Leonard Cohen — You Know Who I Am
Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C (standard, two full steps down) 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
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