Back In Nyc Chords by Genesis

Back In Nyc chords by Genesis

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords:
D5:   0577xx
D:   000232
D6:   000202
C/D:  000013
Gma7/D: 000002
Dm:   000231
A6:   002200


Picking pattern
E|-----------2-----------------------2--------------|
H|--------3-----3-----------------3-----3-----------|
G|-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2--|
D|--------------------0-----0-----------------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------|

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Intro:

D5 (Strummed)
I see faces and traces of home
    D (Picked)      D6 C/D Gmaj7/D
Back in New York City, you're home
D D6 C/D Gmaj7/D


Verse 1: - Picked

    D           D6 C/D             Gmaj/D
So you think I'm a tough kid,     is that what you heard?
    D           D6  C/D         Gmaj/D
Well, I like to see some action  it gets into my blood

   D             D6
They call me the trail blazer, Rael electric razor
    C/D              Gmaj/D
I'm the pitcher in the chain gang, we don't believe in pain

      D             D6
'Cos we're only as strong, 'Cos we're only as strong
    C/D         Gmaj/D
As the weakest link in the chain

D                 D6
 Let me out of Pontiac when I was just seventeen
 C/D               Gmaj/D
I had to get it out of me, if you know what I mean, what I mean



Interlude 1: - Instrumental (from 1:24)

E|----------------------|---------------------|--------5--------5-----|---------5-------5-----|
H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|--------------------6--|------------6-------6--|
G|----------------------|---------------3P-2--|-----5-----7-----------|------7----------------|
D|-----3--------2-------|-----0---------------|--------------8--------|--------------7--------|
A|----------------------|-------------4-------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--0-------------------|--0------------------|--0--------------------|--0--------------------|

E|--------------5-------|--------5--------5-----|
A|--------3--------3----|-----------6--------6--|
G|-----5-----5-------3--|-----7-----------------|
D|----------------------|--------------7--------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--0-------------------|--0--------------------|

E|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|-----------------0H-2--|--------2H-3----3H-5--|
G|----------------------|---------------3P-2--|--------2H-4-----------|----------------------|
D|-----3--------2-------|-----0---------------|--------------0--------|-----2--------4-------|
A|----------------------|-------------4-------|-----4-----------------|----------------------|
D|--0-------------------|--0------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|


Verse 2: - Picked

D      D6       C/D            Gmaj/D
 You say, I must be crazy,  'cos I don't care who I hit, who I hit
   D                D6   C/D           Gmaj/D
But I know it's me that's hitting out,  and I'm, I'm not full of shit

    D            D6
I don't care who I hurt, I don't care who I do wrong
    C/D            Gmaj/D
This is your mess, I'm stuck in, I really don't belong

    D              D6
When I take out my bottle filled up high with gasoline
    C/D              Gmaj7/D
You can tell by the night fires where Rael has been, has been


Interlude 2: - Instrumental (from 2:38)

E|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|-----------------0H-2--|--------2H-3----3H-5--|
G|----------------------|---------------3P-2--|--------2H-4-----------|----------------------|
D|-----3--------2-------|-----0---------------|--------------0--------|-----2--------4-------|
A|----------------------|-------------4-------|-----4-----------------|----------------------|
D|--0-------------------|--0------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|


Bridge: - Strummed

Dm        A6
As I cuddled the porcupine
  Dm     A6         Dm A6 Dm
He said, I had none to blame, but me
Dm       A6
Held my heart, deep in hair
Dm       A6      Dm A6 Dm
Time to shave, shave it off, it off

      A6
No time for romantic escape
     Bbmaj7       C       Dm A6 Dm
When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no
      A6
No time for romantic escape
     Bbmaj7       C       Dm A6 Dm
When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no
      A6
No time for romantic escape
     Bbmaj7       C       Dm A6
When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no


Interlude 3: 4x

      Off we go
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------|
H|--2--3--5--2--3--5--4--2--1-----|
G|--2--4--6--2--4--6-----------4--|
D|--2--4--6--2--4--6--------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------|


Interlude 4:

E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--8--6--5--------6--5-----------|
H|--2--3--5--1--3--5-----------8--6--------8--6--5--|
G|--2--4--6--2--4--5--------------------------------|
D|--2--4--6--2--4--5--------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------------------------|


Verse 3: - Picked

D                  D6
You're sitting in your comfort, you don't believe I'm real
  C/D              Gmaj/D
You cannot buy protection from the way that I feel

D               D6
 Your progressive hypocrites hand out their trash
      C/D               Gmaj/D
But it was mine in the first place, so I'll burn it to ash

     D               D6
And I've tasted all the strongest meats  and laid them down on colored sheets
C/D    Gmaj/D
Laid them down on colored sheets

  D         D6
Who needs illusion of love and affection
      C/D                 Gmaj/D
When you're out walking in the streets with your mainline connection, connection


Interlude 3: - Instrumental

E|----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
H|--------5P-3----3P-2--|--------1P-0---------|-----------------0H-2--|--------2H-3----3H-5--|
G|----------------------|---------------3P-2--|--------2H-4-----------|----------------------|
D|-----3--------2-------|-----0---------------|--------------0--------|-----2--------4-------|
A|----------------------|-------------4-------|-----4-----------------|----------------------|
D|--0-------------------|--0------------------|--0--------------------|--0-------------------|


Bridge: - Strummed

Dm        A6
As I cuddled the porcupine
  Dm     A6         Dm A6 Dm
He said, I had none to blame, but me
Dm       A6
Held my heart, deep in hair
Dm       A6      Dm A6 Dm
Time to shave, shave it off, it off

      A6
No time for romantic escape
     Bbmaj7       C       Dm A6 Dm
When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no
      A6
No time for romantic escape
     Bbmaj7       C       Dm A6 Dm
When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape, no
      A6
No time for romantic escape
     Bbmaj7       C       Dm A6
When your own fluffy heart is ready for rape
Dm A6 C D
No time



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