Key: D
Introduction:
C7M(9) F#m7 Bm7 A7 D A7 G/B A7 F#m7 Bm7(b5)
Summer journeys to Niag'ra and to other places aggravate all our cares
Em7 A7
We'll save our fares
D F#m7 Bm7 A7 D A7 G/B A7
I've a cozy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan
C9 B9 Bb9 Em7 A7
We'll settle down right here in town
Melody
C7M(9) Ebº Dm7 G7(13) C7M(9)
We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, too
Ebº Dm7 G7 C Ebº Dm7 G7
It's lovely going through the zoo
C7M(9) Ebº Dm7 G7(13) Am7
It's very fancy on old Delancy Street, you know
F7 E7 Eb7 D7 Eb7 D7 G7 F/A G7
The subway charms us so when balmy breezes blow to and fro
C Gm7 A7 Dm7 G7(13) C7M(9)
And tell me what street compares with Mott Sreet in July
Em7 Ebº Dm7 F/A G7 Em7
Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by
A7 Ebº A7 Dm7 F/A Fº Dº Em7 Am7 D9
The great big city's a wond'rous toy just made for a girl and boy
D Fº Em7 A7(13) A7 D6 Fº Em7 A7
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
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We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds
Ebº Dm7 G7 C Ebº Dm7 G7
And starve together, Dear, in Childs'
C7M(9) Ebº Dm7 G7(13) Am7
We'll go to Coney and eat baloney on a roll
F7 E7 Eb7 D7 Eb7 D7 G7 F/A G7
In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul
C Gm7 A7 Dm7 G7(13) C7M(9)
And "My Fair Lady" is a terrific show, they say
Em7 Ebº Dm7 F/A G7 Em7
We both may see it close someday
A7 Ebº A7 Dm7 F/A Fº Dº Em Am7 D9
The city's clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil
C Ebº Dm7 G7(13) G7 D6 Ebº Dm7 G7 C6
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
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