First We Take Manhattan Chords by Jennifer Warnes

Tempo:
130.4 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Cm

F

D

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jennifer Warnes - First We Take Manhattan chords
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The police have taken a step further in their attack on the German-Arab society [Cm] in Berlin.
[Gm]
[Cm]
[D] [Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] I'm coming now, I'm coming [Gm] to reward them.
[F] First we [Cm] take Manhattan, [G]
[D] then we take [Gm] Berlin.
I [Eb] am guided by a [Cm] signal [Gm] in the heavens.
I'm [Cm] guided by the birthmark [Gm] on my skin.
I'm guided
by [F] the beauty of [Bb] our weapons.
[F] First we [Cm] take Manhattan, [D] [Gm]
[D] then we take [Gm]
Berlin.
[Bb] I really like to live beside you [F] baby.
[Eb] I [F] [Bb] love your body and your spirit [Gm] and your glow.
Do you [Cm] see that line that's moving [Gm] through the station?
I [F] told you, I [Cm] told you, [G] I told you.
I was [D] full [Gm] of gold.
[Cm]
[Gm]
[F]
[Cm] [Dm]
[G] [D] [Gm]
I don't [Cm] like your fashion [Bb] business mister.
[Eb] I don't like [Cm] those drugs that keep you [Bb] thin.
[Gm] I [Cm] don't like what [Bb] happened to my sister.
[Gm] [F] First we take [Cm] Manhattan, [D]
then we take [Gm] Berlin.
[F] Then we take Berlin.
[Gm]
Then [G]
[Gm] we take Berlin.
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
D
1321
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Jennifer Warnes - First We Take Manhattan chords, practice playing D, Gm, F, Cm, Gm, Cm, Bb and Gm in sequence. Set your pace at 65 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 130. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Minor.

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The police have taken a step further in _ their attack on the German-Arab _ _ society [Cm] in Berlin. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I'm coming now, I'm coming [Gm] to reward them.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] First we [Cm] take Manhattan, _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ then we take [Gm] Berlin. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ [Eb] am guided by a [Cm] signal [Gm] in the heavens. _
_ _ _ _ I'm [Cm] guided by the birthmark [Gm] on my skin.
_ _ _ _ I'm guided
by [F] the beauty of [Bb] our weapons.
_ _ _ _ [F] First we [Cm] take Manhattan, _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [D] then we take [Gm] _ _
Berlin.
_ _ _ [Bb] I really like to live beside you [F] baby. _
_ [Eb] I _ [F] [Bb] love your body and your spirit _ [Gm] and your glow.
_ _ _ _ Do you [Cm] see that line that's moving [Gm] through the station?
_ _ _ _ I [F] told you, I [Cm] told you, [G] I told you.
I was [D] full [Gm] of gold.
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I don't [Cm] like your fashion _ [Bb] business mister. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I don't like [Cm] those drugs that keep you [Bb] thin. _
_ [Gm] _ I _ [Cm] _ don't like what [Bb] happened to my sister. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] First we take [Cm] Manhattan, _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ then we take [Gm] Berlin. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ Then we take Berlin.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ _ Then [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] we take Berlin. _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
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Featured within the album Famous Blue Raincoat: 20th Anniversary Edition is this song, written by Leonard Cohen.

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