Alexandra leaving
C
Am
1. Suddenly the night has
grown colder.
G F G
C
the
god of love preparing to depart.
C Am
Alexandra hoisted on his
shoulder,
F F G C
they
slip between the sentries of the heart.
Em F
Upheld by the simplicities of
pleasure
Dm F
they
gain the light, they formlessly entwine.
C
Am
And radiant beyond your widest
measure
F F G C
they
fall among the voices and the wine.
F G Am
It's not a trick, your senses
all deceiving,
F Dm G
a
fitful dream, the morning will exhaust.
C - G Am G F
Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving.
Dm G C - F - C - F
then
say goodbye to Alexandra lost.
C Am
2. Even though she sleeps upon
your satin
G F G C
even
though she wakes you with a kiss.
C
Am
Do not say the moment was
imagined,
G F G
C
do
not stoop to strategies like this.
Em
F
As someone long prepared for
this to happen,
Dm G
go
firmly to the window, drink it in.
C Am
Exquisite music, Alexandra
laughing,
F F G C
your
first commitments tangible again.
F G Am
And you who had the honor of her evening
F Dm G
and
by that honor had your own restored,
C - G AmG F
say
goodbye to Alexandra leaving,
Dm G C
Alexandra
leaving with her lord.
C
Am
3. As
someone long prepared for the occasion,
G F G C
in
full command of every plan you wrecked,
C
Am
do
not choose a coward's explanation,
G F G C
that
hides behind the cause and the effect.
F G Am
And you who were bewildered by
a meaning,
Dm F
G
whose
code was broken, crucifix uncrossed,
C - G Am G F
Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving.
Dm G C
then
say goodbye to Alexandra lost.
+ repeat last two lines
(orig. = capo 5th) (Leonard Cohen)