Montreal

G, A

Bm                      A
   200 fates entwined inside the plane
A                                 G
   We watched as England dropped away from us again
A                             Bm
   I wasn't waiting, I wasn't sure what I would find
A           F#m                           G
   I was prepared to let it happen on its own this time
A  Bm                       A                  F#m               G
      I had a feeling I was floating into time     spent amongst friends
A                    Bm                      A       Em
   Reintroduced from other strange and wonderful weekends
       F#m                           G
As the seat belt signs announced the fall
     A                            Bm
I realised I'd been falling for a while
          A                     Em      F#m
We'd been falling for some time    into Montreal

G, Bm, F, Cmaj7 (2x)

      G                                    Bm
I saw ice upon the river as the plane came in to land
        F                                  Cmaj7
I heard Joni Mitchell singin' her poems of isolation
    G                                       Bm
The man at immigration said his friends all knew the band
  F                                                Cmaj7
Bizarre to come so far to an outstretched hand and easy conversation
        G                                           Bm
We were welcomed through arrivals without the usual transatlantic fuss
    F                                                   Cmaj7
And greeted by the fans who led us to the chilly street onto the bus

    Cm             Ab           Eb                    Bb/D
The snow had hung around on the corners of the vacant lots
    Cm                 Ab            Eb             Bb/D
And France was singing in the air of hi-rise North America

A                                     F#m
And as we made our way into the hotel hall
    G                                              Dmaj7
The man behind the desk broke a knowing smile, and said
"Hello sir, welcome back to Montreal."

A, F#m, G, Dmaj7

        Em              D/F#         G               A
We hid away for the day      in our identical rooms
        Em            D/F#                   G                 A
Like we usually do - another new bed, upside down in our heads
    Em            D/F#        G              A
And afternoon was morning and night was afternoon
         Em         D/F#                G             A
Only the jet-lagged      know the way I sleep tonight

Bass riff (5/4 time):
E|-----------------|                                
B|-----------------|                                
G|------3----------|                                
D|----1-------5----|                                
A|-3--------3------|                                
E|-----------------| repeat till the cows come home 


Last time (3/4 time):
E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|------3---| 
D|----1-----| 
A|-3--------| 
E|----------| 

C           Am                  G               D
So I Skyped home and said "It's me. How are you babe?
C          Am                 G              Fm
I can't be with you but I can see you on the screen
C             Am                G            D
Technology is wonderful when it isn't in the way
C                    Am             G             Fm
The little one seems older now with every passing day

  Cm                 Ab
I hope the vibes are good
      Eb          Bb/D
I'm behavin' as I should
Cm            Ab
Going down to breakfast
     Eb             Bb/D
What time is it now there?
        Cm           Ab           Eb     Bb/D
I'll go shopping for shoes or whatever ensues
   Cm           Ab
Je t'aime my darling
   Eb           Bb/D
Je t'aime my darling
    Em
See you soon"

Em

C, Bm (7/8 time) (2x)

          C
We were invited to the circus - guests of honour if you please
     Bm
By a girl with an eskimo name
           C
And in the cafe of the Cirque 'Soleil we bought Easter-eggs from outer-space
Bm
40 different languages are spoken in this place
      C
And inside the steel-glass building I gazed up at the trapeze
    Bm                                               C
The building 30 metres tall - we watched the acrobat fall
             Bm
He was quite safe
                       C
He was falling into Montreal
           Bm
Into Montreal

Guitar solo:
Em, D/F#, G, A
C, Bm (7/8 time) (2x)

Em          D/F#               G            A
Down at the sports-bar the ice-hockey never ends
Em          D/F#               G            A
Down at the sports-bar the ice-hockey never ends
Em          D/F#               G            A
Down at the sports-bar the ice-hockey never ends

Gm, C, Eb, Bbmaj7

Gm          C                         Eb        Bbmaj7
So up in my room I discovered Leonard Cohen on TV
Gm      C                   Eb            Bbmaj7
Live in London - ain't that perfect symmetry?!
Gm            C                  Eb               Bbmaj7
It warmed the heart to watch him float around the hall
Gm      C               Eb   Bbmaj7
Soaking up, reflecting, radiating
Gm        C               Eb           Bbmaj7              Gm
Just as I would, tomorrow night on the outstretched tender hands
       C             Eb    Bbmaj7          Cm
Tender hands, tender hands        of Montreal

Eb, Gm, Cm (2x)
Eb, Gm, F

             Eb  Gm            Cm
The fleur de lis    was always kind to me
              Eb      Gm              Cm
I'll make the time if ever you should call
             Eb  Gm            Cm
The fleur de lis    was always kind to me
              Eb      Gm              F
I'll make the time if ever you should call

Outro:
Eb, Gm, Cm (3x)
Eb, Gm, F
Eb, Gm, Cm (3x)
Eb, Gm, F