Emmylou Harris     Sisters Of Mercy  written by Leonard Cohen
Linda Ronstadt



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Oh the sisters of mercy 
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They are not departed or gone
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They were waiting for me  
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When I thought that I just can't go on
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And they brought me their comfort  
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And later they brought me this song
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Oh I hope you run into them
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You who've been travelling so long 
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Yes you who must leave everything  
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That you cannot control
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It begins with your family 
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But soon it comes around to your soul
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Well I've been where you're hanging 
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I think I can see how you're pinned
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When you're not feeling holy 
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Your loneliness says that you've sinned
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Well they lay down beside me 
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I made my confession to them 
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They touched both my eyes  
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And I touched the dew on their hem 
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If your life is a leaf  
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That the seasons tear off and condemn 
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They will bind you with love  
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That is graceful and green as a stem 
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When I left they were sleeping
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I hope you run into them soon 
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Don't turn on the lights 
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You can read their address by the moon
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And you won't make me jealous
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If I find that they sweetened your night 
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We weren't lovers like that 
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And besides it would still be all right 
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We weren't lovers like that 
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And besides it would still be all right 



From "Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions"
Asylum Records 1999
Sony ATV Songs

Linda Ronstadt      vocals
Emmylou harris      vocals
Kate McGarrigle     background vocals
Anna McGarrigle     background vocals
Bernie Leadon       guitar/mandolin
Andy Faiweather Low acoustic guitar
Greg Leisz          acoustic guitar/mandolin
Wix                 accordion 
Ethan Johns         optigon