Chords for Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan (Live in London)
Tempo:
123.3 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Bbm
Eb
Db
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm]
[Fm] [G]
[Bb] [G]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm]
[Eb] [Db]
[C]
[Fm]
[Bbm] This sentence means to 20 years of [Fm] boredom
[Bbm] for trying to change the system [Db] from within.
[Fm] [Bb] I'm coming [Bbm] now, [Fm] rewarded.
[Eb] First, we [G] take Manhattan.
[C]
Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Fm]
[Bbm] I'm guided by a signal [Fm] in the heavens.
[Bbm] I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin.
[Fm]
[Bbm] I'm guided by the beauty of [Fm] our weapons.
[Eb] First, we [Bbm] take Manhattan.
[C]
Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Fm] I'm [Ab] in love to live beside [Eb] you, baby.
[Db]
[Eb] I love [Ab] the [Db] [Fm] spirit on your cross.
[G] [Ab] Don't you see that my last hope is [Fm] a little spaceship?
[Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told you I was [Fm] one of those.
[Bbm] Oh, you loved me as a loser, but [Fm] now you're worried that I just might win.
[Bbm] You knew the way you could have stopped me, [Fm] but you never had the discipline.
How many [Bbm] nights, how many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work begin?
[Eb] First, we [Db] take Manhattan.
[C]
Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Fm]
[Bbm] I [Eb] don't like [Bbm] your fashion [Fm] business, mister.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bbm] I [Ebm] don't like [Bbm] these drugs that keep you [Fm] thin.
I [Bbm] don't like what happened to [Fm] my sister.
[G] [Eb] [Db]
[C]
Then we take [Fm] Berlin.
[Ab] I'm in love to live beside you, [Eb] baby.
[Db] [Eb] I [Ab] love your body and your spirit [Gm] and [Fm] your love.
I love the spirit on your cross.
[G] [Ab] Don't you see that my [Db] last hope [Fm] is a little spaceship?
[Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told you I was [F] one of those.
[Bbm] And I thank you for those items that you [Fm] sent me.
[G] [Bbm] I'm in a monkey and a flywood [G] violin.
[Bbm] I've practiced every night.
Now [Fm] I'm ready.
[Eb] First, we take [Bbm] Manhattan.
[C] Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Eb]
[Db] [C]
[Bbm] Remember me?
I used to live [Fm] for music.
[Bbm] Remember me?
I brought your [Fm] groceries in.
Well, [Bbm] it's Father's Day.
[Fm] Everybody's wounded.
[Eb] First, we take [Db] Manhattan.
[C] Then we [Cm] take [F] Berlin.
[Fm]
[F] [Fm]
[Ab] [F] I'm in a monkey and a flywood violin.
[Fm]
[Fm] [G]
[Bb] [G]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Fm]
[Eb] [Db]
[C]
[Fm]
[Bbm] This sentence means to 20 years of [Fm] boredom
[Bbm] for trying to change the system [Db] from within.
[Fm] [Bb] I'm coming [Bbm] now, [Fm] rewarded.
[Eb] First, we [G] take Manhattan.
[C]
Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Fm]
[Bbm] I'm guided by a signal [Fm] in the heavens.
[Bbm] I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin.
[Fm]
[Bbm] I'm guided by the beauty of [Fm] our weapons.
[Eb] First, we [Bbm] take Manhattan.
[C]
Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Fm] I'm [Ab] in love to live beside [Eb] you, baby.
[Db]
[Eb] I love [Ab] the [Db] [Fm] spirit on your cross.
[G] [Ab] Don't you see that my last hope is [Fm] a little spaceship?
[Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told you I was [Fm] one of those.
[Bbm] Oh, you loved me as a loser, but [Fm] now you're worried that I just might win.
[Bbm] You knew the way you could have stopped me, [Fm] but you never had the discipline.
How many [Bbm] nights, how many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work begin?
[Eb] First, we [Db] take Manhattan.
[C]
Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Fm]
[Bbm] I [Eb] don't like [Bbm] your fashion [Fm] business, mister.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bbm] I [Ebm] don't like [Bbm] these drugs that keep you [Fm] thin.
I [Bbm] don't like what happened to [Fm] my sister.
[G] [Eb] [Db]
[C]
Then we take [Fm] Berlin.
[Ab] I'm in love to live beside you, [Eb] baby.
[Db] [Eb] I [Ab] love your body and your spirit [Gm] and [Fm] your love.
I love the spirit on your cross.
[G] [Ab] Don't you see that my [Db] last hope [Fm] is a little spaceship?
[Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told you I was [F] one of those.
[Bbm] And I thank you for those items that you [Fm] sent me.
[G] [Bbm] I'm in a monkey and a flywood [G] violin.
[Bbm] I've practiced every night.
Now [Fm] I'm ready.
[Eb] First, we take [Bbm] Manhattan.
[C] Then we take [F] Berlin.
[Eb]
[Db] [C]
[Bbm] Remember me?
I used to live [Fm] for music.
[Bbm] Remember me?
I brought your [Fm] groceries in.
Well, [Bbm] it's Father's Day.
