First We Take Manhattan chords by
Leonard Cohen

1988Alternative257 views

Key: F minor•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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They sentenced me

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to twenty years of boredom

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For trying to change

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the system from within

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I'm coming now, I'm coming to reward them

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First we take Manhattan,

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then we take Berlin

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Verse 2

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I'm guided by a signal in the heavens (guided)

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I'm guided by this birthmark

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on my skin (guided guided by)

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I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons

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First we take Manhattan,

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then we take Berlin

Bridge 1

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I'd really like to live beside you, baby

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I love your body

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and your spirit and your clothes

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But you see that line there

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moving through the station?

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I told you, I told you,

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told you, I was one of those

Verse 3

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Ah, you loved me as a loser

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But now you're worried that I just might win

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You know the way to stop me,

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but you don't have the discipline

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How many nights I prayed for this,

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to let my work begin

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First we take Manhattan,

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then we take Berlin

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Verse 4

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I don't like your fashion business, mister

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And I don't like these drugs

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that keep you thin

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I don't like what happened to my sister

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First we take Manhattan,

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then we take Berlin

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Bridge 2

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I really like to live beside you, baby

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I love your body

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and your spirit and your clothes

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But you see that line there

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moving through the station?

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I told you, I told you,

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told you, I was one of those

Verse 5

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And I thank you for those items

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that you sent me, ha ha ha

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The monkey and the plywood violin

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I practiced every night, now I'm ready

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First we take Manhattan,

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then we take Berlin

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(I am gui ded)

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Ah remember me,

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I used to live for mu sic (baby)

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Remember me,

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I brought your groceries in (baby, yeah)

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Well, it's Father's Day

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and everybody's wounded

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First we take Manhattan,

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then we take Berlin

Outro 1

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