Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: F#F#
Difficulty: Novice
For the B7, alternate between: 2x1202 / x21202
Intro:
E MajorE
e|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0--0---|-----0---0--|
BB|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0--0---|-----0---0--|
G+G|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0--0---|-----0---0--|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-0h2--------|------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|-0h2---------|------------|-0h2--------|
E MajorE|-0-----------|-------------|------------|------------|
Chorus:
E MajorE
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
A augmentedA E MajorE
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
B7B7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
E MajorE
The faucets that drip in New York
Verse 1:
E MajorE
You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer
A augmentedA E MajorE
He'd rather you move than to put in a washer
B7B7
The faucets are dripping, they sound in my ears
E MajorE
The tap in the bathroom's been running for years
Chorus:
E MajorE
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
A augmentedA E MajorE
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
B7B7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
E MajorE
The faucets that drip in New York
Verse 2:
E MajorE
There's a wild streak of green in the sink in the kitchen
A augmentedA E MajorE
It comes from the rill trickling out of the plumbing
B7B7
The streams from the mountains, the pools from the lea
E MajorE
All run from my faucet and down to the sea
Chorus:
E MajorE
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
A augmentedA E MajorE
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
B7B7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
E MajorE
The faucets that drip in New York
Verse 3:
E MajorE
You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer
A augmentedA E MajorE
You can't ask the landlord to mend the old stairs
B7B7 E MajorE
He takes in the rents and he lives in Miami
B7B7 E MajorE
Where faucets don't drip and there's sun everywheres
Chorus:
E MajorE
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
A augmentedA E MajorE
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
B7B7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
E MajorE
The faucets that drip in New York
Verse 4:
E MajorE
The faucets are dripping, the landlord's content
A augmentedA E MajorE
With every new tenant he raises the rent
B7B7 E MajorE
The buildings can crumble, the tenants can cry
B7B7 E MajorE
There's a shortage of housing, you'll live there or die
Chorus:
E MajorE
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
A augmentedA E MajorE
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
B7B7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
E MajorE
The faucets that drip in New York
Verse 5:
E MajorE
They're building some buildings and fine city centers
A augmentedA E MajorE
It's sure working hell with the low-income renters
B7B7
They're jammed into rooms with the rat and the fly
E MajorE
Where the faucets all drip and the floor's never dry
Chorus:
E MajorE
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
A augmentedA E MajorE
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
B7B7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
E MajorE
The faucets that drip in New York
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