Nightingale Chords by Leonard Cohen

Nightingale Chords

by Leonard Cohen

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 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: B E B D#m C#m B Verse 2: B E The sun goes down behind a veil B D#m C#m 'Tis now that you would call me B E So rest in peace my nightingale B F# B Beneath your branch of holly Chorus: B E B Fare thee well my nightingale B D#m C#m 'Twas long ago I found you B E Now all your songs of beauty fail B D#m C#m B The forest closes 'round you Interlude: B E B D#m C#m B E B D#m C#m B Chorus: B E B Fare thee well my nightingale B D#m C#m I lived but to be near you B E Tho' you are singing somewhere still B D#m C#m B I can no longer he- -ar you Outro: B E B F# B

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Last Updated: March 1, 2026