[Intro] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> [Verse 1] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> It's four in the morning, the end of December <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> I'm writing you now just to see if you're better <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> New York is cold, but I like where I'm living <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> I hear that you're building your little house deep in the desert <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> You're living for nothing now, I hope you're keeping some kind of record [Chorus 1] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Yes, and Jane came by with a lock of your hair <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> Did you ever go clear? [Verse 2] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> Ah, the last time we saw you, you looked so much older <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> You'd been to the station to meet every train <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> And you came home without Lili Marlene <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> And you treated my woman to a flake of your life <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> And when she came back, she was nobody's wife [Chorus 2] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Well, I see you there with the rose in your teeth <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> One more thin gypsy thief, well, I see Jane's awake <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> She sends her regards [Instrumental] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> [Verse 3] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> And what can I tell you my brother, my killer? <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> What can I possibly say? <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> I'm glad you stood in my way <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> If you ever come by here, for Jane or for me <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Well, your enemy is sleeping, and his woman is free [Chorus 3] <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">G</b> Yes, and thanks for the trouble you took from her eyes <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> I thought it was there for good, so I never tried <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> And Jane came by with a lock of your hair <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">G</b> She said that you gave it to her that night that you planned to go clear <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b> Sincerely, L. Cohen [Outro] <b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">F</b> <b class="chord">Dm7</b> <b class="chord">Em7</b>