The Night Of Santiago
Leonard Cohen
Ton : C
ShC5e said she was a maiden
That waC5sn't what I heard
For the saC5ke of conversation
I toC5ok her at her word
The liCghts went out behind us
The fiCmaj7reflies undressed
The broCken sidewalk ended
I touAm7ched her sleeping breasts
They opeCned to me urgently
Like liEm7lies from the dead
BehCind a fine embroidery
Her niAm7pples rose like bread
Then IC took off my necktie
And sEm7he took off her dress
My beClt and pistol set aside
We tAm7ore away the rest
The nigCht of Santiago
And IF was passing thrCough
So I toCok her tFo the rivCer
As anFy man would dCo
Her thiCghs they slipped away from me
Like schCools of startled fish
Though I'Cve forgotten half my life
I still remeCmber this
Now aCs a man I won't repeat
The thiCngs she said aloud
Except for thCis my lips are sealed forever
And for noCw
And soCon there's sand in every kiss
And soEm7on the dawn is ready
And soCon the night surrenders
To a daffAm7odil machete
I gaCve her something pretty
And I waEm7ited till she laughed
I wasCn't born a gypsy
To mAm7ake a woman sad
The nigCht of Santiago
And IF was passing thrCough
So I toCok her tFo the rivCer
As anFy man would dCo
The nigCht of Santiago
And IF was passing thrCough
So I toCok her tFo the rivCer
As anFy man would dCo
I didCn't fall in love of course
It's nevCer up to you
But shCe was walking back and forth
And IC was passing through
When I B(dim)took her to the river
In her vB(dim)irginal apparel
When I tB(dim)ook her to the rivG7er
On that niG7ght of Santiago
And yeC5s she lied about it all
Her chilC5dren and her husband
YoC5u were born to judge the world
ForgC5ive me but I wasn't
The nigCht of Santiago
And IF was passing thrCough
So I toCok her tFo the rivCer
As anFy man would dCo
The nigCht of Santiago
And IF was passing thrCough
So I toCok her tFo the rivCer
As anFy man would dCo
The nigCht of Santiago
And IF was passing thrCough
So I toCok her tFo the rivCer
As anFy man would dCo
The nigCht of Santiago
And IF was passing thrCough
So I toCok her tFo the rivCer
As anFy man would dCo