@1)  deep in the desert
       Am (x02210@1)       G (320003@1)         
You're living for nothing now,
                 Am (x02210@1)                 G (320003@1)  I hope you're keeping some kind of record

C (x32010@1)                              GYes, (320003@1)and Jane came by with a lock of your hair
                             AmShe (x02210@1)said that you gave it to her
                                  Bm (x24432@1)    GThat (320003@1)night that you planned to go clear
F (133211@1)             EmDid (022000@1)you ever go clear?

Am (x02210@1)                             FAh, (133211@1)the last time we saw you you looked so much older
     Dm7                      EmYour (022000@1)famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder
Am (x02210@1)                         FYou'd (133211@1)been to the station to meet every train
Dm7                       EmAnd (022000@1)you came home without Lili Marlene

Am (x02210@1)       Bm (x24432@1)       Am (x02210@1)          BmAnd (x24432@1)you treated my woman to a flake of your life
    Am (x02210@1)          G (320003@1)  Am (x02210@1)             GAnd (320003@1)when she came back she was nobody's wife.

C (x32010@1)                                 GWell (320003@1)I see you there with the rose in your teeth
                    AmOne (x02210@1)more thin gypsy thief
                  Bm (x24432@1)      GWell (320003@1)I see Jane's awake
F (133211@1)           EmShe (022000@1)sends her regards.

Am (x02210@1)                       FAnd (133211@1)what can I tell you my brother, my killer
Dm7                 EmWhat (022000@1)can I possibly say?
Am (x02210@1)                       FI (133211@1)guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you
Dm7                      EmI'm (022000@1)glad you stood in my way.

Am (x02210@1)             Bm (x24432@1)     Am (x02210@1)        BmIf (x24432@1)you ever come by here, for Jane or for me
Am (x02210@1)          G (320003@1)           Am (x02210@1)         GYour (320003@1)enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free.

C (x32010@1)                         GYes, (320003@1)and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes
                 Am (x02210@1)                      Bm (x24432@1)I thought it was there for good so I never tried.

C (x32010@1)                              GAnd (320003@1)Jane came by with a lock of your hair
                             AmShe (x02210@1)said that you gave it to her
                                  Bm (x24432@1)     GThat (320003@1)night that you planned to go clear
F (133211@1)           EmSincerely, (022000@1)L. Cohen

Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1) Dm7  Em