written by Leonard Cohen
Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C (standard, two full steps down)
Intro: Am
Am Bm
I cannot follow you, my love
Am Bm
You cannot follow me
D A
I am the distance you put between
G B7/f# E
All of the moments that we will be
D A
You know who I am
D A
You've stared at the sun
D A
Well I am the one who loves
G E Am
Changing from nothing to one
Sometimes I need you naked Sometimes I need you wild I need you to carry my children in Yes and I need you to kill a child
You know who I am You've stared at the sun Well I am the one who loves Changing from nothing to one
If you should ever track me down I will surrender right there I will leave with you one broken man Whom I will teach you to repair
You know who I am You've stared at the sun Well I am the one who loves Changing from nothing to one
I cannot follow you, my love You cannot follow me I am not life, I am not death I am not slave or free
Oh you know who I am You've stared at the sun Well I am the one who loves Changing from nothing to one
Sometimes I'm gonna need you naked Sometimes gonna need you wild I need you to carry my children in And I need you to kill a child
Oh you know who I am You've stared at the sun Well I am the one who loves Changing from nothing to one