FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN
(Leonard Cohen) • Key:
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FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN
(Leonard Cohen)
They se
Dm
ntenced me to twenty years of
Am
boredom
For tr
Dm
ying to change the system from
Am
within
I'm co
Dm
ming now I'm coming to r
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eward them
F
G
irst we take Manh
F
attan,
E
then we take Ber
Am
lin
I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
I'd
C
really like to live beside you, b
G
aby
F
I love your b
C
ody and your spirit and your cl
Am
othes
But you s
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ee that line there moving through the st
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ation
I t
G
old you I t
F
old you I t
E
old you I was one of tho
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se
You loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might win
You know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
I don't like your fashion business, mister
I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
I don't like what happened to your sister
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin (chorus)
And I thank you for those items that you sent me
The monkey end the plywood violin
I practiced every night and now I'm ready
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Remember me, I used to live for music
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Speed