Intro
A
[Verse 1]
A F#m A
Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
A C#m Bm E
She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
A F#m A
The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
A F#m
She lost herself in running
Bm E 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 E
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 E A
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Verse 2]
A F#m A
Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
A C#m Bm7 E
Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
A F#m A
I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
F#m
Ain't it funny, baby
Bm E 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 E
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 E A
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Instrumental]
A C#m F#m D E A
[Verse 3]
A F#m A
There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
A C#m Bm E
Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
A F#m A
The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
A F#m D E 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 E
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 Bm E A D
That's the year I left without a sound.
[Outro]
A D
My dream died in New York City.
A D E
That's the year I...
A D A D
That's the year my dream died in New York City.
A D E A
That's the year I had to leave that town.
D A D A D A
Fade