Escape From New York - Everyones Coming To New York chords by Soundtracks

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Hilarious tune from the John Carpenter classic Escape from New York (1981). This song occurs when Snake
is searching for the President on Broadway and the inmates are staging a musical performance. The song
is written by Nick Castle who has worked frequently with Carpenter including playing Michael Myers in the
original Halloween. Pefect for ukulele or guitar.


Verse:
N.C.  C majorC
Shoot a cop, With a gun
C majorC             FF
The Big Apple is plenty of fun
FF   G+G       A minorAm
Stab a priest. With a fork
      FF       G+G    FF  G+G
And you'll spend your va-cation in New York

Verse:
   C majorC
Rob a bank, Take a truck
C majorC               FF
You can get here by stealing a buck
FF    G+G       A minorAm
This is bliss, It's a lark
    FF     G+G     FF  G+G
Buddy, everyone's coming to New York!

Bridge:
FF    G+G
No more Yankees
C majorC
Strike the word from your ears
FF    G+G
Spin the roulette
C majorC            FF  G+G
There's no more opera at the Met

Verse:
    C majorC
This is hell, This is fate
C majorC                  FF
But now this is your world and it's great!
FF   G+G      A minorAm
So re-joice, Pop a cork
    FF     G+G     FF  G+G  C majorC
Buddy, everyone's coming to New York!