First We Take Manhattan Chords by Leonard Cohen

Tempo:
122.6 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Eb

Bbm

C

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leonard Cohen - "First We Take Manhattan" chords
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[C]
[Bbm]
[Fm]
[Eb] [Db]
[C]
[Dbm] [Fm]
They [Bb] sentenced me to 20 years [Fm] of boredom For [Bbm] trying to change the system from [F] within
[Bb] I'm coming now, I'm [Bbm] coming to [Fm] reward them
[Eb] First we take [Db] Manhattan, [C] then we [Fm] take Berlin
[F] I'm
[Bbm] guided by a signal in [Fm] the heavens
[Bbm] I'm guided by this bird mark on my [Fm] skin
[Bbm] I'm guided by the beauty of [Fm] our weapons
[Eb] First we take [G]
Manhattan, [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
I'm [Ab] feeling like [Db] to live [Ab] inside [Eb] you baby
[Db]
I [Eb] love [Ab] your body and your spirit and [Fm] your blood
[Ab] I can see the light [Db]
[Ab] moving [Fm] through the station
I [Eb] told you, [Db] I told you, [C] told you I was born [F] a
[Fm]
[Bbm] I was a loser, but now [Fm] you're worried that I just might win
You know [Bbm] the way to stop me, but [Fm] you don't have the discipline
[Bbm] How many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work [C] begin
[Eb] First we take Manhattan, [C] then we [Fm] take Berlin
I [F]
[Bbm] don't like your fashion business [Fm] mister
And [G] [Bbm] I don't like these drugs that keep you [Fm] thin
I
[Bb] don't like what happened to my [Fm] sister
We [G] [Eb] take [G] Manhattan, [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
I'm
[F]
[Ab] feeling like to live inside [Eb] you baby
[F] I [Eb] love [Ab] your body and your spirit and [Fm] your blood
[G]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb] I told you, [Db] I told you, [C] told you I was born [Fm] a
[F]
May I [Bb] thank you [Bbm] for those items that [Fm] you sent me
The [Bb] monkey and the [Bbm] plywood [Fm] violin
I
[Bb] practice every [Bbm] night, now [Fm] I'm ready
First [Eb] we take [Db] Manhattan, [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
[Cm]
Now [Db] [C]
[Bb] remember me, I used to live for [Fm] music
[Bbm] Remember me, I brought your groceries [Fm] in
[Bbm] Well it's Father's Day and [Fm] everybody's wounded
[Gm] First [Eb] we take [G] Manhattan, [C] then we take [Fm] Berlin
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Fm]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
C
3211
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
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To learn Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, Bbm, Fm, Bbm, Fm, Bb, Eb, Fm and Eb in sequence. Set your pace at 61 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 123. With F Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ They [Bb] sentenced me to 20 years [Fm] of boredom For _ _ [Bbm] _ trying to change the system from [F] within _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] I'm coming now, I'm [Bbm] coming to [Fm] _ _ reward them
_ [Eb] _ _ First we take [Db] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ then we [Fm] take Berlin
[F] _ I'm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] guided by a signal in [Fm] the heavens _ _
_ [Bbm] I'm guided by this bird mark on my [Fm] skin _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] I'm guided by the beauty of [Fm] our weapons _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] First we take [G]
Manhattan, _ _ [C] _ _ _ then we take [Fm] _ _ Berlin _
_ _ I'm [Ab] feeling like [Db] to live [Ab] inside [Eb] you baby
_ [Db]
I [Eb] love [Ab] your body and your spirit and [Fm] your blood _ _
_ [Ab] I can see the light _ [Db]
[Ab] moving [Fm] through the _ station _
I _ _ [Eb] told you, [Db] I told _ you, [C] told you I was born [F] a
_ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ I was a loser, _ _ but now [Fm] you're worried that I just might win
_ You know [Bbm] the way to stop me, _ but [Fm] you don't have the discipline
_ [Bbm] How many nights I prayed for this [Fm] to let my work [C] begin
_ _ [Eb] First we take Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ then we [Fm] take Berlin
_ I [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ don't like your fashion business [Fm] mister
_ And _ [G] _ [Bbm] I don't like these drugs that keep you [Fm] thin
_ I _
_ _ _ [Bb] don't like what happened to my [Fm] sister
_ We _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ take [G] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ then we take _ [Fm] Berlin
I'm _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] feeling like to live inside [Eb] you baby _
[F] I [Eb] love [Ab] your body and your spirit and [Fm] your blood
_ _ [G] _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] [Eb] I told you, _ [Db] I told _ you, [C] told you I was born [Fm] a _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
May I [Bb] thank you [Bbm] for those items that [Fm] you sent me _
_ The [Bb] monkey _ and the [Bbm] plywood _ [Fm] violin
_ I _
_ _ _ [Bb] practice every [Bbm] night, _ now [Fm] I'm ready _ _ _
_ First [Eb] _ _ we take [Db] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ then we take _ [Fm] Berlin
_ _ [Cm] _
_ Now [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] remember me, _ I used to live for [Fm] _ music _ _
_ _ [Bbm] Remember me, _ I brought your groceries [Fm] in _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Well it's Father's Day _ and _ [Fm] everybody's wounded _ _
[Gm] First _ [Eb] _ we take [G] Manhattan, _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ then we take [Fm] Berlin _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
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This song was authored by Leonard Cohen.

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