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