Intro
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[Verse 1]
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The morning came today,
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With rain and sheets of grey,
Fm
The subway rocked me out of bed,
C# Fm
To take me on my way.
G# Cm
Where’er I go I go in style,
Fm
Each and every mile,
C# D#
You know, I’m not alone,
G# C# G#
New York is my home.
[Verse 2]
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I got a girl up in the Bronx,
A#m
She treats me like a king,
Fm
I’ll give her anything she wants,
C# Fm
She is my everything.
G# Cm
She can be hard as concrete,
Fm
Soft as a summer breeze,
C# D#
We can wake the dark,
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New York is my home.
[Chorus 1]
C#
New York is calling me,
G#
It’s on the phone,
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It’s like the rooftop songs,
D#7
Up from the cobblestones.
(Stop strumming)
[Verse 3]
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You will never hear me say,
A#m
“The city street’s too loud,”
Fm
I hear a gospel hymn
C# Fm
In every passing crowd.
G# Cm
It trails me and it tails me down,
Fm
To central park,
C# D#
Even after dark,
G# C# G#
New York is my home.
[Chorus 2]
C#
New York is calling me,
G#
And now I find,
A#m7
The city never sleeps,
D#7
It’s my state of mind.
[Verse 4]
Fm
The breezes blow,
A#m
And take me where the Hudson never flows,
Fm
The harbour light shines on the piers,
C# A#m7
As all young lovers know.
G# Cm
I can touch the world,
Fm
As it sails in from everywhere,
C# D#
I’m not alone,
G# C# G#
New York is my home.
[Chorus 3]
C#
New York is calling me,
G#
And now I find,
A#m7
The city never sleeps,
D#7 G# C# G# C# D#7
It’s my state of mind.
[Verse 5]
Fm
The breezes blow,
A#m
And take me where the Hudson never flows,
Fm
The harbour light shines on the piers,
C# A#m7
As all young lovers know.
G# Cm
I can touch the world,
Fm
As it sails in from everywhere,
C# D#
I’m not alone,
G#
New York is my home.
C# D#
I’m not alone,
Fm
New York is my home.
[Outro]
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