Intro
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[Verse 1]
A# Gm A#
Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
A# Dm Cm F
She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
A# Gm A#
The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
A# Gm
She lost herself in running
Cm F A#
And all we had was gone.
[Chorus]
A# D# A# D#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
A# D# F
That's the year I had to leave that town.
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That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I left without a sound.
[Verse 2]
A# Gm A#
Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
A# Dm Cm7 F
Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
A# Gm A#
I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
Gm
Ain't it funny, baby
Cm F A#
That we've taken different roads.
[Chorus]
A# D# A# D#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
A# D# F
That's the year I had to leave that town.
A# D# A# D#
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
A# D# F A#
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Instrumental]
A# Dm Gm D# F A#
[Verse 3]
A# Gm A#
There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
A# Dm Cm F
Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
A# Gm A#
The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
A# Gm D# F A#
Perhaps they knew before the rest that I had to leave it all.
[Chorus]
A# D# A# D#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
A# D# F
That's the year I had to leave that town.
A# D# A# D#
That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
A# Cm F A# D#
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Outro]
A# D#
My dream died in New York City.
A# D# F
That's the year I...
A# D# A# D#
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
A# D# F A#
That's the year I had to leave that town.
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Fade