First We Take Manhattan
Leonard Cohen
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[Versetto]AmThey sentenced me to twenty years ofEmboredomThey sentenced me to twenty years of boredomAmFor trying to change the system fromEmwithinFor trying to change the system from withinAm EmI'm coming now I'm coming to rewardthemI'm coming now I'm coming to reward themD C BFirst we take Manhattan, then we takeEmBerlinFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin[Versetto]Am EmI'm guided by a signal in the heavensI'm guided by a signal in the heavensAmI'm guided by this birthmark on myEmskinI'm guided by this birthmark on my skinAmI'm guided by the beauty of ourEmweaponsI'm guided by the beauty of our weaponsD C BFirst we take Manhattan, then we takeEmBerlinFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin[Ritornello]GI'd really like to live beside you,DbabyI'd really like to live beside you, babyC D GI love your body and your spiritEmand your clothesI love your body and your spirit and your clothesAmBut you see that line there movingEmthrough the stationBut you see that line there moving through the stationD C BI told you, I told you, told you IEmwas one of thoseI told you, I told you, told you I was one of those[Versetto]AmYou loved me as a loser but now yourEmworried that I just might winYou loved me as a loser but now your worried that I just might winAmYou know the way to stop me but youEmdon't have the disciplineYou know the way to stop me but you don't have the disciplineAmHow many nights I prayed for this: toEmlet my work beginHow many nights I prayed for this: to let my work beginD C BFirst we take Manhattan, then we takeEmBerlinFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin[Versetto]AmI don't like your fashion business,EmmisterI don't like your fashion business, misterAmI don't like these drugs that keepEmyou thinI don't like these drugs that keep you thinAmI don't like what happened to yourEmsisterI don't like what happened to your sisterD C BFirst we take Manhattan, then we takeEmBerlinFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin[Ritornello]GI'd really like to live beside you,DbabyI'd really like to live beside you, babyC D GI love your body and your spiritEmand your clothesI love your body and your spirit and your clothesAmBut you see that line there movingEmthrough the stationBut you see that line there moving through the stationD C BI told you, I told you, told you IEmwas one of thoseI told you, I told you, told you I was one of those[Versetto]AmAnd I thank you for those items thatEmyou sent meAnd I thank you for those items that you sent meAm EmThe monkey end the plywood violinAm EmI practiced every night now I'm readyI practiced every night now I'm readyD C BFirst we take Manhattan, then we takeEmBerlinFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin[Versetto]Am EmRemember me, I used to live for musicRemember me, I used to live for musicAmRemember me, I brought your groceriesEminRemember me, I brought your groceries inAmIt's Father's Day and everybody'sEmwoundedIt's Father's Day and everybody's woundedD C BFirst we take Manhattan, then we takeEmBerlinFirst we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin[Outro]E D Em(Repeat and fade out)