Chords for Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan (Kulturen '88)
Tempo:
122.3 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Eb
C
Bbm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Bb]
[N] [F]
[C] [Bbm] They
[F] [C]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [C]
[Dbm]
[Bb] sentenced me to 20 years [Fm] of boredom For [Bbm] trying to change the system from [C] within
[F] [Bb] I'm coming now, I'm [Bbm] coming to [Fm] reward them [Eb] First we take [Db] Manhattan, [C]
then we take [Fm] Berlin
[F]
[Bbm] I'm guided by a signal in [Fm] the heavens I'm [Bbm] guided by this earthlock on my skin
[Fm] I am guided by [Bbm] the beauty of [Fm] our weapons
[Eb] First we take [G] Manhattan, [C]
then we [Fm] take Berlin
[Ab] I really like to live inside [Eb] you baby
[Db] [Eb] I love [Ab] your body, your spirit and [Fm] your blood
[Eb] Don't you see [Ab] that night moving through [Fm] the stage?
[Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told you I was one of [Fm]
a kind
Now [Bbm] you love me as a loser But now [Fm] you're worried that I just might win
You know [Bbm] the way to stop me But [Fm] you don't have the discipline
[Bbm] How many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work begin
[D] [Eb] First we take [F] Manhattan, [Eb] [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
[F] I
[Bb] don't like your fashion business [Fm] mister
[Bb] And I don't like these drugs that [Fm] keep you thin I [G] [Bb] don't like what happened to my [Fm] sister
[Eb] First we take [Bbm] Manhattan, [Eb] [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
[F]
[Ab] I really like to live [Ab] inside [Eb] you baby
I love [Ab] your body, your spirit and [Fm] your blood [F] Don't [Fm] [Ab] you see that night
[Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] I told you, [Db] I told you, [C] told you
And [Fm]
[F]
I [Bb] thank you [Bbm] for those items that [Fm] you sent me
The [Bb] monkey and the plywood [Bbm] violin [Fm] I [Bbm] practiced every night, now [Fm] I'm ready
[Eb] First we take [Db] Manhattan, [C]
then we take [Fm] Berlin
[G] [Db]
[C] Now [F] remember [Bb] me, I used [Fm] to live for music
Remember [C] [F] me, I brought your groceries [Fm] in
[Bbm] Well it's Father's Day and [Fm] everybody's wounded
[Eb] First we take [F] Manhattan, [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
[Bb]
[N] [F]
[C] [Bbm] They
[F] [C]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [C]
[Dbm]
[Bb] sentenced me to 20 years [Fm] of boredom For [Bbm] trying to change the system from [C] within
[F] [Bb] I'm coming now, I'm [Bbm] coming to [Fm] reward them [Eb] First we take [Db] Manhattan, [C]
then we take [Fm] Berlin
[F]
[Bbm] I'm guided by a signal in [Fm] the heavens I'm [Bbm] guided by this earthlock on my skin
[Fm] I am guided by [Bbm] the beauty of [Fm] our weapons
[Eb] First we take [G] Manhattan, [C]
then we [Fm] take Berlin
[Ab] I really like to live inside [Eb] you baby
[Db] [Eb] I love [Ab] your body, your spirit and [Fm] your blood
[Eb] Don't you see [Ab] that night moving through [Fm] the stage?
[Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told you I was one of [Fm]
a kind
Now [Bbm] you love me as a loser But now [Fm] you're worried that I just might win
You know [Bbm] the way to stop me But [Fm] you don't have the discipline
[Bbm] How many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work begin
[D] [Eb] First we take [F] Manhattan, [Eb] [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
[F] I
[Bb] don't like your fashion business [Fm] mister
[Bb] And I don't like these drugs that [Fm] keep you thin I [G] [Bb] don't like what happened to my [Fm] sister
[Eb] First we take [Bbm] Manhattan, [Eb] [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
[F]
[Ab] I really like to live [Ab] inside [Eb] you baby
I love [Ab] your body, your spirit and [Fm] your blood [F] Don't [Fm] [Ab] you see that night
[Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] I told you, [Db] I told you, [C] told you
And [Fm]
[F]
I [Bb] thank you [Bbm] for those items that [Fm] you sent me
The [Bb] monkey and the plywood [Bbm] violin [Fm] I [Bbm] practiced every night, now [Fm] I'm ready
[Eb] First we take [Db] Manhattan, [C]
then we take [Fm] Berlin
[G] [Db]
[C] Now [F] remember [Bb] me, I used [Fm] to live for music
Remember [C] [F] me, I brought your groceries [Fm] in
[Bbm] Well it's Father's Day and [Fm] everybody's wounded
[Eb] First we take [F] Manhattan, [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
Key:
Fm
Eb
C
Bbm
F
Fm
Eb
C
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _ They _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] sentenced me to 20 years [Fm] of boredom For _ _ _ [Bbm] trying to change the system from [C] within _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] I'm coming now, I'm [Bbm] coming to [Fm] _ reward them _ _ [Eb] _ First we take [Db] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
then we take [Fm] Berlin
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by a signal in [Fm] the heavens _ _ I'm _ [Bbm] guided by this earthlock on my skin
[Fm] I am guided by _ [Bbm] _ _ _ the beauty _ of [Fm] our weapons _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] First we take [G] Manhattan, _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
