"Manhattan Skyline"
by Julia Fordham - "Porcelain" CD

COMMENT
Tune to concert A (440Hz).

Chords 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 verse 1 indicates where the associated chord change occurs. The slash is supressed elsewhere (mostly).

Dbm7(IV)->Bm7(II) means 1 beat on each chord moving down in position. Folkies can substitute a standard Dmaj(open) for Bm7(barre).

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

COMMENT
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)

CHORUSs

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)

COMMENT
Repeat chorus; ad lib to fadeout. After the first set of synchopated drum rim-shots, drop the Bm7->A emphasis to simply become:

A / Dbm7->Bm7 ... / A ... / Dbm7->Bm7 ... / A

(etc ... to fadeout)

CHORD TABS

Numbers indicate the fret position (not fingering) in TAB notation.

  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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