Manhattan — Sara Bareilles
Chords and lyrics for Manhattan by Sara Bareilles (key of A).
Verse 1
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]You can have [Amaj7]Manhattan
[F#m]I know its for the [Esus4]best
[A]Ill gather up the [Amaj7]avenues
[F#m]And leave them on your [Esus4]doorstep
[Dmaj7]And Ill tip [C#m7]toe away
[Esus4]So you wont have to [E]say
[A]You heard me [Amaj7]leave[Fmaj7][F#m]
Verse 2
[A]You can have Manhattan[Amaj7]
[F#m]I know it’s what you [Esus4]want
[A]The bustle and the buildings[Amaj7]
[F#m]The weather in the [E]fall
[Dmaj7]And I’ll bow [C#m7]out of place
[Esus4]To save you some space[E]
[F#m]For somebody [F#m/E]new[B]
Chorus
[D]You can have Manhattan
[Dm]Cause I can’t have you
Interlude
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [Fmaj7]
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [Fmaj7]
Verse 3
[A]You can have Manhattan[Amaj7]
[F#m]The one we used to [Esus4]share
[A]The one where we were [Amaj7]laughing
[F#m]And drunk on just [E]being there
[Dmaj7]Hang on to [C#m7]the reverie
[Esus4]Could you do that for [E]me?
[F#m]Cause I’m just[F#m/E] too sad [B]to
Chorus
[D]You can have Manhattan
[Dm]Cause I can’t have you
Bridge
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [E]
[D]And so[C#m7] it [D/B]goes[A]
[E]One foot after the other
Til [Dm]black and white begin to color in
[A]And [Amaj7]I know[E][F#m]
[D]That [C#m7]holding us in place
[Fmaj7]Is simply fear of what’s already changed
Interlude
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [E]
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [E]
Verse
[A]You can have Manhattan[Amaj7]
[F#m]I’ll settle for the [Esus4]beach
[A]And sunsets facing westward[Amaj7]
[F#m]With sand beneath my [Fmaj7]feet
[Dmaj7]I’ll wish [C#m7]this away
[Esus4]Just missing the days[E]
[F#m]When I was one[F#m/E] half of [B]two
Chorus
[D]You can have Manhattan
[Dm]Cause I can’t 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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