Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan



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They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom |
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For trying to change the system from within |
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I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them |
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First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin |
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I'm guided by a signal in the heavens |
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I'm guided by this birthmark on my skin |
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I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons |
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First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin |
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I'd really like to live beside you, baby |
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I love your body and your spirit and your clothes |
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But you see that line there |
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Moving through the station |
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I told you I told you |
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I told you I was one of those |
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You loved me as a loser |
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but now your worried that I just might win |
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You know the way to stop me |
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but you don't have the discipline |
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How many nights I prayed for this: |
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to let my work begin |
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First we take Manhattan, |
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Then we take Berlin |
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I don't like your fashion business, mister |
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I don't like these drugs that keep you thin |
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I don't like what happened to your sister |
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First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin |
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And I thank you for those items that you sent me |
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The monkey and the plywood violin |
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I practiced every night and now I'm ready |
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First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin |
Bridge: |
Dm G Dm Dm x4 |
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Remember me, I used to live for music |
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Remember me, I brought your groceries in |
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It's Father's Day and everybody's wounded |
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First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin |
Bridge: |
Dm G Dm Dm x4 |
Ending: |
Dm Dm Dm G x4 |