[INTRO]
[G] [B] [A] [D] [A]
[VERSE 1]
She [G]waited at the door till al[B]l his sa[A]ddest words were spoken[D] [A]
Then she t[G]hrew them with some season[B]ing in his [A]face
Duke went ram[G]bling in his grief, like a [B]vagabond or[A] thief[D] [A]
Tryi[G]ng to find the love he sou[B]ght some[A] other place
He w[G]alked down the river highw[B]ay in th[A]e melting summer sun [D] [A]
And [G]shouted out above the cars[B] and tru[A]cks
I wi[G]sh I could become some kin[B]d of psy[A]chedelic bum [D] [A]
Or a[G] happy travelling troubado[B]ur delux[A]e
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 2]
She [G]lay across the bed, [B]raven h[A]air piled atop her [D]he[A]ad
Re-r[G]eading through the poem th[B]at she w[A]rote
She had a [G]feeling in her belly l[B]ike her [A]belly had been screwed [D] [A]
But [G]luckily she knew the [B]antidote[A]
She [G]stepped out on the street [B]dressed [A]in scarlet head to feet[D] [A]
Her [G]hat the same precise shade [B]as her l[A]ips
She [G]tried to feel the way she had when[B] love wa[A]s young and gay and gla[D]d [A]
She [G]couldn't... but still she [B]swung he[A]r hips
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 3]
He p[G]honed her up and said, hon[B]ey, it w[A]as nothing but a number[D] [A]
And [G]numbers can mislead you an[B]d confus[A]e
To w[G]hich she said, I've heard, like guns and c[B]ash and [A]sex and words[D] [A]
If t[G]he user is a fool they get[B] misused[A]
He a[G]lmost smashed the phone in rage [B]but it h[A]eld his databas[D]e [A]
So h[G]e lit himself a little joi[B]nt inste[A]ad
And [G]told himself a lie about the [B]who and [A]when and why[D] [A]
And [G]kids that's how a man beco[B]mes a ch[A]owderhead
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 4]
She [G]wrote a bitter novelette and s[B]tuck it [A]on the internet [D] [A]
I be[G]lieve you still can find it th[B]ere for [A]free
In t[G]he morning she would jog the[B]n post u[A]pdates on her blog [D] [A]
And [G]one day she upped and moved to[B] Tenness[A]ee
The [G]landlord rented her apartm[B]ent to t[A]he NY Police Department[D] [A]
Who [G]installed a cop named Frankl[B]in J.J. [A]Paul
Who [G]was putting up a shelf, hu[B]mming op[A]era to himself [D] [A]
When[G] he found her poems nestled i[B]n the wa[A]ll
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 5]
Duke d[G]oublechecked the deadlock o[B]f his Lo[A]wer East Side store[D] [A]
And [G]jumped into a car with y[B]ellow fi[A]ns
He [G]told himself "just tell it l[B]ike is, [A]man, just nail it on the[D] l[A]ine
And [G]be honest with your tongue from [B]here on [A]in"
He [G]was never satisfied w[B]ith a co[A]mfortable ride [D] [A]
He h[G]ad to be the crazy cosmonaut [B]in fligh[A]t
The[G]y found his body near a cr[B]umbling [A]Hudson River pier [D] [A]
On a[G] wild and stormy hot mid[B]summer n[A]ight
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 6]
Me [G]I couldn't sleep, I just l[B]ay there[A] in a heap [D] [A]
The [G]whole city was a swamp of hea[B]t and st[A]eam
At [G]six a.m. came thunder and [B]eventual[A]ly I slumbered [D] [A]
Into[G] a fanciful and curious kind [B]of dream[A]
I w[G]as drivin' Hank's Cadillac[B] as he r[A]ested in the back [D] [A]
On t[G]he final night of nineteen fi[B]fty-two [A]
I o[G]ffered him a smoke but Han[B]k never [A]woke [D] [A]
He w[G]as too far gone, and he was o[B]nly pass[A]ing through
I g[G]ot up at ten to five, feel[B]ing almo[A]st seven-eighths alive [D] [A]
And [G]was sitting in my favourite e[B]asy chai[A]r
Whe[G]n Duke's immortal soul cro[B]wned wit[A]h a golden aureole [D] [A]
Flew[G] by my window on its way to w[B]ho knows[A] where
I t[G]ook Tylenol for my head an[B]d then w[A]ent out to get some bre[D]ad[A]
Like[G] Lou I had twenty six bucks i[B]n my han[A]d
By [G]the Sixteen Handles shop I[B] saw an [A]overweight cop [D] [A]
Stuf[G]fing reams of paper in a garb[B]age can [A]
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
New York, I love you
New [CM7]York, New York
New [CM7]York, New York
Meet me in [FM7]New York, New York, baby
New [CM7]York, New York
