written by Leonard Cohen
intro: C#m A F#m G#
C#m
C#m
We find ourselves on different sides
B C#m
of a line nobody drew
(C#m)
Though it only be one in the higher eye
B C#m
Down here where we live it is two
I to my side call the meek and the mild
You to your side call the Word
By virtue of suffering I claim to have won
You claim to have never been heard
E
Both of us say there are laws to obey
B
Yeah but frankly I don't like your tone
E
You want to change the way I make love
B
But I want to leave it alone
C#m
(alone)
The pull of the moon, the thrust of the sun
Thus, the ocean is crossed
The waters are blessed while a shadowy guest
kindles a light for the lost
Both of us say there are laws to obey
But frankly I don't like your tone
You want to change the way I make love
But I want to leave it alone
G#
Down in the valley the famine goes on
C#m
Famine up on the hill
G#
I say you shouldn't, you couldn't, you can't
C#m
You say that you must and you will
(instrumental chorus)
You want to live where the suffering is
I want to get out of town
C'mon baby, give me a kiss
Stop writing everything down
Both of us say there are laws to obey
But frankly I don't like your tone
You want to change the way I make love
But I want to leave it alone
Both of us say there are laws to obey
But frankly I don't like your tone
You want to change the way I make love
But I want to leave it alone