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