Leonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep

[intro]
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[verse 1]
           Fm                  C
The ponies run, the girls are young,
              Fm
the odds are there to beat
            Fm                 C
You win a while and then it's done,
             Db
your little winning streak
             Bbm     C
And summoned now to deal
          Fm           Ddim
with your invincible defeat
              Bbm              C
you live your life as if it's real
Db          Eb     Fm
  a thousand kisses deep

[verse 2]
             Fm                  C
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
             Fm          C Fm
I'm back on Boogie Street
               Fm                 C
You lose your grip and then you slip
          Db
into the masterpiece
         Bbm               C
And maybe I had miles to drive
Fm              Ddim
and promises to keep
             Bbm           C
You ditch it all to stay alive
Db          Eb     Fm
  a thousand kisses deep

[interlude]
Fm  C  Fm
Fm  C  Db

[bridge]
               Bbm                C
And sometimes when the night is slow
Fm                   Ddim
the wretched and the meek
         Bbm                 C
We gather up our hearts and go
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[verse 3]
            Fm                C
Confined to sex, we pressed against
           Fm
the limits of the sea
             Fm             C
I saw there were no oceans left
Db
  for scavengers like me
         Bbm              C
I made it to the forward deck
Fm                    Ddim
  I blessed our remnant fleet
            Bbm            C
and then consented to be wrecked
Db          Eb     Fm
  a thousand kisses deep

[verse 4]
             Fm                  C
I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed
             Fm
I'm back on Boogie Street
              Fm                 C
I guess they won't exchange the gifts
               Db
that you were meant to keep
         Bbm                 C
And quiet is the thought of you
Fm                  Ddim
  the file on you complete
           Bbm            C
Except what we forgot to do
Db          Eb     Fm
  a thousand kisses deep

[interlude]
Fm  C  Fm
Fm  C  Db

[bridge]
               Bbm                C
And sometimes when the night is slow
Fm                   Ddim
  the wretched and the meek
         Bbm                 C
We gather up our hearts and go
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[verse 5]
           Fm                  C
The ponies run, the girls are young,
              Fm
the odds are there to beat
            Fm                 C
You win a while and then it's done,
             Db
your little winning streak
             Bbm     C
And summoned now to deal
          Fm           Ddim
with your invincible defeat
              Bbm              C
you live your life as if it's real
Db          Eb     Fm
a thousand kisses deep

[outro]
Fm  C  Fm
Fm  C  Db
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