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Version 1SEEMS SO LONG AGO, NANCY - LEONARD COHEN [Verse 1] Bm F#7 Bm F#m C#m F#m It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone A Bm A E A Looking at the Late Late show through a semi-precious stone C# F#m D A In the House of Honesty her father was on trial E F#m C# D In the House of Mystery there was no one at all A E F#m there was no one at all [Verse 2] Bm F#7 Bm F#m C#m F#m It seems so long ago, none of us were strong A Bm A E A Nancy wore green stockings and she slept with everyone C# F#m D A She never said she'd wait for us although she was alone E F#m C# D I think she fell in love for us in nineteen sixty one A E F#m In nineteen sixty one [Verse 3] Bm F#7 Bm F#m C#m F#m It seems so long ago, Nancy was alone A Bm A E A A forty five beside her head, an open telephone C# F#m D A We told her she was beautiful, we told her she was free E F#m C# D But none of us would meet her in the House of Mystery A E F#m The House of Mystery [Verse 4] Bm F#7 Bm F#m C#m F#m And now you look around you, see her everywhere A Bm A E A Many use her body, many comb her hair C# F#m D A In the hollow of the night when you are cold and numb E F#m C# D You hear her talking freely then She's happy that you've come A E F#m She's happy that you've come [Outro] Bm E A