Nightingale chords by Leonard Cohen

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Verse 1:
N.C.
I built my house beside the wood
N.C.
So I could hear you singing
N.C.
And it was sweet and it was good
N.C.
And love was all beginning

Chorus:
N.C.
Fare thee well my nightingale
N.C.
'Twas long ago I found you
N.C.
Now all your songs of beauty fail
N.C.
The forest closes 'round you

Interlude:
BB E MajorE BB D#mD#m C# minorC#m BB

Verse 2:
   BB        E MajorE
The sun goes down behind a veil
   BB         D#mD#m C# minorC#m
'Tis now that you would call me
  BB        E MajorE
So rest in peace my nightingale
  BB          F#F# BB
Beneath your branch of holly

Chorus:
 BB         E MajorE   BB
Fare thee well my nightingale
    BB     D#mD#m C# minorC#m
'Twas long ago I found you
   BB         E MajorE
Now all your songs of beauty fail
   BB      D#mD#m C# minorC#m BB
The forest closes 'round you

Interlude:
BB E MajorE BB D#mD#m C# minorC#m

BB E MajorE BB D#mD#m C# minorC#m BB

Chorus:
 BB         E MajorE   BB
Fare thee well my nightingale
  BB       D#mD#m C# minorC#m
I lived but to be near you
   BB        E MajorE
Tho' you are singing somewhere still
  BB      D#mD#m C# minorC#m BB
I can no longer he- -ar you

Outro:
BB E MajorE BB F#F# BB

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