Leonard Cohen - First we take Manhattan
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Cm - No capo
Verse 1
Cm Gm
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
Cm Gm
For trying to change the system from within
Cm Gm
I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them
Chorus 1
F D# D Gm First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 2
Cm Gm
I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
Cm Gm
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
Cm Gm
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
Chorus 2
F D# D Gm First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Break
A# F D#
I'd really like to live beside you, baby
A# Gm
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
A# Gm
But you see that line there moving through the station
F D# D Gm
I told you I told you I told you I was one of those
Verse 3
Cm Gm
You loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might win
Cm Gm
You know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
Cm Gm
How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
Chorus 3
F D# D Gm First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 4
Cm Gm I don't like your fashion business, mister Cm Gm I don't like these drugs that keep you thin Cm Gm I don't like what happened to your sister
Chorus 4
F D# D Gm First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 5
Cm Gm
And I thank you for those items that you sent me
Cm Gm
The monkey end the plywood violin
Cm Gm
I practiced every night and now I'm ready
Chorus 5
F D# D Gm First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 6
Cm Gm
Remember me, I used to live for music
Cm Gm
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
Cm Gm
It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
Chorus 6
F D# D Gm First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Dm - No capo (Original)
Verse 1
Dm Am
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
Dm Am
For trying to change the system from within
Dm Am
I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them
Chorus 1
G F E Am Am First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 2
Dm Am
I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
Dm Am
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
Dm Am
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
Chorus 2
G F E Am Am First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Break 1
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 I told you I was one of those
Verse 3
Dm Am
You loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might win
Dm Am
You know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
Dm Am
How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
Chorus 3
G F E Am Am First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 4
Dm Am I don't like your fashion business, mister Dm Am I don't like these drugs that keep you thin Dm Am I don't like what happened to your sister
Chorus 5
G F E Am First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 6
Dm Am
And I thank you for those items that you sent me
Dm Am
The monkey end the plywood violin
Dm Am
I practiced every night and now I'm ready
Chorus 6
G F E Am First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Verse 7
Dm Am
Remember me, I used to live for music
Dm Am
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
Dm Am
It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
Chorus 7
G F E Am First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Resources
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTC_fD598A - Leonard Cohen: First we take Manhattan