Tom: C
Introdução: A G A C9 G
A G A G C9 G
(verse 1)
A G C9 G
in new york freedom looks like too many choices
A G C9
in new york i found a friend
G
to drown out the other voices
A G
voices on the cell phone voices from home
C9
voices through the hard sell
G A
voices down a stairwell in new york
G C9 G
just got a place in new york
(verse 2)
A G C9
in new york summers get hot
G
well into the hundreds
A G C9
you can't walk around the block
G
without a change of clothing
A G
hot as a hair dryer in your face
C9 G A
hot as a handbag and a can of mace in new york
G C9 G
i just got a place in new york
A G C9 G
new york (new york) new york
(verse 3)
A G C9
in new york you can forget
G
forget how to sit still
A G C9
tell yourself you will stay in
G A G
but it's down to alphaville
(chorus 1)
C9 G A G C9 G
new york new york, new york
A G C9 G A
new york, new york
A G C9 G
new york, a-ooo
(verse 4)
A G C9
the irish 'been coming here for years
G
feel like they own the place
A G C9
they got the airport, city hall, asphalt, dance floor
G
they even got the police
A G
irish, italians, jews and hispanics
C9 G A
religious nuts, political fanatics in the stew
G C9
(living) happily not like me and you
G
that's where i lost you
(chorus 2)
A G C9 G
in new york new york, new york
A G C9 G
in new york new york, new york
A G C9 G
new york, a-ooo-oo-oo-ooo
A G C9 G A G C9 G
new york, a-ooo - ooo - ooo-oo-ooo
(verse 5)
A G C9 G
in new york i lost it all to you and your vices
A G C9 G
still i'm staying on to figure out my mid-life crisis
A G C9 G A
i hit an iceberg in my life, you know i'm still afloat
G C9
you lose your balance, lose your wife
G
in the queue for the lifeboat
A G
you've got to put the women and children first
C9 G
but you've got an unquenchable thirst for
(chorus 3)
C9 G A G
new york new york
C9 G A G
new york new york, new york
(verse 6)
C9 G
in the stillness of the evening
A G
when the sun has had its day
C9 G
i heard your voice a-whispering
A G
come away now
(chorus 4)
C9 G A G
new new york, new-ooo-ooo
C9 G A G A
new york, a-ooo-o-o-ooo
new york