First We Take Manhattan

First We Take Manhattan easy guitar chords by Leonard Cohen

Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

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  • G

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  • G

  • Intro 1





    Verse 1
    They 
    sentenced 
    me 

    to 
    twenty 
    years 
    of 
    boredom 

    For 
    trying 
    to 
    change 

    the 
    system 
    from 
    with
    in 

    I'm 
    coming 
    now, 
    I'm 
    coming 
    to 
    re
    ward 
    them 

    First 
    we 
    take 
    Man
    hattan, 

    then 
    we 
    take 
    Ber
    lin 



    Verse 2
    I'm 
    guided 
    by 
    signal 
    in 
    the 
    heavens 
    (guided) 

    I'm 
    guided 
    by 
    this 
    birthmark 

    on 
    my 
    skin 
    (guided 
    guided 
    by) 

    I'm 
    guided 
    by 
    the 
    beauty 
    of 
    our 
    weapons 

    First 
    we 
    take 
    Man
    hattan, 

    then 
    we 
    take 
    Ber
    lin 

    Bridge 1
    I'd 
    really 
    like 
    to 
    live 
    beside 
    you, 
    baby 

    love 
    your 
    body 

    and 
    your 
    spirit 
    and 
    your 
    clothes 

    But 
    you 
    see 
    that 
    line 
    there 

    moving 
    through 
    the 
    station? 

    told 
    you, 
    told 
    you, 

    told 
    you, 
    was 
    one 
    of 
    those 

    Verse 3
    Ah, 
    you 
    loved 
    me 
    as 
    loser 

    But 
    now 
    you're 
    worried 
    that 
    just 
    might 
    win 

    You 
    know 
    the 
    way 
    to 
    stop 
    me, 

    but 
    you 
    don't 
    have 
    the 
    discipline 

    How 
    many 
    nights 
    prayed 
    for 
    this, 

    to 
    let 
    my 
    work 
    begin 

    First 
    we 
    take 
    Man
    hattan, 

    then 
    we 
    take 
    Ber
    lin 


    Verse 4
    don't 
    like 
    your 
    fashion 
    busi
    ness, 
    mister 

    And 
    don't 
    like 
    these 
    drugs 

    that 
    keep 
    you 
    thin 

    don't 
    like 
    what 
    happened 
    to 
    my 
    sister 

    First 
    we 
    take 
    Man
    hattan, 

    then 
    we 
    take 
    Ber
    lin 


    Bridge 2
    really 
    like 
    to 
    live 
    beside 
    you, 
    baby 

    love 
    your 
    body 

    and 
    your 
    spirit 
    and 
    your 
    clothes 

    But 
    you 
    see 
    that 
    line 
    there 

    moving 
    through 
    the 
    station? 

    told 
    you, 
    told 
    you, 

    told 
    you, 
    was 
    one 
    of 
    those 

    Verse 5
    And 
    thank 
    you 
    for 
    those 
    items 

    that 
    you 
    sent 
    me, 
    ha 
    ha 
    ha 

    The 
    mon
    key 
    and 
    the 
    plywood 
    vio
    lin 

    practiced 
    every 
    night, 
    now 
    I'm 
    ready 

    First 
    we 
    take 
    Man
    hattan, 

    then 
    we 
    take 
    Berlin 

    (I 
    am 
    gui
    ded) 

    Verse 6
    Ah 
    re
    member 
    me, 

    used 
    to 
    live 
    for 
    mu
    sic 
    (baby) 

    Re
    member 
    me, 

    brought 
    your 
    groce
    ries 
    in 
    (baby, 
    yeah) 

    Well, 
    it's 
    Father's 
    Day 

    and 
    everybo
    dy's 
    wounded 

    First 
    we 
    take 
    Man
    hattan, 

    then 
    we 
    take 
    Berlin 

    Outro 1




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