Rem - First We Take Manhattan guitar tab

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FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN (Leonard Cohen)

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

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

C G F

I'd really like to live beside you, baby

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 I told you I was one of those

Dm Am

You loved me as a loser but now your 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

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 your sister

G F E Am

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin (chorus)

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 and now I'm ready

G F E Am

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Dm Am

Remember me, I used to live for music

Dm Am

Remember me, I brought your groceries in

Dm Am

It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded

G F E Am

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin