Manhattan Island Serenade Chords by Leon Russell

Tempo:
149.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

B

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leon Russell - Manhattan Island Serenade chords
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[C]
[Em]
Sitting on the highway in a [Am] broken van,
[B] thinking of you
[Em] again.
[G] [C]
Guess I'll have to hitchhike to [G] the station, [C] where every step I'll [G] see you fade.
[B] [Em] [C] Like a mirror [Am] looking back at me,
[B] saying you're the only [Em] one.
[Dm]
[C] Making me feel I could [G]
survive, [F] [C]
and so glad to be [E] alive.
[B] [G]
[F#] Nowhere to run, not [Em] a guitar to play.
[Dm]
[C] Messed up [G] inside and it's [A] been raining all [C] day.
[G] Since [B] you went [Em] away, [Dm] [C]
Manhattan [D] Island [Am] [G] Serenade.
[F#m] [Em]
Sitting on the highway [Am] in a broken van,
[B] thinking of you [Em]
again.
[G] [C]
Guess I'll have to hitchhike down [G] the highway, [F] [C] where every step I'll see [E] you fade.
[B]
[G] Like a mirror looking [Am] back at me,
[B] saying you're the only [Em] one.
[Dm] [C]
Making me feel I could [Gm]
survive, [G] [C]
and so glad to be [B] alive.
[G] Nowhere [F#] to run, not [Em] a guitar to play.
[Dm]
[C] Messed up [Bm] [B] inside and it's [A] been raining all [C] day.
[G]
[D] Since [D#m] you went [B] [Em] away, [Dm] [C]
[D] Manhattan Island [G] Serenade.
Since [F#] [Em] [G] you went [C] away, [E] [G]
[A] Manhattan [D] Island [C] [D]
[G] Serenade.
[B]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
B
12341112
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Leon Russell - Manhattan Island Serenade chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, B, Em, Dm, C, Am, B, F, C, E, B and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 74 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 150. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Sitting on the highway in a [Am] broken van, _ _ _
_ [B] thinking of you _ _
[Em] again.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ Guess I'll have to hitchhike to [G] the station, _ _ _ _ [C] _ where every step I'll [G] see you fade. _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] Like a mirror [Am] looking back at me, _ _
_ _ [B] saying you're the _ only [Em] _ one.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ Making me feel I could [G] _
survive, _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
and so glad to be [E] alive. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F#] Nowhere to run, not [Em] a guitar to play.
[Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ Messed up [G] inside and it's [A] been raining all [C] day. _ _
[G] _ _ Since [B] you went [Em] away, _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
Manhattan _ [D] Island [Am] _ [G] Serenade. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Sitting on the highway [Am] in a broken van, _ _ _
[B] _ thinking of you _ [Em]
again.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
Guess I'll have to hitchhike down [G] the _ highway, _ _ [F] _ [C] _ where every step I'll see [E] you fade.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Like a mirror looking [Am] back at me, _ _
_ [B] saying you're the _ only [Em] one.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ Making me feel I could [Gm] _
survive, _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
and so glad to be [B] _ alive. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Nowhere [F#] to run, not [Em] a guitar to play.
[Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Messed up [Bm] [B] inside and it's [A] been raining all [C] day.
_ _ [G] _
_ [D] Since [D#m] you went [B] _ [Em] away, _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] Manhattan Island [G] Serenade. _ _
Since [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] you went [C] _ away, _ [E] _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ Manhattan [D] Island [C] _ [D] _
[G] Serenade. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was penned by Leon Russell.

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