Chords with lyrics
Intro: Verse
C7M/9 F#m7F#m7 Bm7Bm7 A7A7 D MajorD A7A7 G/BG/B A7A7 F#m7F#m7 Bm5-/7
Summer journeys to Niag'ra and to other places aggravate all our cares
E minor 7Em7 A7/9-
We'll save our fares
D MajorD F#m7F#m7 Bm7Bm7 A7A7 D MajorD A7A7 G/BG/B A7A7
I've a cozy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan
C9C9 B9B9 Bb9Bb9 E minor 7Em7 A7/9-
We'll settle down right here in town
Melody
C7M/9 EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7/13 C7M/9
We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, too
EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7G7 G7/13- C majorC EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7G7
It's lovely going through the zoo
C7M/9 EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7/13 Am7Am7
It's very fancy on old Delancy Street, you know
F7F7 E7E7 Eb7Eb7 D7D7 Eb7Eb7 D7D7 G7G7 F/AF/A G7G7
The subway charms us so when balmy breezes blow to and fro
C majorC Gm7Gm7 A7A7 Dm7Dm7 G7/13 C7M/9
And tell me what street compares with Mott Sreet in July
E minor 7Em7 EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 F/AF/A G7/13- E minor 7Em7
Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by
A7A7 EbdimEbdim A7A7 Dm7Dm7 F/AF/A FdimFdim DdimDdim E minor 7Em7 Am7Am7 D9D9
The great big city's a wond'rous toy just made for a girl and boy
D MajorD FdimFdim E minor 7Em7 A7/13 A7/9- D6D6 FdimFdim E minor 7Em7 A7A7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
C7M/9 EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7/13 C9C9
We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds
EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7G7 G7/13- C majorC EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7G7
And starve together, Dear, in Childs'
C7M/9 EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7/13 Am7Am7
We'll go to Coney and eat baloney on a roll
F7F7 E7E7 Eb7Eb7 D7D7 Eb7Eb7 D7D7 G7G7 F/AF/A G7G7
In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul
C majorC Gm7Gm7 A7A7 Dm7Dm7 G7/13 C7M/9
And "My Fair Lady" is a terrific show, they say
E minor 7Em7 EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 F/AF/A G7/13- E minor 7Em7
We both may see it close someday
A7A7 EbdimEbdim A7A7 Dm7Dm7 F/AF/A FdimFdim DdimDdim E minorEm Am7Am7 D9D9
The city's clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil
C majorC EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7/13 G7/9- D6D6 EbdimEbdim Dm7Dm7 G7/9- C6C6
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy