Intro
D
[Verse 1]
D Bm D
Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
D F#m Em A
She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
D Bm D
The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
D Bm
She lost herself in running
Em A D
And all we had was gone.
[Chorus]
D G D G
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
D G A
That's the year I had to leave that town.
D G D G
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
D G A D
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Verse 2]
D Bm D
Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
D F#m Em7 A
Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
D Bm D
I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
Bm
Ain't it funny, baby
Em A D
That we've taken different roads.
[Chorus]
D G D G
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
D G A
That's the year I had to leave that town.
D G D G
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
D G A D
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Instrumental]
D F#m Bm G A D
[Verse 3]
D Bm D
There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
D F#m Em A
Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
D Bm D
The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
D Bm G A D
Perhaps they knew before the rest that I had to leave it all.
[Chorus]
D G D G
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
D G A
That's the year I had to leave that town.
D G D G
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
D Em A D G
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Outro]
D G
My dream died in New York City.
D G A
That's the year I...
D G D G
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
D G A D
That's the year I had to leave that town.
G D G D G D
Fade