New York Acoustic chords by Paloma Faith

Chords with lyrics

2010

A augmentedA nice little way to play on an acoustic.


        **Capo 4th fret**

Chords:

 E minorEm  (022000)
 D MajorD   (xx0232)
 Dsus4Dsus4 (xx0233)
 Dsus2Dsus2 (xx0230)
 A/C#A/C# (x42220)
 Cmaj7Cmaj7 (x32000)
 C majorC   (x32010)
 G+G   (320033)
 B7B7  (021200)
 E minor 7Em7  (020000)
 A minorAm  (x02210)
 B7*  (021202)
 C minorCm  (x35543)

Intro: | E minorEm  | D MajorD  | A/C#A/C#  | Cmaj7Cmaj7  |

    | E minorEm  | G+G  | D MajorD   | Dsus4Dsus4  |
  |


 Verse 1:

    E minorEm           D MajorD
  The days were long and the night so cold,
    A/C#A/C#        C majorC
  The pages turn and the tale unfolds,
   E minorEm      D MajorD     A/C#A/C#   C majorC
  He left me for,  another lady.

 Verse 2:

    E minorEm          D MajorD
  She stood so tall and she never slept,
       A/C#A/C#       C majorC
  There was not one moment he could regret,
   E minorEm      D MajorD     A/C#A/C#   C majorC
  He left me for,  another lady.


 Pre-Chorus 1:

 C majorC      G+G            B7B7
  He took my hand one day and told me,
         E minorEm     E minor 7Em7
  He was leaving,  Me disbelieving.
    C majorC       G+G
  And I, I, I, I,  I, I, I, I,
  B7B7       E minorEm  E minor 7Em7
  Had to let him go.

 Chorus 1:

        C majorC       G+G
  Her name was New York, New York,
      B7*      E minorEm    E minor 7Em7
  And she took his heart away from mine,
        C majorC       G+G
  Her name was New York, New York,
      B7*        E minorEm   E minor 7Em7
  She had poisoned his sweet mind,
 C majorC          C minorCm
  Mm .. mm .. mmmm.


 Verse 3:

    E minorEm          D MajorD
  The wolves they howl for my lost soul,
  A/C#A/C#     C majorC
  I fell down a deep black hole,
   E minorEm      D MajorD     A/C#A/C#   C majorC
  He left me for,  another lady,
    E minorEm            D MajorD
  She poured the drinks and she poured the power,
  A/C#A/C#          C majorC
  Diamond girl who could talk for hours,
   E minorEm      D MajorD     A/C#A/C#   C majorC
  He left me for,  another lady.


 Pre-Chorus 2:

 C majorC     G+G           B7B7
  Now I am on my own, he told me
          E minorEm      E minor 7Em7
  He was leaving,  and I was pleading
    C majorC       G+G
  And I, I, I, I,  I, I, I, I,
  B7B7       E minorEm  E minor 7Em7
  Had to let him go.


 Chorus 2:

        C majorC       G+G
  Her name was New York, New York,
      B7*      E minorEm    E minor 7Em7
  And she took his heart away from mine,
        C majorC       G+G
  Her name was New York, New York,
      B7*        E minorEm   E minor 7Em7
  She had poisoned his sweet mind.


 Bridge:

    C majorC         A minorAm
  The greatest times, I don't want to hear it,
    E minorEm         D MajorD
  Your new life tonight, I don't want to hear it,
    C majorC             A minorAm
  The newfound friends she introduced you to,
   E minorEm               D MajorD
  I don't want to know them I just wanna be with you,
  C majorC          A/C#A/C#
  Please don't make me go to,


 Chorus 3:

  C majorC             G+G
  New York___________, New York,
    B7*       E minorEm    E minor 7Em7
  She took your heart away from mine,
        C majorC       G+G
  Her name was New York, New York,
    B7*         E minorEm   E minor 7Em7
  She poisoned your sweet mind,
        C majorC       G+G
  Her name was New York, New York,
    B7*       E minorEm    E minor 7Em7
  She took your heart away from mine,
        C majorC       G+G
  Her name was New York, New York,
    B7*         E minorEm   E minor 7Em7
  She poisoned your sweet mind,
    C majorC          C minorCm
  She poisoned your sweet mind.


 Coda: | E minorEm  | D MajorD  | A/C#A/C#  | Cmaj7Cmaj7  |

    | E minorEm  | G+G  | D MajorD   | Dsus4Dsus4  |
  ||

There's a few notes/chords omitted that are on the actual recording but this is just so

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