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