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Escape From New York - Everyone's Coming To New York by Soundtracks 🎦

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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
Shoot a cop, With a gun
C                          F
The Big Apple is plenty of fun
F      G              Am
Stab a priest. With a fork
           F              G        F   G
And you'll spend your va-cation in New York

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

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

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