Intro
C
[Verse 1]
C Am C
Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
C Em Dm G
She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
C Am C
The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
C Am
She lost herself in running
Dm 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 Am C
Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
C Em Dm7 G
Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
C Am C
I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
Am
Ain't it funny, baby
Dm 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 Em Am F G C
[Verse 3]
C Am C
There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
C Em Dm G
Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
C Am C
The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
C Am 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 Dm 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.
F C F C F C
Fade