Written by Leonard Cohen/Anjani Thomas
Intro: B A E E A Had to go crazy to love you E B Had to go down to the pit E E7 A Had to do time in the tower F# B Beggin' my crazy to quit E A Had to go crazy to love you E C# B You, who were never the one E (E7) Whom I chased through the souvenir heartache E B A Her braids and her blouse all un-done C#m B Sometimes I’d head for the highway C#m F# B I’m old and the mirrors don’t lie E G# C# But crazy has places to hide in F# B That are deeper than any good-bye E A Had to go crazy to love you E B Had to let everything fall E E7 A Had to be people I hated F# B Had to be no one at all E A I’m tired of choosing de-sire E B I’ve been saved by a blessed fatigue E E7 A The gates of commitment un-wired E B E And nobody tryin’ to leave C#m B Sometimes I’d head for the highway C#m F# B I’m old and the mirrors don’t lie E G# C# But crazy has places to hide in F# B That are deeper than any good-bye E A Had to go crazy to love you E C# B You, who were never the one E (E7) Whom I chased through the souvenir heartache E B A E Her braids and her blouse all un-done