New York Times Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[F]New[C] Yo[F]rk[C][D][G][C]
[G]poor New [C]York[G]
New [C]York [G]poor New York
[C][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]Cars choking you[D]r child to [G]death[D][C]
But you don't want [D]to see[G][C]
Cause you only think [D]about [G]yourself
[D]How[C] blind can you be
[Em]

[Verse 3]
[C]
[D]New[G] Yor[C]k poo[G]r New York
Sniper [C]on the [G]rooftop New York
New [C]York [D]poor New [Em]York
Not fit for [C]a dog [D]in New [G]York

[Verse 4]
[C]Everybody bites on [G]the Big App[D]le
[C]Leave the hungry in [D]tea[G]rs
[C]But no one gives a d[G]amn no
[C]one really [Em]cares
How they [Bm]feel they're just [Am]paper [G]people
[C]not real

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][C][G][C][G][C][D][Em]
[G]You

[Verse 5]
need a gun [C]to walk into [D]New [G]York

[Verse 6]
[Am]Now you're broke and
you're [G]out on a ledge
[C]Who can hel[Am]p you this tim[D]e[Em]
[Am]Now you're down
to your very [G]last cent
[C]Still you're askin' me who[D] was your friend
I was your [F]friend
[C]

[Verse 7]
[D][G]
New [C]York [G]poor New York
Who turned [C]the lights [G]out in New York

[Verse 8]
[G]New [C]York [D]poor New Yor[G]k
Just an[C]other black[G]out in New York

[Verse 9]
[C]Girl dead on [D]the 26th[C]floor
But no one [D]knew her [G]name
Found her [C]body [G]behind [D]the door[C]
Too young for [Em]the game
[E][Em][Ebdim]

[Verse 10]
[C]
[D]New[G] Yor[C]k poo[G]r New York
Devils in [C]the sub[G]way New York
New [C]York [D]poor [Em]New [C]York[Em]
[D]New[G] York poor New Yor[F]k
[Em]Talkin' talkin' talkin',
[F]wat[G]ch [F]out[C#dim][C][C#dim][D][G][C][G]
[F][G][C][G]
Harlem touching midtown New York
New [C]York [G]poor New York

[Verse 11]
Talkin' 'bout [F]New York
New [G]York
Money's getting tighter New York
They're burning the bridges to New York