FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN (Leonard Cohen)
[Capo 8] or transpose +8 to get tone of recording
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
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For trying to change 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, then we take Berlin
[Verse 2]
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I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
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I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
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I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
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First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Chorus]
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I'd really like to live beside you, baby
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I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
C Am
But you see that line there moving through the station
G F E Am
I told you I told you, told you I was one of those
[Verse 3]
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You loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might win
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You know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
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How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
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First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Bridge]
Dm Am
I don't like your fashion business, mister
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I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
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I don't like what happened to your sister
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Chorus]
C G F
I'd really like to live beside you, baby
C Am
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
C Am
But you see that line there moving through the station
G F E Am
I told you I told you, told you I was one of those
[Verse 4]
Dm Am
And I thank you for those items that you sent me
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The monkey end the plywood violin
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I practiced every night now I'm ready
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Verse 5]
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Remember me, I used to live for music
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Remember me, I brought your groceries in
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It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin