Hey Thats No Way To Say Goodbye

first tab , please be gentle . = ] capo on 3rd fret * this is not how leonard cohen or anyone i’ve seen plays it , this is just my own interpretation . same chords , just played slightly differently . it matches the vocals spot on and you can still play along with the original recording * G/D i loved you in the morning , our kisses deep and warm , Em/B your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm , C/E yes , many loved before us , i know that we are not new , G/D in city and in forest they smiled like me and you , Em/B but now it’s come to distances and both of us must try , C/D your eyes are soft with sorrow , D/A G/D D hey , that’s no way to say goodbye . [ G ] i’m not looking for another as i wander in my time , [ Em ] walk me to the corner , our steps will always rhyme [ C ] you know my love goes with you as your love stays with me , [ G ] it’s just the way it changes , like the shoreline and the sea , [ Em ] but let’s not talk of love or chains and things we can’t untie , [ C ] your eyes are soft with sorrow , [ D ] hey , that’s no way to say good [ G ] bye . [ D ] this is how i fingerpick the different sections . G/D "i loved you in the morning , our kisses deep and warm" E | - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - | B | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | x2 D | - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Em/B "your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm" E | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | B | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | x2 D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | C/E "yes , many loved before us , i know that we are not new" E | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | B | - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | x2 D | - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G/D "in city and in forest they smiled like me and you" E | - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - | B | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | x2 D | - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Em/B "but now it’s come to distances and both of us must try" E | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | B | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | x2 D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | C/D "your eyes are soft with sorrow" E | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - | B | - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | x2 D | - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | normally , for the "hey , that’s now way to say goodbye" part , i simply keep the same rhythm i’ve been playing for the rest of the song , strumming with my thumb on the down beats , the top two strings of the off beats , alternating between the root [ in this case , the a in the D chord ] and another note in the chord [ i usually play the D string ] . if you’d like , when he sings the B on "hey that’s now way to say" you can move your pointer finger off of the G string and change the bass to A B where i capitalized the words previously .