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First We Take Manhattan

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 - Standard tuning. 
 - The chords are pretty much the same through the song.
 Intro: Bm  
 They senEmtenced me to twenty years of boBmredom
 For trEmying to change the system from wBmithin
 Im coEmming now Im coming to rBmeward them
 FiArst we take MGanhattan tF#7hen we take BeBmr-lin
 Im gEmuided by a signal in the hBmeavens
 Im gEmuided by this birthmark on my Bmskin
 Im gEmuided by the beauty of our weBmapons
 FiArst we take MGanhattan tF#7hen we take BeBmrlin
 Id reDally like to live beside you Ababy
 I love your bGody and your spirit and your clBmothes
 But you sEmee that line there moving through the sBmtation?
 I tAold you I tGold you tF#7old you
 I was one of tBmhose 
 Ah you loved me as a loser
 but now youre worried that I just might win
 You know the way to stop me
 but you dont have the discipline
 How many nights I prayed for this
 to let my work begin
 First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin
 I dont like your fashion business mister
 And I dont like these drugs that keep you thin
 I dont like what happened to my sister
 First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin
 Id really like to live beside you baby
 I love your body and your spirit and your clothes
 But you see that line there moving through the station?
 I told you I told you told you
 I was one of those 
 And I thank you for those items that you sent me
 The monkey and the plywood violin
 I practiced every night now Im ready
 First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin
 I am guided
 Ah remember me I used to live for music
 Remember me I brought your groceries in
 Well its fathers day and everybodys wounded
 First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin

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First We Take Manhattan

by Cookies N Beans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#7

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- Standard tuning.

- The chords are pretty much the same through the song.

Intro:

Em Bm

They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom

Em Bm

For trying to change the system from within

Em Bm

Im coming now Im coming to reward them

A G F#7 Bm

First we take Manhattan then we take Ber-lin

Em Bm

Im guided by a signal in the heavens

Em Bm

Im guided by this birthmark on my skin

Em Bm

Im guided by the beauty of our weapons

A G F#7 Bm

First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin

D A

Id really like to live beside you baby

G Bm

I love your body and your spirit and your clothes

Em Bm

But you see that line there moving through the station?

A G F#7

I told you I told you told you

I was one of those

Ah you loved me as a loser

but now youre worried that I just might win

You know the way to stop me

but you dont have the discipline

How many nights I prayed for this

to let my work begin

First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin

I dont like your fashion business mister

And I dont like these drugs that keep you thin

I dont like what happened to my sister

First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin

Id really like to live beside you baby

I love your body and your spirit and your clothes

But you see that line there moving through the station?

I told you I told you told you

I was one of those

And I thank you for those items that you sent me

The monkey and the plywood violin

I practiced every night now Im ready

First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin

I am guided

Ah remember me I used to live for music

Remember me I brought your groceries in

Well its fathers day and everybodys wounded

First we take Manhattan then we take Berlin

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