Three Manhattans

 Riff 
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Intro: G B7 C D7 *2 
or 
Riff *2 

Verse 
G 
Well I'm gone again, give them my best 
B7 
I'll float my wishes to the west 
     C             D7               G 
When I come home, it'll all be fine 

G 
But it's the way it goes and ain't it so 
B7 
The fastest one to let it go 
       C                D7               G 
Always out of sight and out of mind 

G B7 C D7 
or 
Riff *2 

G 
Now the coins go tumblin' through the cracks 
B7 
There aint no way she's ever gonna get them back 
     C             D7               G 
And the tears come hard like the cold November rain 

G 
And it's safe to say that we both know 
B7 
That I don't really have to say I told you so 
     C             D7               G 
Cause if I did, I'd have to again and again and again 


         Em       F#dim7 
But with tattered wings 
 G          G#dim7 
Staggering against the wind 
     Am              G 
It's so damn hard to fly 
    Em       F#dim7 
But that old bird 
 G          G#dim7 
Never understood a word 
     Am            Bbdim7            B7 
Of taking flight alone without a plan 
  D7                    G 
I'll be there when she lands 

G B7 C D7 
or 
Riff *2 

Verse 
G 
Now the struggles on and it won't be long 
B7 
Til winter's clutch is holdin' strong 
     C             D7               G 
And I do believe it won't soon be letting go 

G 
So bid farewell to the ones you knew 
B7 
Like a drunk old sinner born a-new 
     C             D7               G 
And say hello to the sweeping winds of change 

 
         Em       F#dim7 
Yeah, speed it up my friend 
 G          G#dim7 
The sooner you're caught, then the sooner you'll mend 
     Am              G 
And your wounds will heal in time 
    Em  F#dim7    G    G#dim7 
It takes one     to know one 
    Am                      Bbdim7 
Now you should know that by now 
               B7 
Don't you feel bad? 
  D7                    G 
It's all you ever had 


Bridge 
    Em                                Am 
And though I really can't believe the things that I have seen 
     D7                                    G 
It puts my feet back on the ground where yours probably should have been 
      C                           C#7                               B7     D7         G 
All along, throughout the song, three Manhattans and we can't move along 

G B7 C D7 
or 
Riff *2 

 
         Em       F#dim7 
Let's skip ahead some years 
 G          G#dim7 
The dust has settled and the smoke has cleared 
     Am              G 
And all is well and fine 
    Em       F#dim7 
There's no thunder or lightning 
 G          G#dim7 
The water's warm and the fish are biting 
     Am            Bbdim7          B7 
There's no bumps in the road that I can see 
  D7                    G 
Smooth sailing on the sea