Manhatten Skyline
Manhatten Skyline
Julia Fordham - Porcelain CD, 1989
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Arrangement by Neil J. Gunther
Created Wed, Dec 25, 1996
Updated Tue, Apr 27, 2010
Tune to concert A (440Hz).
Chords are shown in TAB format at the end of this document.
Roman numerals indicate the fret position for barre chords
e.g., Cm7(III) means barre C minor 7 at the third fret, while
A(O) means open Amaj chord folk style (no barre).
The forward slash ( / ) in the lyric of a VERSE indicates where the
associated chord change occurs.
8-Bar INTRO
Strumming ...
A(O) / E7sus4(0) [Repeated 4 times]
VERSE 1
What chance did I stand? How / could I resist? Your A-
A(O) / Bm7(II)
merican arms and / your French kiss. From
A(O) / Dmaj7(II)
New York to London / London to New York
A / Bm7
With this broken / heart so / British
Dbm7(IV) / E7sus4 / A(O)
CHORUS
Ooh oooo / yeah yeah. As
Dbm7 / Bm7
broken as the Manhattan skyline /
E / Bm7->Dbm7 (move up)
Ooh oooo / yeah yeah
Dbm7 / Bm7
As broken as the fragments of my mind
E
My mind my / mind
Bm7 / A
New York to London / London to New York / ...yeah
A / Dbm7->Bm7 / Bm7->A / Dbm7->Bm7 / Bm7->A
In the second measure, the Bm7 is proceeded by one beat on the Dbm7
then moving down to the Bm7. Same for Bm7 → A.
Hard to explain in words but you'll hear the effect.
Folkies, A → D ok.
Now our love is lying like some troubled land
Now you are my Ireland, and I'm your 'Nam
From New York to London, London to New York
With this broken heart so British
Ooh ooh yeah yeah
As broken as the Manhattan skyline
Ooh ooh yeah yeah
As broken as the fragments of my mind
My mind my mind
BRIDGE
I should cry more tears for Israel
A / Bm7 / E
Instead of dwelling in my own hell
Dbm7 / E
And my love and / my world's plight
Bm7 / Dbm7
They're still giving me / sleepless nights
Bm7 / Dbm7->Dmaj7
What chance did I stand? / How could I resist?
A / Bm7
Now this broken this broken this broken heart ...
Dmaj7 / E7sus4
So British
A(0)
CHORUS
Ooh ooh yeah yeah
As broken as the Manhattan skyline
Ooh ooh yeah yeah
As broken as the fragments of my mind
A / Dbm7->Bm7 ... / Bm7->A ... / Dbm7->Bm7 ... / Bm7->A (etc)
Repeat chorus; ad lib to fadeout.
After the first set of synchopated drum rim-shots, drop the Bm7->A
emphasis to become simply:
A / Dbm7->Bm7 ... / A ... / Dbm7->Bm7 ... / A
(etc ... to fadeout)
CHORD TABS
Numbers indicate the fret position (not fingering) in TAB notation.
Opening appegios
A(0) Bm7 E(0)
e -0-------2-------0-------------
B -2-------3-------0-------------
G -2-------2-------1-------------
D -2-------4-------2-------------
A -0-------2-------2-------------
E -0-------2-------0-------------
E7sus4 Dmaj7
e -0-------2---------------------
B -0-------2---------------------
G -2-------2---------------------
D -0-------4---------------------
A -2-------5---------------------
E -0-------x---------------------
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