[Fm] Everybody's wounded.
[Eb] First, we take [Db] Manhattan.
[C] Then we [Cm] take [F] Berlin.
[Fm]
[F] [Fm]
[Ab] [F] I'm in a monkey and a flywood violin.
[Fm]
Key:
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_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] This sentence means to 20 years of [Fm] boredom _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] for trying to change the system [Db] from within. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] I'm coming [Bbm] now, _ _ _ _ [Fm] rewarded. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] First, we [G] take Manhattan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [F] Berlin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by a signal [Fm] in the heavens. _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by the beauty of [Fm] our weapons. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ First, we [Bbm] take Manhattan.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [F] _ Berlin. _ _
[Fm] _ _ I'm [Ab] in love to live beside [Eb] you, _ baby.
[Db] _
[Eb] I love [Ab] _ _ _ the [Db] [Fm] spirit on your _ cross. _
_ _ [G] [Ab] Don't you see that my last hope is [Fm] a little _ spaceship? _
_ _ [Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told _ you I was [Fm] one of _ those.
_ _ [Bbm] Oh, you loved me as a loser, but [Fm] now you're worried that I just might win.
_ [Bbm] You knew the way you could have stopped me, [Fm] but you never had the discipline.
_ How many [Bbm] nights, how many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work _ begin?
_ [Eb] First, we [Db] take Manhattan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [F] Berlin. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I [Eb] don't like [Bbm] your fashion _ [Fm] business, mister.
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bbm] I [Ebm] don't like [Bbm] these drugs that keep you [Fm] thin. _ _
I _ [Bbm] _ _ don't like what happened to [Fm] my sister. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [Fm] Berlin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I'm in love to live beside you, [Eb] baby. _ _
_ [Db] [Eb] I [Ab] love your body and your spirit [Gm] and [Fm] your love.
I love the spirit on your cross.
_ [G] [Ab] Don't you see that my [Db] last hope [Fm] is a little _ spaceship? _
_ _ [Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, _ [C] told you I was [F] one of those. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] And I thank you for those items _ that you [Fm] sent me. _ _
[G] _ _ [Bbm] I'm in a monkey and a flywood _ [G] violin. _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I've practiced every night.
Now [Fm] I'm ready. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] First, we take [Bbm] Manhattan.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Then we take [F] Berlin.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Remember me? _
I used to live [Fm] for music. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Remember me?
I brought your [Fm] groceries in. _ _
_ Well, [Bbm] it's Father's Day. _
_ _ [Fm] Everybody's wounded. _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] First, _ we take [Db] Manhattan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ Then we [Cm] take [F] Berlin. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ I'm in a monkey and a flywood violin.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] This sentence means to 20 years of [Fm] boredom _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] for trying to change the system [Db] from within. _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] I'm coming [Bbm] now, _ _ _ _ [Fm] rewarded. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] First, we [G] take Manhattan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [F] Berlin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by a signal [Fm] in the heavens. _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin.
[Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by the beauty of [Fm] our weapons. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ First, we [Bbm] take Manhattan.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [F] _ Berlin. _ _
[Fm] _ _ I'm [Ab] in love to live beside [Eb] you, _ baby.
[Db] _
[Eb] I love [Ab] _ _ _ the [Db] [Fm] spirit on your _ cross. _
_ _ [G] [Ab] Don't you see that my last hope is [Fm] a little _ spaceship? _
_ _ [Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, [C] told _ you I was [Fm] one of _ those.
_ _ [Bbm] Oh, you loved me as a loser, but [Fm] now you're worried that I just might win.
_ [Bbm] You knew the way you could have stopped me, [Fm] but you never had the discipline.
_ How many [Bbm] nights, how many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work _ begin?
_ [Eb] First, we [Db] take Manhattan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [F] Berlin. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I [Eb] don't like [Bbm] your fashion _ [Fm] business, mister.
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Bbm] I [Ebm] don't like [Bbm] these drugs that keep you [Fm] thin. _ _
I _ [Bbm] _ _ don't like what happened to [Fm] my sister. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Then we take [Fm] Berlin. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I'm in love to live beside you, [Eb] baby. _ _
_ [Db] [Eb] I [Ab] love your body and your spirit [Gm] and [Fm] your love.
I love the spirit on your cross.
_ [G] [Ab] Don't you see that my [Db] last hope [Fm] is a little _ spaceship? _
_ _ [Eb] I told you, I [Db] told you, _ [C] told you I was [F] one of those. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] And I thank you for those items _ that you [Fm] sent me. _ _
[G] _ _ [Bbm] I'm in a monkey and a flywood _ [G] violin. _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I've practiced every night.
Now [Fm] I'm ready. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] First, we take [Bbm] Manhattan.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Then we take [F] Berlin.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Remember me? _
I used to live [Fm] for music. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Remember me?
I brought your [Fm] groceries in. _ _
_ Well, [Bbm] it's Father's Day. _
_ _ [Fm] Everybody's wounded. _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] First, _ we take [Db] Manhattan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ Then we [Cm] take [F] Berlin. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ I'm in a monkey and a flywood violin.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _