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Manhattan by The War

When playing this song, continue to play the chord at the end of each line until noted 
the next line. For example,
continue to play the Am after the word "lonely" in the second line of the first verse 
the Em on the word "iron" in the third line.

Capo 1st fret, Standard Tuning.

Intro: Am, Em, G, D, Am

Verse:
                 Em (022000@1)                       GIn (320003@1)the city, she wakes, before the break of day,
                  D (xx0232@1)             AmCold (x02210@1)water on her face, so lonely
                      Em (022000@1)                        GBetween (320003@1)the glass and iron, she'd like to start a fire,
                    D (xx0232@1)                         CShe'd (x32010@1)burn the city down, she'd burn it all for love

Chorus:
                G (320003@1)                    DCan (xx0232@1)you see the people, staring at the steeples
                      Am (x02210@1)       CWondering (x32010@1)why they're so lonely, so lonely?
                   G (320003@1)                  DCan (xx0232@1)you hear their voices, joining in a chorus,
                   Am (x02210@1)       CWondering (x32010@1)why it's so lovely, so lovely?

Am, Em, G, D, Am (Play until Verse)

Verse:
                 Em (022000@1)                        GIn (320003@1)the city, she wakes, the smoke is cleared away,
                  D (xx0232@1)                    AmThe (x02210@1)fire's just a flame, still breathing,
               Em (022000@1)           GShe (320003@1)made a big debut on Fifth Avenue,
                       D (xx0232@1)                           CThen (x32010@1)the village voice review took the fire from her eyes

Chorus:
               G (320003@1)                     DCan (xx0232@1)you see the people, staring at the steeples
                      Am (x02210@1)       CWondering (x32010@1)why they're so lonely, so lonely?
                   G (320003@1)                  DCan (xx0232@1)you hear their voices, joining in a chorus,
                   Am (x02210@1)       CWondering (x32010@1)why it's so lovely, so lovely?

Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)                      GWe're (320003@1)walking right beside the ones we used to fight,
                   Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)            AmThe (x02210@1)flag is waving white, the flag is waving white,
                    C (x32010@1)                     GWe (320003@1)see for the first time, when we stop the fight,
                   Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)            CThe (x32010@1)flag is waving white, the flag is waving white

Chorus:
                G (320003@1)                    DCan (xx0232@1)you see the people, staring at the steeples
                      Am (x02210@1)       CWondering (x32010@1)why they're so lonely, so lonely?
                   G (320003@1)                  DCan (xx0232@1)you hear their voices, joining in a chorus,
                   Am (x02210@1)       CWondering (x32010@1)why it's so lovely, so lovely?

Outtro: G, D, Am, C (play until end or desired stop)
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