First We Take Manhattan chords by Leonard Cohen (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(B flat minor) (B flat minor) (F minor) (F minor)
(B flat minor) (B flat minor) (F minor) (F minor)
(B flat minor) (B flat minor) (F minor) (F minor)
(E flat major) (D flat major) (Csus4) (C7b9)
(F minor) (F minor)
Verse 1
They (B flat minor) sentenced me
to twenty years of boredom (F minor)
For (B flat minor) trying to change
the system from within (Fsus2)
I'm (B flat minor) coming now, I'm coming to re (F minor) ward them
First (E flat major) we take Man (D flat major) hattan,
(Csus4) (C major) then we take Ber (F minor) lin
(F minor) (F minor) (F minor)
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Verse 2
I'm (B flat minor) guided by a signal in the heavens (F minor) (guided)
I'm (B flat minor) guided by this birthmark
on my skin (F minor) (guided guided by)
I'm (B flat minor) guided by the beauty of our (F minor) weapons
(E flat major) First we take Man (D flat major) hattan,
(Csus4) (C major) then we take Ber (F minor) lin
Bridge 1
I'd (A flat major) really like to live beside you, (E flat major) baby
(D flat major) I (E flat major) love your (A flat major) body
and your spirit and your (F minor) clothes
(E flat/G) But you (A flat major) see that line there
moving through the (F minor) station?
I (E flat major) told you, I (D flat major) told you,
(Csus4) told you, (C major) I was one of (F minor) those
Verse 3
Ah, you (B flat minor) loved me as a loser
But now you're (F minor) worried that I just might win
You know the (B flat minor) way to stop me,
but you (F minor) don't have the discipline
How (B flat minor) many nights I prayed for this,
to (F minor) let my work begin
(E flat major) First we take Man (D flat major) hattan,
(Csus4) (C major) then we take Ber (F minor) lin
(F minor) (F minor) (F minor)
Verse 4
(B flat minor) I don't like your fashion business, (F minor) mister
And (B flat minor) I don't like these drugs
that keep you thin (F minor)
(B flat minor) I don't like what happened to my (F minor) sister
(E flat major) First we take Man (D flat major) hattan,
(Csus4) (C major) then we take Berlin (F minor)
(F minor) (F minor) (F minor)
Bridge 2
I (A flat major) really like to live beside you, (E flat major) baby
(D flat major) I (E flat major) love your (A flat major) body
and your spirit and your (F minor) clothes
(E flat/G) But you (A flat major) see that line there
moving through the (F minor) station?
I (E flat major) told you, I (D flat major) told you,
(Csus4) told you, (C major) I was one of (F minor) those (F minoradd9)
Verse 5
And I thank (B flat minor) you for those items
that you (F minor) sent me, ha ha ha
The mon (B flat minor) key and the plywood violin (F minor)
I (B flat minor) practiced every night, now I'm (F minor) ready
First (E flat major) we take Man (D flat major) hattan,
(Csus4) (C7) then we take Berlin
(F minor) (I (F9sus4) am (D flat/F) gui (C7sus4) ded) (C7)
Verse 6
Ah re (B flat minor) member me,
I used to live for mu (F minor) sic (baby)
Re (B flat minor) member me,
I brought your groceries (F minor) in (baby, yeah)
Well, it's (B flat minor) Father's Day
and everybody's (F minor) wounded
(E flat major) First we take Man (D flat major) hattan,
(Csus4) (C major) then we take Berlin
Outro 1
(F minor) (F minor) (E flat major)
(F minor) (F minor) (E flat major)
(F minor) (F minor) (E flat major)
(F minor) (F minor) (E flat major)
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First We Take Manhattan
Leonard Cohen
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