Working Boy In New York City chords by Belle And Sebastian

Chords with lyrics

🎸 Intro:

C majorC B minorBm C majorC G+G  (2x)


🎸 Verse 1:
G+G   FF
Pray, hey
     E minorEm           D MajorD
You're a working boy in New York City
        C majorC           B minorBm
You took the train to liberate your body
    A minorAm
And liberate your heart
     D MajorD
You are trying to find a
G+G    D MajorD
Home, soon
      E minorEm             D MajorD
Always the saddest when a friend can't make it
C majorC
Love everyone along the way
   B minorBm          C majorC
You never had a chance to tell them
        A minorAm
What you would like to do
     D MajorD
If the love permits you

🎸 Chorus:
C majorC           B minorBm
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
C majorC      G+G
Wide is the gate
C majorC           B minorBm
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
C majorC      G+G
Wide is the gate

🎸 Verse 2:
G+G   FF
Pray, gay
       E minorEm          D MajorD
You are the holy boy outside the scriptures
     C majorC             B minorBm
Far and away from all the brightest sunbeams
       A minorAm           D MajorD
You chose to stay and fight from the inside
Outside
G+G   D MajorD
Don't fight
        E minorEm            D MajorD
Make like the cutest owl and use your feathers
        C majorC          B minorBm
Make like the elephant and use your memory
      C majorC
To pick a path
        A minorAm
Make like the sleeping bird
     D MajorD
Dreaming of the morning

🎸 Chorus:
C majorC           B minorBm
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
C majorC      G+G
Wide is the gate
C majorC           B minorBm
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
C majorC      G+G
Wide is the gate

🎸 Instrumental:
G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm D MajorD

G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD C majorC B minorBm A minorAm D MajorD

🎸 Verse 3:
G+G   D MajorD
Pray, hey
       E minorEm             D MajorD
God doesn't care about the way you're leaning
       C majorC           B minorBm
Once you are happy and you know yourself
        A minorAm
Peace can come in your heart
     D MajorD
You can make a new start
G+G  D MajorD
One day
      E minorEm           D MajorD
We will be justified without the struggle
      C majorC           B minorBm
We will be recognised for what we do
          C majorC         A minorAm
Not criticised or hated just for the way you are
     D MajorD
You will be a star
C majorC              B minorBm
Listen to the music of the traffic in the city
C majorC       G+G
Singing to the hope inside you
C majorC             B minorBm
Listen to the music of the traffic in the city
C majorC        G+G
Singing to the hope

🎸 Chorus:
C majorC           B minorBm
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
C majorC      G+G
Wide is the gate
C majorC           B minorBm
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
C majorC      G+G
Wide is the gate