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[Intro]
DmDm F5/C BdimBdim
DmDm F5/C BdimBdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim D MajorD
[Verse 1]
D MajorD D/ED/E D/F#D/F# A minorAm
I wake up
G+G D MajorD
I’m amazed that it is morning
Wait for my first cup of
F5F5 C/EC/E D MajorD
Medicinal coffee to percolate
D/ED/E D/F#D/F# A minorAm
Turn on the news
G+G D MajorD
I’m amazed the world’s still spinning
But since it is I guess I
F5F5 C/EC/E
Still have to go to work today
DmDm F5/C BdimBdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim D MajorD
D MajorD D/ED/E D/F#D/F# A minorAm
Get ready to go
G+G D MajorD
Gotta make myself look half presentable
After a late night in the
F5F5 C/EC/E D MajorD
City that don’t sleep
D/ED/E D/F#D/F# A minorAm
Because I know
G+G D MajorD
This job makes these four walls just rentable
FF C/EC/E D MajorD
In a city that ain’t cheap
D/ED/E D/F#D/F# A minorAm
Walk out the door
G+G D MajorD
I’m not on time, but I’m all right
FF C/EC/E D MajorD
If I move real fast I might recover
Walk across the street
A minorAm
Like I live life
G+G
One bit at a time
D MajorD
I put one foot in front of the other in front
FF C/EC/E DmDm
Of the other in front of the other
F5/C BdimBdim
And it’s an ordinary street
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F5/C BdimBdim
At the beginning of an ordinary week
Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim DmDm
The lights are green
Dm/C
The lights are red
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And I cross the crosswalk
Bdim/G
In the crosstalk
Bb majorBb FF
Of another busy day in New York City
F/GF/G F/AF/A DmDm
[Chorus]
DmDm C majorC G+G
And sometimes I feel
DmDm
That it’s more than I can take
C majorC G+G
And sometimes I fear
Bb majorBb
That I won’t be able to fake
The smile I wear
FF
To match my well-ironed business casual
Bb majorBb
But if I fall apart today
A7A7
It’ll just be business as usual
DmDm F5/C BdimBdim
Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim D MajorD
[Verse 2]
D MajorD D/ED/E D/F#D/F# A minorAm
I make my way
G+G D MajorD
Through a sea of suits and ties and frowns
FF C/EC/E D MajorD
On their way to something more important
They’re on their phones
A minorAm
In worried tones
G+G D MajorD
Talking to a man about a plan to run a scam
FF C/EC/E D7D7
To make a fortune
D MajorD D7D7 D MajorD AsusAsus A minorAm
Tripping over cameras wearing tourists
GsusGsus G+G G/DG/D D MajorD
Taking pictures of the fire station
G/DG/D D MajorD Fadd6
To show the folks back home
Cadd2/E D7D7
Woah
D MajorD D7D7 D MajorD
Tripping over my own two feet
AsusAsus A minorAm GsusGsus
As I leave the street for the stairs
G+G
To the station
G/DG/D D MajorD
Through the turnstile
G/DG/D
To the platform edge
D MajorD Fadd6 Cadd2/E DmDm
Of the world below
F5/C BdimBdim
And it’s an ordinary train
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F5/C BdimBdim
At the beginning of an ordinary day
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The doors open
F5/C
The doors shut
BdimBdim
And I’m on my way
Bdim/G
On an Uptown A augmentedA
Bb majorBb
To spend another hard-earned day
FF F/GF/G F/AF/A DmDm
In New York City
[Chorus]
DmDm C majorC G+G
And sometimes I feel
DmDm
That it’s more than I can take
C majorC G+G
And sometimes I fear
Bb majorBb
That there’s just too much at stake
FF
When the status quo is to
Just get by
Bb majorBb
And with every passing day
A7A7 Bb majorBb
I wonder how much harder I can try
[Bridge]
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
And I love New York City
FF F/AF/A F/CF/C Bb majorBb
Don’t get me wrong
FF C majorC FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
There’s nowhere else I’d rather be
FF C majorC
Yes I love New York City
FF F/AF/A F/CF/C Bb majorBb
But sometimes I don’t know
FF A7A7 A7/GA7/G A7/F DmDm
If it loves me
D5D5 DsusDsus D5D5 DsusDsus
Am/C C5C5 Am/C C5C5
Bm7Bm7 G/BG/B Bm7Bm7 G/BG/B
BbM7 Gm/Bb
Bb5Bb5 Gm/C D5/C D5D5
DmDm Dm/C
Dm/B Dm/Bb
DmDm F5/C BdimBdim
Bdim/A Bdim/G
Dm/F C/EC/E Bdim/D
Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim DmDm
[Verse 3]
DmDm F5/C BdimBdim
It’s an ordinary morning
Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim DmDm
F5/C BdimBdim
And at least it’s never boring
Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim DmDm
The people come
F5/C
The people go
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And you either find yourself
Bdim/G
Or lose yourself
Bb majorBb
Between the hustle and the bustle
FF Dm/A Dm/G Dm/F DmDm
Of this city
[Chorus]
DmDm C majorC G+G
And sometimes I feel
DmDm
That it’s more than I can take
C majorC G+G
And sometimes I fear
FF C/EC/E D7D7
That I won’t be able to make it one more day
[Outro]
G7G7
Oh but I will
Eb7Eb7 D7D7
‘Cause I’m in love
G7G7 A7A7
Yes I’m in love With New York City
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Bdim/G Bdim/A BdimBdim DmDm