Intro
C#m
[Verse 1]
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The morning came today,
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With rain and sheets of grey,
C#m
The subway rocked me out of bed,
A C#m
To take me on my way.
E G#m
Where’er I go I go in style,
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Each and every mile,
A B
You know, I’m not alone,
E A E
New York is my home.
[Verse 2]
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I got a girl up in the Bronx,
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She treats me like a king,
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I’ll give her anything she wants,
A C#m
She is my everything.
E G#m
She can be hard as concrete,
C#m
Soft as a summer breeze,
A B
We can wake the dark,
E
New York is my home.
[Chorus 1]
A
New York is calling me,
E
It’s on the phone,
F#m7
It’s like the rooftop songs,
B7
Up from the cobblestones.
(Stop strumming)
[Verse 3]
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You will never hear me say,
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“The city street’s too loud,”
C#m
I hear a gospel hymn
A C#m
In every passing crowd.
E G#m
It trails me and it tails me down,
C#m
To central park,
A B
Even after dark,
E A E
New York is my home.
[Chorus 2]
A
New York is calling me,
E
And now I find,
F#m7
The city never sleeps,
B7
It’s my state of mind.
[Verse 4]
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The breezes blow,
F#m
And take me where the Hudson never flows,
C#m
The harbour light shines on the piers,
A F#m7
As all young lovers know.
E G#m
I can touch the world,
C#m
As it sails in from everywhere,
A B
I’m not alone,
E A E
New York is my home.
[Chorus 3]
A
New York is calling me,
E
And now I find,
F#m7
The city never sleeps,
B7 E A E A B7
It’s my state of mind.
[Verse 5]
C#m
The breezes blow,
F#m
And take me where the Hudson never flows,
C#m
The harbour light shines on the piers,
A F#m7
As all young lovers know.
E G#m
I can touch the world,
C#m
As it sails in from everywhere,
A B
I’m not alone,
E
New York is my home.
A B
I’m not alone,
C#m
New York is my home.
[Outro]
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