Manhattan Chords
by Tony Bennett
Manhattan by Tony Bennett is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, F#m7, Bm7, A7, G/B, Bm5-/7, Em7, A7/9-, C9, B9, Bb9, Fdim, A7/13, D9, A7/13-, G7, F#7, F7, E7, Am7, B7, D7M, Gdim, Edim, F#m, E9, D6, A7/6 and D7M/9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Verse
D F#m7 Bm7 A7 D A7 G/B A7 F#m7 Bm5-/7
Summer journeys to Niag'ra and to other places aggravate all our cares
Em7 A7/9-
We'll save our fares
D F#m7 Bm7 A7 D A7 G/B A7
I've a cozy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan
C9 B9 Bb9 Em7 A7/9-
We'll settle down right here in town
Melody:
D Fdim Em7 A7/13 D9
We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, too
Fdim Em7 A7 A7/13- D Fdim Em7 A7
It's lovely going through the zoo
D Fdim Em7 A7/13 Bm7
It's very fancy on old Delancy Street, you know
G7 F#7 F7 E7 F7 E7 A7 G/B A7
The subway charms us so when balmy breezes blow to and fro
D Am7 B7 Em7 A7/13 D7M
And tell me what street compares with Mott Sreet in July
F#m7 Fdim Em7 G/B A7/13- F#m7
Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by
B7 Fdim B7 Em7 G/B Gdim Edim F#m Bm7 E9
The great big city's a wond'rous toy just made for a girl and boy
D Fdim Em7 A7/13 A7/9- D6 Fdim Em7 A7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
D Fdim Em7 A7/13 D9
We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds
Fdim Em7 A7 A7/13- D Fdim Em7 A7
And starve together, Dear, in Childs'
D Fdim Em7 A7/13 Bm7
We'll go to Coney and eat baloney on a roll
G7 F#7 F7 E7 F7 E7 A7 G/B A7
In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul
D Am7 B7 Em7 A7/6 D7M/9
And "My Fair Lady" is a terrific show, they say
F#m7 Fdim Em7 G/B A7/13- F#m7
We both may see it close someday
B7 Fdim B7 Em7 G/B Gdim Edim F#m Bm7 E9
The city's clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil
D Fdim Em7 A7/13 A7/9- D6 Fdim Em7 A7/9- D6
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy