Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) had been a music inspiration of my youth. I discovered his songs as a student and was immediately captivated by his unique style, “dark” sound, baritone raw voice and beautiful lyrics.
I really did not care then about the harmony (chords) or the instruments used. I only cared about the way his songs made me feel and how I could spend hours listening the same song again and again…
I still can not think about Leonard Cohen without humming his beautiful song, “So long Marrianne”…
…Now so long, Marianne, It’s time that we began
to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again…
SO LONG MARIANNE
Leonard Cohen
A | Bm | |
Come | over to the window, my little | darling |
D | A |
I’d like to try to read your | palm |
G | D | |
I | used to think I was some sort of | gypsy boy |
F#m | E | Esus4 | E | E7 |
before I let you take me | home |
A | F#m | |
Now | so long, Marianne, | It’s time that we began |
E | Esus4 | E | E7 | E | Esus4 | E | E7 | A | Asus4 | |
to | laugh | and | cry | and | cry | and | laugh | about it | all | again |
A | Bm | |
Well you | know that I love to | live with you |
D | A |
but you make me forget so very | much |
G | D | |
I | forget to pray for the | angels |
F#m | E | Esus4 | E | E7 | |
and then the | angels forget to pray for | us |
Chorus
A | Bm | |
We | met when we were | almost young |
D | A |
deep in the green lilac | park |
G | D |
You held on to me like I was a | crucifix |
F#m | E | Esus4 | E | E7 |
as we went kneeling through the | dark |
Chorus
A | Bm | |
Your | letters they all say that you’re | beside me now |
D | A |
then why do I feel so alo | ne |
G | D |
I’m standing on a ledge and your | fine spider web |
F#m | E | Esus4 | E | E7 | |
is | fastening my ankle to a stone |
Chorus
A | Bm | |
For | now I need your | hidden love |
D | A |
I’m cold as a new razor | blade |
G | D |
You left when I told you I was | curious |
F#m | E | Esus4 | E | E7 |
I never said that I was brave |
Chorus
A | Bm | |
Oh, | you are really such a | pretty one |
D | A |
I see you’ve gone and changed your | name again |
G | D |
And just when I climbed this | whole mountainside |
F#m | E | Esus4 | E | E7 | |
to | wash my eyelids in the rain |
Chorus

Merci Chris.
You are welcome Christian. I hope you are enjoying playing “So Long Marianne” as much as I do.
Christos