written by Leonard Cohen
Intro: Bm
Bm F# Bm
It seems so long ago
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Nancy was alone
A Bm
Looking at the Late Late show
A E A
Through a semi-precious stone
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In the House of Honesty
D A
Her father was on trial
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In the House of Mystery
C# D
There was no one at all
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There was no one at all
It seems so long ago
None of us were strong
Nancy wore green stockings
And she slept with everyone
She never said she'd wait for us
Although she was alone
I think she fell in love for us
In nineteen sixty one
In nineteen sixty one
It seems so long ago
Nancy was alone
A forty five beside her head
An open telephone
We told her she was beautiful
We told her she was free
But none of us would meet her in
The House of Mystery
The House of Mystery
And now you look around you
See her everywhere
Many use her body
Many comb her hair
In the hollow of the night
When you are cold and numb
You hear her talking freely then
She's happy that you've come
She's happy that you've come
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