i wasn’t able to find solid chords to this song , so i created a slightly simplified
version for anyone to pick up and cover . if you use these chords i would love to see your work!
– – ( intro )
A Amaj7 F#m Esus4
A C#m F#m Fmaj7
– – ( verse 1 )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
i know its for the best
A Amaj7
ill gather up the avenues
F#m Esus4
and leave them on your doorstep
Dmaj7 C#m7
and ill tip toe away
Esus4 E
so you wont have to say
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
you heard me leave
– – ( verse 2 )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
i know its what you want
A Amaj7
the bustle and the buildings
F#m E
the weather in the fall
Dmaj7 C#m7
and ill bow out of place
Esus4 E
to save you some space
F#m [ ch ] F#m/E [ /Ch ] B
for somebody new
– – ( chorus )
D
you can have manhattan
Dm
cause i cant have you
– – ( interlude )
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
– – ( verse 3 )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
the one we used to share
A Amaj7
the one where we were laughing
F#m E
and drunk on just being there
Dmaj7 C#m7
hang on to the reverie
Esus4 E
could you do that for me?
F#m [ ch ] F#m/E [ /Ch ] B
cause im just too sad to
– – ( chorus )
D
you can have manhattan
Dm
cause i cant have you
– – ( bridge )
A Amaj7 F#m E
D C#m7 D/B A
and so it goes
E
one foot after the other
Dm
til black and white begin to color in
A Amaj7 F#m E
and i know
D C#m7
that holding us in place
Fmaj7
is simply fear of whats already changed
– – ( interlude )
A Amaj7 F#m E
A Amaj7 F#m E
– – ( verse )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
ill settle for the beach
A Amaj7
and sunsets facing westward
F#m Fmaj7
with sand beneath my feet
Dmaj7 C#m7
ill wish this away
Esus4 E
just missing the days
F#m [ ch ] F#m/E [ /Ch ] B
when i was one half of two
– – ( chorus )
D
you can have manhattan
Dm
cause i cant have you
– – ( outro )
A Amaj7 F#m E
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
i wasn’t able to find solid chords to this song , so i created a slightly simplified
version for anyone to pick up and cover . if you use these chords i would love to see your work!
– – ( intro )
A Amaj7 F#m Esus4
A C#m F#m Fmaj7
– – ( verse 1 )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
i know its for the best
A Amaj7
ill gather up the avenues
F#m Esus4
and leave them on your doorstep
Dmaj7 C#m7
and ill tip toe away
Esus4 E
so you wont have to say
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
you heard me leave
– – ( verse 2 )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
i know its what you want
A Amaj7
the bustle and the buildings
F#m E
the weather in the fall
Dmaj7 C#m7
and ill bow out of place
Esus4 E
to save you some space
F#m [ ch ] F#m/E [ /Ch ] B
for somebody new
– – ( chorus )
D
you can have manhattan
Dm
cause i cant have you
– – ( interlude )
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
– – ( verse 3 )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
the one we used to share
A Amaj7
the one where we were laughing
F#m E
and drunk on just being there
Dmaj7 C#m7
hang on to the reverie
Esus4 E
could you do that for me?
F#m [ ch ] F#m/E [ /Ch ] B
cause im just too sad to
– – ( chorus )
D
you can have manhattan
Dm
cause i cant have you
– – ( bridge )
A Amaj7 F#m E
D C#m7 D/B A
and so it goes
E
one foot after the other
Dm
til black and white begin to color in
A Amaj7 F#m E
and i know
D C#m7
that holding us in place
Fmaj7
is simply fear of whats already changed
– – ( interlude )
A Amaj7 F#m E
A Amaj7 F#m E
– – ( verse )
A Amaj7
you can have manhattan
F#m Esus4
ill settle for the beach
A Amaj7
and sunsets facing westward
F#m Fmaj7
with sand beneath my feet
Dmaj7 C#m7
ill wish this away
Esus4 E
just missing the days
F#m [ ch ] F#m/E [ /Ch ] B
when i was one half of two
– – ( chorus )
D
you can have manhattan
Dm
cause i cant have you
– – ( outro )
A Amaj7 F#m E
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
A Amaj7 F#m Fmaj7
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