I Was In New York Chords

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