#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## To: jamesb@nevada.edu Subject: CRD: FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN - Leonard Cohen >From ttgssa@eua.ericsson.se (Stefan Svala) 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 end 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