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First We Take Manhattan chords by
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen

Intro 1
Am
Am
Em
Em

Am
Am
Em
Em

Am
Am
Em
Em

D
C
B

Em
Em

Verse 1
Am

They sentenced me
Em

to twenty years of boredom
Am

For trying to change
Em

the system from within
Am
Em

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

First we take Manhattan,
B
Em

then we take Berlin
Em
Em
Em


Verse 2
Am
Em

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

I'm guided by this birthmark
Em

on my skin (guided guided by)
Am
Em

I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
D
C

First we take Manhattan,
B
Em

then we take Berlin
Bridge 1
G
D

I'd really like to live beside you, baby
C
D
G

I love your body
Em

and your spirit and your clothes
D
G

But you see that line there
Em

moving through the station?
D
C

I told you, I told you,
B
Em

told you, I was one of those
Verse 3
Am

Ah, you loved me as a loser
Em

But now you're worried that I just might win
Am

You know the way to stop me,
Em

but you don't have the discipline
Am

How many nights I prayed for this,
Em

to let my work begin
D
C

First we take Manhattan,
B
Em

then we take Berlin
Em
Em
Em

Verse 4
Am
Em

I don't like your fashion business, mister
Am

And I don't like these drugs
Em

that keep you thin
Am
Em

I don't like what happened to my sister
D
C

First we take Manhattan,
B
Em

then we take Berlin
Em
Em
Em

Bridge 2
G
D

I really like to live beside you, baby
C
D
G

I love your body
Em

and your spirit and your clothes
D
G

But you see that line there
Em

moving through the station?
D
C

I told you, I told you,
B
Em

told you, I was one of those
Verse 5
Am

And I thank you for those items
Em

that you sent me, ha ha ha
Am
Em

The monkey and the plywood violin
Am
Em

I practiced every night, now I'm ready
D
C

First we take Manhattan,
B

then we take Berlin
Em
C
B

(I am guided)
Verse 6
Am

Ah remember me,
Em

I used to live for mu sic (baby)
Am

Remember me,
Em

I brought your groceries in (baby, yeah)
Am

Well, it's Father's Day
Em

and everybody's wounded
D
C

First we take Manhattan,
B

then we take Berlin
Outro 1
Em
Em
D

Em
Em
D

Em
Em
D

Em
Em
D

[Repeat and fade]

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