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