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FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN (Leonard Cohen)
Dm (xx0231@1) AmThey (x02210@1)sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
Dm (xx0231@1) AmFor (x02210@1)trying to change the system from within
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)coming now I'm coming to reward them
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)E (022100@1) AmFirst (x02210@1)we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)guided by a signal in the heavens
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)guided by this birthmark on my skin
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)guided by the beauty of our weapons
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)E (022100@1) AmFirst (x02210@1)we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FI'd (133211@1)really like to live beside you, baby
C (x32010@1) AmI (x02210@1)love your body and your spirit and your clothes
C (x32010@1) AmBut (x02210@1)you see that line there moving through the station
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) AmI (x02210@1)told you I told you I told you I was one of those
Dm (xx0231@1) AmYou (x02210@1)loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might win
Dm (xx0231@1) AmYou (x02210@1)know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
Dm (xx0231@1) AmHow (x02210@1)many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)E (022100@1) AmFirst (x02210@1)we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI (x02210@1)don't like your fashion business, mister
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI (x02210@1)don't like these drugs that keep you thin
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI (x02210@1)don't like what happened to your sister
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)E (022100@1) AmFirst (x02210@1)we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin (chorus)
Dm (xx0231@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I thank you for those items that you sent me
Dm (xx0231@1) AmThe (x02210@1)monkey and the plywood violin
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI (x02210@1)practiced every night and now I'm ready
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)E (022100@1) AmFirst (x02210@1)we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
Dm (xx0231@1) AmRemember (x02210@1)me, I used to live for music
Dm (xx0231@1) AmRemember (x02210@1)me, I brought your groceries in
Dm (xx0231@1) AmIt's (x02210@1)Father's Day and everybody's wounded
G (320003@1) F (133211@1)E (022100@1) AmFirst (x02210@1)we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
