First We Take Manhattan Chords
by Leonard Cohen115,781 views, added to favorites 2,915 times
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | Fm |
Capo: | 8th fret |
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First We Take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen
spotify:track:6UEzGV76d96lYTA68iBO0B
Capo 8 or transpose +8 to get tone of recording
ADVICE: Most easy is Capo on 1 and Transpose Button -5
[Intro]
| Dm | % | Am | % |
| Dm | % | Am | % |
| Dm | % | Am | % |
| G | F | E | E |
| Am | Am |
[Verse 1]
Dm Am
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
Dm Am
For trying to change the system from within
Dm Am
I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Verse 2]
Dm Am
I'm guided by a signal in the heavens
Dm Am
I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin
Dm Am
I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Chorus]
C G
I'd really like to live beside you, baby
F G C Am
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
C Am
But you see that line there moving through the station
G F E Am
I told you, I told you, told you I was one of those
[Verse 3]
Dm Am
You loved me as a loser but now you're worried that I just might win
Dm Am
You know the way to stop me but you don't have the discipline
Dm Am
How many nights I prayed for this: to let my work begin
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Verse 4]
Dm Am
I don't like your fashion business, mister
Dm Am
I don't like these drugs that keep you thin
Dm Am
I don't like what happened to my sister
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Chorus]
C G
I'd really like to live beside you, baby
F G C Am
I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
C Am
But you see that line there moving through the station
G F E Am
I told you, I told you, told you I was one of those
[Verse 5]
Dm Am
And I thank you for those items that you sent me
Dm Am
The monkey and the plywood violin
Dm Am
I practiced every night now I'm ready
G F E Am G F E
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Verse 6]
Dm Am
Remember me, I used to live for music
Dm Am
Remember me, I brought your groceries in
Dm Am
Well it's Father's Day and everybody's wounded
G F E Am
First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin
[Outro]
Am G Am
(Repeat and fade out)
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9 comments

The chords and intervals seem right, but the key is off from my recording unless I capo the first fret and play:
Am Em x3
D C B Em
Chs.
G D C
G Em x2
D C B Em
Obviously I have no idea of the music theory behind it though.
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If transpose to +7 and place a capo on the first fret, you'll get near enough to the original. Exactly what Ryanflint suggested above:
Am Em x3
D C B Em
Chs.
G D C
G Em x2
D C B Em
+2

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