Intro
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[Verse 1]
C# A#m C#
Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
C# Fm D#m G#
She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
C# A#m C#
The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
C# A#m
She lost herself in running
D#m G# C#
And all we had was gone.
[Chorus]
C# F# C# F#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
C# F# G#
That's the year I had to leave that town.
C# F# C# F#
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
C# F# G# C#
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Verse 2]
C# A#m C#
Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
C# Fm D#m7 G#
Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
C# A#m C#
I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
A#m
Ain't it funny, baby
D#m G# C#
That we've taken different roads.
[Chorus]
C# F# C# F#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
C# F# G#
That's the year I had to leave that town.
C# F# C# F#
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
C# F# G# C#
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Instrumental]
C# Fm A#m F# G# C#
[Verse 3]
C# A#m C#
There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
C# Fm D#m G#
Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
C# A#m C#
The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
C# A#m F# G# C#
Perhaps they knew before the rest that I had to leave it all.
[Chorus]
C# F# C# F#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
C# F# G#
That's the year I had to leave that town.
C# F# C# F#
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
C# D#m G# C# F#
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Outro]
C# F#
My dream died in New York City.
C# F# G#
That's the year I...
C# F# C# F#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
C# F# G# C#
That's the year I had to leave that town.
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Fade