You Know Who I Am

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