New York City Song chords by Dion

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E

Verse 1:
E                     C#m      E
Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
E         G#m      F#m       B
She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
   E               C#m        E
The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
E              C#m
She lost herself in running
  F#m   B    E
And all we had was gone.

Chorus:
E          A  E        A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E         A         B
That's the year I had to leave that town.
      E   A        E        A
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
E         A    B   E
That's the year I left without a sound.

Verse 2:
E               C#m      E
Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
E          G#m      F#m7       B
Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
  E                 C#m      E
I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
          C#m
Ain't it funny, baby
      F#m  B     E
That we've taken different roads.

Chorus:
E          A  E        A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E         A         B
That's the year I had to leave that town.
      E   A        E        A
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
E          A    B   E
That's the year I left without a sound.

Instrumental:
E   G#m C#m A B E

Verse 3:
E                  C#m     E
There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
E          G#m      F#m          B
Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
   E                C#m      E
The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
E          C#m         A    B    E
Perhaps they knew before the rest that I had to leave it all.

Chorus:
E          A  E        A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E         A         B
That's the year I had to leave that town.
      E   A        E        A
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
E         F#m   B   E  A
That's the year I left without a sound.

Outro:
  E         A
My dream died in New York City.
E         A  B
That's the year I...
E          A   E        A
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
E         A    B     E
That's the year I had to leave that town.

A E A E A E
     Fade