then we [Fm] take Berlin _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I really like to live inside [Eb] you baby _
[Db] _ [Eb] I love [Ab] your body, your spirit and [Fm] your blood _ _
_ _ [Eb] Don't you see [Ab] that night moving through [Fm] the stage? _
_ _ _ [Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, _ [C] told you I was one of _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ a kind
Now [Bbm] you love me as a loser _ But now [Fm] you're worried that I just might win
You know [Bbm] the way to stop me _ But [Fm] you don't have the discipline
_ _ [Bbm] How many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work begin
[D] _ _ [Eb] First we take [F] Manhattan, _ [Eb] _ _ [C] then _ _ we take [Fm] Berlin _ _
[F] _ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ don't like your fashion business [Fm] mister _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] And I don't like these drugs that [Fm] keep you thin _ _ _ I [G] _ _ [Bb] _ don't like what happened to my [Fm] sister _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] First we take [Bbm] Manhattan, _ [Eb] _ _ [C] then _ _ we take [Fm] Berlin _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I really like to live [Ab] inside [Eb] you baby _
I love [Ab] your body, _ your spirit and [Fm] your blood _ [F] Don't _ [Fm] _ [Ab] you see that night _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] I told you, [Db] I told you, _ [C] told _ you
And _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ I [Bb] thank you [Bbm] for those items that [Fm] you sent me _
_ _ The [Bb] monkey _ and the plywood [Bbm] _ violin [Fm] _ I _ _ _ _ [Bbm] practiced every night, _ now [Fm] I'm ready _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] First _ we take [Db] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
then we take [Fm] Berlin _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Now [F] remember [Bb] me, _ I used [Fm] to live for _ music _
Remember [C] _ _ [F] _ me, _ I brought your groceries [Fm] in _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Well it's Father's Day and _ [Fm] everybody's wounded _
_ _ _ [Eb] First _ we take [F] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ then _ we take [Fm] Berlin _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bbm] _ They _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] sentenced me to 20 years [Fm] of boredom For _ _ _ [Bbm] trying to change the system from [C] within _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] I'm coming now, I'm [Bbm] coming to [Fm] _ reward them _ _ [Eb] _ First we take [Db] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
then we take [Fm] Berlin
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by a signal in [Fm] the heavens _ _ I'm _ [Bbm] guided by this earthlock on my skin
[Fm] I am guided by _ [Bbm] _ _ _ the beauty _ of [Fm] our weapons _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] First we take [G] Manhattan, _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
then we [Fm] take Berlin _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I really like to live inside [Eb] you baby _
[Db] _ [Eb] I love [Ab] your body, your spirit and [Fm] your blood _ _
_ _ [Eb] Don't you see [Ab] that night moving through [Fm] the stage? _
_ _ _ [Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, _ [C] told you I was one of _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ a kind
Now [Bbm] you love me as a loser _ But now [Fm] you're worried that I just might win
You know [Bbm] the way to stop me _ But [Fm] you don't have the discipline
_ _ [Bbm] How many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work begin
[D] _ _ [Eb] First we take [F] Manhattan, _ [Eb] _ _ [C] then _ _ we take [Fm] Berlin _ _
[F] _ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ don't like your fashion business [Fm] mister _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] And I don't like these drugs that [Fm] keep you thin _ _ _ I [G] _ _ [Bb] _ don't like what happened to my [Fm] sister _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] First we take [Bbm] Manhattan, _ [Eb] _ _ [C] then _ _ we take [Fm] Berlin _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I really like to live [Ab] inside [Eb] you baby _
I love [Ab] your body, _ your spirit and [Fm] your blood _ [F] Don't _ [Fm] _ [Ab] you see that night _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] I told you, [Db] I told you, _ [C] told _ you
And _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ I [Bb] thank you [Bbm] for those items that [Fm] you sent me _
_ _ The [Bb] monkey _ and the plywood [Bbm] _ violin [Fm] _ I _ _ _ _ [Bbm] practiced every night, _ now [Fm] I'm ready _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] First _ we take [Db] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
then we take [Fm] Berlin _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Now [F] remember [Bb] me, _ I used [Fm] to live for _ music _
Remember [C] _ _ [F] _ me, _ I brought your groceries [Fm] in _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Well it's Father's Day and _ [Fm] everybody's wounded _
_ _ _ [Eb] First _ we take [F] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ then _ we take [Fm] Berlin _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _