Famous Blue Raincoat:

Song of Bernadette

written by Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes, recorded by Jennifer Warnes

Intro: Bb . F . |Eb . . . |Fsus4 . F . |Bb . . . |


Bb            F             Eb
There was a child named Bernadette
Fsus4         F        Bb
I heard the story long ago
              F          Eb
She saw the Queen of Heaven once
Fsus4         F           Bb
And kept the vision in her soul
Bb7       Cm7     Bb/d    Ebmaj7  Eb
No one believed what she had seen
C7sus4    C7              Fsus4  F
No one believed what she heard
Bb               F           Eb
That there were sorrows to be healed
     Fsus4  F             Bb
And mercy, mercy in this world

Cm7 Bb/d Eb
So many hearts I find
            Bb
Broke like yours and mine
 Eb/g               F7            F7sus4   F
Torn by what we've done and can't undo
Bb              F
I just want to hold you
 Eb             Bb   C7sus4
Come on let me hold you
      F             Bb   F   Eb  Fsus4   Bb
Like Bernadette would do

Bb            F                 Eb
We've been around, we fall, we fly
Fsus4      F             Bb
We mostly fall, we mostly run
           F          Eb
And every now and then we try
Fsus4        F            Bb
To mend the damage that we've done
Bb7         Cm7  Bb/d    Ebmaj7   Eb
Tonight, tonight I just cannot rest
C7sus4         C7       Fsus4         F
I've got this joy here inside my breast
Bb            F          Eb
To think that I did not forget
Fsus4           F          Bb
That child, that song of Bernadette

Cm7 Bb/d Eb
So many hearts I find
      Bb
Hearts like yours and mine
 Eb/g               F7            F7sus4  F
Torn by what we've done and can't undo
Bb              F
I just want to hold you
 Eb               Bb   C7sus4
Won't you let me hold you
      F           Bb
Like Bernadette would do
Bb              F
I just want to hold you
 Eb             Bb  C7sus4
Come on let me hold you
                       Bb   F   Eb  Fsus4   Bb
Like Bernadette would do

Guitarist friendly version

Capo 1st fret

Chords:

Esus4:     022200
A/c#:      x42220
Dmaj7:     xx0222
B7sus4:    x24232  or  x22202
B7:        x24242  or  x21202
E7sus4:    020200

Intro: A . E . |D . . . |Esus4 . E . |A . . . |


A             E             D
There was a child named Bernadette
Esus4         E        A
I heard the story long ago
              E          D
She saw the Queen of Heaven once
Esus4         E           A
And kept the vision in her soul
A7        Bm7     A/c#    Dmaj7  D
No one believed what she had seen
B7sus4    B7              Esus4  E
No one believed what she heard
A                E           D
That there were sorrows to be healed
     Esus4  E             A
And mercy, mercy in this world

Bm7 A/c# D
So many hearts I find
            A
Broke like yours and mine
 D/f#               E7            E7sus4   E
Torn by what we've done and can't undo
A               E
I just want to hold you
 D              A    B7sus4
Come on let me hold you
      E             A   E   D   Esus4   A
Like Bernadette would do

A             E                 D
We've been around, we fall, we fly
Esus4      E             A
We mostly fall, we mostly run
           E          D
And every now and then we try
Esus4        E            A
To mend the damage that we've done
A7          Bm7  A/c#    Dmaj7   D
Tonight, tonight I just cannot rest
B7sus4         B7       Esus4         E
I've got this joy here inside my breast
A             E          D
To think that I did not forget
Esus4           E          A
That child, that song of Bernadette

Bm7 A/c# D
So many hearts I find
      A
Hearts like yours and mine
 D/f#               E7            E7sus4  E
Torn by what we've done and can't undo
A               E
I just want to hold you
 D                A    B7sus4
Won't you let me hold you
      E           A
Like Bernadette would do
                E
I just want to hold you
 D              A   B7sus4
Come on let me hold you
                       A   E   D   Esus4   A
Like Bernadette would do