In New York City Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Bright lights, the big city,
[F#m]went s[Bm]traight to my baby's head[D]
She never listened [F#m]to a word of
[Em]what her daddy [A]said
[D]The music and [C#]the parties an[Bm]d the
laughter turned her [D]on
She lost herself in [Bm]running and
[Em]all [A]we had was g[D]one

[Verse 2]
[D]
That's the year [G]my dream
[D]died in New [G]York City
[D]That's the year I had[G] to
leave that [A]town
That's [D]the year, people,
[G]my dream die[D]d in New York Cit[G]y
[D]That's the year I l[Em]eft
[A]without a sound
[D]

[Verse 3]
[D]Bottles are all [A]empty [D]and[F#m] we sa[D]ng
[Bm]an awful[G] song[D]
Thank the lord that [F#m]New York City
[Em]people love [A]the strong
[D]I think of all the good times [A]when
[Bm]my cup overflowe[D]d
Ain't it funny, [Bm]baby that we've
[Em]taken [A]different roads[D]

[Verse 4]
[D]
That's the year my [G]dream
[D]died in New [G]York City
[D]That's the year I h[G]ad
to leave that [A]town
That's [D]the year, people,
[G]my dream die[D]d in New York Cit[G]y
[D]That's the year I lef[Em]t wit[A]hout

[Interlude 1]
a sound
[D][G][A][G][D][F#m][Bm]

[Verse 5]
[Em]There'll [G]alw[A]ays[D] be a little
New York [Bm]City in my [D]heart
Though this country [F#m]soul of mine
I [Em]knew right from [A]the start
[D]Saints of stone [A]are lonely in the
[Bm]old [G]cathedral [D]hall
Perhaps they knew before [Bm]the rest
that I [Em]had t[A]o leave it a[D]ll

[Verse 6]
[D]
That's the year my [G]dream
[D]died in New [G]York City
[D]That's the year I had[G] to
leave that [A]town
That's [D]the year,
[G]my dream die[D]d in New Yor[G]k City
[D]That's the year I l[Em]eft wit[A]hout a sound
[D]

[Verse 7]
[G]
My [D]dream died in New [G]York [D]City
That's the year [G]I[A]
[D]That's the year my dre[G]am
[D]died in New York [G]City
[D]That's the year I had[Em] to lea[A]ve
[D]tha[G]t t[D]own[G]

[Outro 1]
[D][A]