Dear Heather:

Go No More A-Roving

words by Lord Byron, music by Leonard Cohen


Intro: C# . . . |G#6 . . . |F# . . . |G# . . . |
       C# . . . |G#6/c . . . |F# . . . |G# . . . |

          C#           G#6/c
So we'll go no more a-roving
    F#              G#
So late into the night,
            C#                 G#6/c
Though the heart be still as loving,
         F#                G#
And the moon be still as bright.
          F#                 B/f#
For the sword outwears its sheath,
         F#                 B/f#
And the soul outwears the breast,
         F#maj7               Adim
And the heart must pause to breathe,
             A#m      C#/g#   G#sus4   G#
And love itself have rest.
            C#                 G#6/c
Though the night was made for loving,
         F#              G#
And the day returns too soon,
           C#            G#6/c
Yet we'll go no more a-roving
        F#           G#
By the light of the moon.
        F#            F#m     C#  D#m7  C#/f  G#  F#
By the light...    ...of the moon.
F# . . . |B/f# . . . |           (For the sword outwears its sheath)
F# . . . |B/f# . . . |           (And the soul outwears the breast)
F#maj7 . . . |Adim . . . |
A#m . . . |C# . . . |            (And love itself have rest)
G# . . . |                       (Love have rest)
            C#                 G#6/c
Though the night was made for loving,
         F#              G#
And the day returns too soon,
           C#            G#6/c
Yet we'll go no more a-roving
        F#           G#
By the light of the moon.
       F#    G#     A#m
We'll go no more a-roving
       F#    G#     A#m
We'll go no more a-roving
       F#    G#     A#m
We'll go no more a-roving
        D#           G#      C#     G#6
By the light...   ...of the moon.
          F#
(So we'll go no more)
G#          C#
(No more a-roving...)

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

G6:       320000  or  322003
G6/b:     x20000  or  x22003
Bb/f:     113331
Fmaj7:    133210  or  xx3210
G#dim:    xx0101
C/g:      332010  or  335553
Gsus4:    320013  or  355533
C/e:      032010  or  xx2010
Intro: C . . . |G6 . . . |F . . . |G . . . |
       C . . . |G6/b . . . |F . . . |G . . . |

          C            G6/b
So we'll go no more a-roving
    F               G
So late into the night,
            C                  G6/b
Though the heart be still as loving,
         F                 G
And the moon be still as bright.
          F                  Bb/f
For the sword outwears its sheath,
         F                  Bb/f
And the soul outwears the breast,
         Fmaj7               G#dim
And the heart must pause to breathe,
             Am       C/g   Gsus4   G
And love itself have rest.
            C                  G6/b
Though the night was made for loving,
         F               G
And the day returns too soon,
           C             G6/b
Yet we'll go no more a-roving
        F            G
By the light of the moon.
        F             Fm      C   Dm7  C/e  G   F
By the light...    ...of the moon.
F . . . |Bb/f . . . |            (For the sword outwears its sheath)
F . . . |Bb/f . . . |            (And the soul outwears the breast)
Fmaj7 . . . |G#dim . . . |
Am . . . |C . . . |              (And love itself have rest)
G . . . |                        (Love have rest)
            C                  G6/b
Though the night was made for loving,
         F               G
And the day returns too soon,
           C             G6/b
Yet we'll go no more a-roving
        F            G
By the light of the moon.
       F     G      Am
We'll go no more a-roving
       F     G      Am
We'll go no more a-roving
       F     G      Am
We'll go no more a-roving
        D            G       C      G6
By the light...   ...of the moon.
          F
(So we'll go no more)
G           C
(No more a-roving...)