Intro
Cm
[Verse 1]
Cm
The morning came today,
Fm
With rain and sheets of grey,
Cm
The subway rocked me out of bed,
G# Cm
To take me on my way.
D# Gm
Where’er I go I go in style,
Cm
Each and every mile,
G# A#
You know, I’m not alone,
D# G# D#
New York is my home.
[Verse 2]
Cm
I got a girl up in the Bronx,
Fm
She treats me like a king,
Cm
I’ll give her anything she wants,
G# Cm
She is my everything.
D# Gm
She can be hard as concrete,
Cm
Soft as a summer breeze,
G# A#
We can wake the dark,
D#
New York is my home.
[Chorus 1]
G#
New York is calling me,
D#
It’s on the phone,
Fm7
It’s like the rooftop songs,
A#7
Up from the cobblestones.
(Stop strumming)
[Verse 3]
Cm
You will never hear me say,
Fm
“The city street’s too loud,”
Cm
I hear a gospel hymn
G# Cm
In every passing crowd.
D# Gm
It trails me and it tails me down,
Cm
To central park,
G# A#
Even after dark,
D# G# D#
New York is my home.
[Chorus 2]
G#
New York is calling me,
D#
And now I find,
Fm7
The city never sleeps,
A#7
It’s my state of mind.
[Verse 4]
Cm
The breezes blow,
Fm
And take me where the Hudson never flows,
Cm
The harbour light shines on the piers,
G# Fm7
As all young lovers know.
D# Gm
I can touch the world,
Cm
As it sails in from everywhere,
G# A#
I’m not alone,
D# G# D#
New York is my home.
[Chorus 3]
G#
New York is calling me,
D#
And now I find,
Fm7
The city never sleeps,
A#7 D# G# D# G# A#7
It’s my state of mind.
[Verse 5]
Cm
The breezes blow,
Fm
And take me where the Hudson never flows,
Cm
The harbour light shines on the piers,
G# Fm7
As all young lovers know.
D# Gm
I can touch the world,
Cm
As it sails in from everywhere,
G# A#
I’m not alone,
D#
New York is my home.
G# A#
I’m not alone,
Cm
New York is my home.
[Outro]
D# G# A#7 Em