I Was In New York chords by Shy Kids

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: E

Intro:

A F#m A F#m A F#m C#m G#m A

Verse 1:

A
I was in New York
F#m                C#m  G#m A
Brooklyn, New York overnight
      F#m       A           F#m
Drove down the interstate, interstate
          C#m  G#m   A
There were no cheap flights
      C#m   G#m    A
And I don’t like heights
              C    E        A
You know that or you might not
A                   F#m
I like things that take their time
A

Take your time
      C#m  G#m  A
On the J - Z lines
A        F#m        A
People are rushing and honking
A               F#m
Some people are watching
A               F#m
Some people are talking
A            F#m
I was at the moment
A             F#m
Just having a moment
A          F#m
Alone with Van Gogh
A            F#m
No tourists, no photos
G#m                    F#
it was just me and the strokes


E                   F#                B
If I had a sharpie, just something to mark it
             D#
I could be a terrorist, a vandal, an artist
     C#  G#
It's all so fragile


Am        A          Am
New York, I love you but


Verse 2:

A
I was in Toronto
F#m
Early in the morning
C#m G#m A
Sun in eyes
A
Ain’t no songs about its streets
F#m
No CBGB’s or deli meats
   C#m G#m A
No famous sights
           C#m  G#m  A
But that’s kind of nice
              Am  E      A
You know that or you might not

Bridge: (Sax Solo)

E A B E A E Cdim Adim Am G#m E Am F#m Bm E
F# E F# F#7


E
If I had the money

Or someone who loved me
F#
A dream I could sell

To the wolves up on wall street
E
A gig with a gaggle of girls at the Bowery
    F#        G#
The city, the lights

I was made for this country!
E
Or maybe I’ll stay
F#
Maybe I’ll stay
E
Maybe I’ll stay

Solo Part 2:
G#m E G#m F#7 F# G#m F# C#m F#
E C#m G#m C#m C7
A E D#
G# C#m C# C A
G#

Outro:

Am               E      Em
New York, maybe but not now