Manhattan

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Manahattan - Rogers and Hart
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: mike@docsworkshop.co.uk
Tuning: EADGBE
VOCAL INTRO CHORD SHAPES VERSE CHORD SHAPES
D Bm7 Adim F#dim Em7 A7 D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7 A7+ F# F E7 F#m B7 Gdim E9 E9
e|3-2---5----3-----3---0--|-2-1----0---0--3-----0-----2--1-0--2---2--3----2--7--|
B|3-3---4----2-----0---2--|-3-0----0---2--3-----2-----2--1-0--2---4--2----0--7--|
G|2-4---5----3-----0---0--|-2-1----0---0--3-----2-----3--2-1--2---2--3----1--7--|
D|0-4---4----2-----0---2--|-0-0----0---2--0-----3-----4--3-0--2---4--2----2--6--|
A|x-2---x----x-----2---0--|-0-x----2---0--0-----0-----4--3-2--4---2--x----2--7--|
E|x-2---x----x-----0---x--|-x-x----0---x--x-----x-----2--1-0--2---2--x----0--7--|
[VOCAL INTRO]
D Bm7 D Bm7
Summer journeys to Niag'ra and to other places aggra-
Adim F#dim Em7 A7
vate all our cares, we'll save our fares;
D Bm7 D Bm7
I've a cozy little flat in what is known as Old Manhattan,
Adim F#dim Em7 A7
We'll settle down right here in town
[VERSE 1]
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island too.
D Fdim Em7 A7 A7+ D Fdim Em7 A7
It's lovely going through the Zoo.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Bm7
It's very fancy On old De - lancey Street you know.
F# F E7 Em7 A7 A7+ A7 A7+
The subway charms us so, When balmy breezes blow to and fro.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
And tell me what street compares with Mott Street in July?
D Fdim Em7 A7 A7+ F#m B7 Fdim B7
Sweet pushcarts gently gli - ding by. The great big
Em7 Gdim F#m Bm7 E9
city's a wondrous toy just made for a girl and boy
D Fdim Em7 A7 D Fdim Em7 A7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy.
[VERSE 2]
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
We'll go to Greenwich, where modern men itch to be free,
D Fdim Em7 A7 A7+ D Fdim Em7 A7
And Bowling Green you'll see with me.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Bm7
We'll bathe at Brighton, the fish you'll frighten when you're in,
F# F E7 Em7 A7 A7+ A7 A7+
Your ba-thing suit so thin will make the shellfish grin, fin to fin.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
I'd like to take a sail on Ja-maica Bay with you,
D Fdim Em7 A7 A7+ F#m B7 Fdim B7
And fair Can-arsie's Lakes we'll view The ci - ty's
Em7 Gdim F#m Bm7 E9
bustle cannot destroy the dreams of a girl and boy
D Fdim Em7 A7 D Fdim Em7 A7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy.
[VERSE 3]
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds
D Fdim Em7 A7 A7+ D Fdim Em7 A7
And starve together, dear, in Childs'.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Bm7
We'll go to Coney and eat bologny on a roll,
F# F E7 Em7 A7 A7+ A7 A7+
In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul.
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
And South Pacific is a terrific show they say,
D Fdim Em7 A7 A7+ F#m B7 Fdim B7
We both may see it close some day. The ci - ty's
Em7 Gdim F#m Bm7 E9
clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil
D Fdim Em7 A7 Dmaj7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy.

Manhattan chords and lyrics

Free chords for Manhattan by Ella Fitzgerald. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[VOCAL INTRO]
[VERSE 1]
[VERSE 2]
[VERSE 3]

Manhattan Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

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