First We Take Manhattan

[Bm]

 They sen[Em]tenced me to twenty years of bo[Bm]redom
 For tr[Em]ying to change the system from w[Bm]ithin
 Im co[Em]ming now Im coming to r[Bm]eward them
 Fi[A]rst we take M[G]anhattan t[F#7]hen we take Be[Bm]r-lin

 Im g[Em]uided by a signal in the h[Bm]eavens
 Im g[Em]uided by this birthmark on my [Bm]skin
 Im g[Em]uided by the beauty of our we[Bm]apons
 Fi[A]rst we take M[G]anhattan t[F#7]hen we take Be[Bm]rlin

 Id re[D]ally like to live beside you [A]baby
 I love your b[G]ody and your spirit and your cl[Bm]othes
 But you s[Em]ee that line there moving through the s[Bm]tation?
 I t[A]old you I t[G]old you t[F#7]old you
 I was one of t[Bm]hose

 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