Words by Leonard Cohen, music by Patrick Leonard
D Bm
If the sun would lose its light
G D
And we lived an endless night
A A7
And there was nothing left
G A
That you could feel
D Bm
That's how it would be
G D
What my life would seem to me
A A7
If I didn't have your love
D
To make it real
D D/f# G
D/a A D
If the stars were all unpinned And a cold and bitter wind Swallowed up the world Without a trace
Well that's where I would be
What my life would seem to me
If I couldn't lift the veil
And see your face
If no leaves were on the tree And no water in the sea And the break of day Had nothing to reveal
That's how broken I would be
What my life would seem to me
If I didn't have your love
To make it real
D D/f# G
D/a F#/a# Bm
G D/f# G Gm
If the sun would lose its light And we lived an endless night And there was nothing left That you could feel
If the sea were sand alone And the flowers made of stone And no one that you hurt Could ever heal
That's how broken I would be
What my life would seem to me
If I didn't have your love
To make it real
D D/f# G
D/a F#/a# Bm
G D/f# G Gm
D