Even the shitt[GM7]iest old times are still g[FM7]reat in New [CM7]York, New York
New [CM7]York, New York
New [FM7]York, New York
New [CM7]York, New York
[G] [B] [A] [D] [A]
[VERSE 1]
She [G]waited at the door till al[B]l his sa[A]ddest words were spoken[D] [A]
Then she t[G]hrew them with some season[B]ing in his [A]face
Duke went ram[G]bling in his grief, like a [B]vagabond or[A] thief[D] [A]
Tryi[G]ng to find the love he sou[B]ght some[A] other place
He w[G]alked down the river highw[B]ay in th[A]e melting summer sun [D] [A]
And [G]shouted out above the cars[B] and tru[A]cks
I wi[G]sh I could become some kin[B]d of psy[A]chedelic bum [D] [A]
Or a[G] happy travelling troubado[B]ur delux[A]e
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 2]
She [G]lay across the bed, [B]raven h[A]air piled atop her [D]he[A]ad
Re-r[G]eading through the poem th[B]at she w[A]rote
She had a [G]feeling in her belly l[B]ike her [A]belly had been screwed [D] [A]
But [G]luckily she knew the [B]antidote[A]
She [G]stepped out on the street [B]dressed [A]in scarlet head to feet[D] [A]
Her [G]hat the same precise shade [B]as her l[A]ips
She [G]tried to feel the way she had when[B] love wa[A]s young and gay and gla[D]d [A]
She [G]couldn't... but still she [B]swung he[A]r hips
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 3]
He p[G]honed her up and said, hon[B]ey, it w[A]as nothing but a number[D] [A]
And [G]numbers can mislead you an[B]d confus[A]e
To w[G]hich she said, I've heard, like guns and c[B]ash and [A]sex and words[D] [A]
If t[G]he user is a fool they get[B] misused[A]
He a[G]lmost smashed the phone in rage [B]but it h[A]eld his databas[D]e [A]
So h[G]e lit himself a little joi[B]nt inste[A]ad
And [G]told himself a lie about the [B]who and [A]when and why[D] [A]
And [G]kids that's how a man beco[B]mes a ch[A]owderhead
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 4]
She [G]wrote a bitter novelette and s[B]tuck it [A]on the internet [D] [A]
I be[G]lieve you still can find it th[B]ere for [A]free
In t[G]he morning she would jog the[B]n post u[A]pdates on her blog [D] [A]
And [G]one day she upped and moved to[B] Tenness[A]ee
The [G]landlord rented her apartm[B]ent to t[A]he NY Police Department[D] [A]
Who [G]installed a cop named Frankl[B]in J.J. [A]Paul
Who [G]was putting up a shelf, hu[B]mming op[A]era to himself [D] [A]
When[G] he found her poems nestled i[B]n the wa[A]ll
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 5]
Duke d[G]oublechecked the deadlock o[B]f his Lo[A]wer East Side store[D] [A]
And [G]jumped into a car with y[B]ellow fi[A]ns
He [G]told himself "just tell it l[B]ike is, [A]man, just nail it on the[D] l[A]ine
And [G]be honest with your tongue from [B]here on [A]in"
He [G]was never satisfied w[B]ith a co[A]mfortable ride [D] [A]
He h[G]ad to be the crazy cosmonaut [B]in fligh[A]t
The[G]y found his body near a cr[B]umbling [A]Hudson River pier [D] [A]
On a[G] wild and stormy hot mid[B]summer n[A]ight
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
[VERSE 6]
Me [G]I couldn't sleep, I just l[B]ay there[A] in a heap [D] [A]
The [G]whole city was a swamp of hea[B]t and st[A]eam
At [G]six a.m. came thunder and [B]eventual[A]ly I slumbered [D] [A]
Into[G] a fanciful and curious kind [B]of dream[A]
I w[G]as drivin' Hank's Cadillac[B] as he r[A]ested in the back [D] [A]
On t[G]he final night of nineteen fi[B]fty-two [A]
I o[G]ffered him a smoke but Han[B]k never [A]woke [D] [A]
He w[G]as too far gone, and he was o[B]nly pass[A]ing through
I g[G]ot up at ten to five, feel[B]ing almo[A]st seven-eighths alive [D] [A]
And [G]was sitting in my favourite e[B]asy chai[A]r
Whe[G]n Duke's immortal soul cro[B]wned wit[A]h a golden aureole [D] [A]
Flew[G] by my window on its way to w[B]ho knows[A] where
I t[G]ook Tylenol for my head an[B]d then w[A]ent out to get some bre[D]ad[A]
Like[G] Lou I had twenty six bucks i[B]n my han[A]d
By [G]the Sixteen Handles shop I[B] saw an [A]overweight cop [D] [A]
Stuf[G]fing reams of paper in a garb[B]age can [A]
[CHORUS]
[D]New York - [Em]whatcha gonna d[G]o about it?
[D]New York - [Em]climb up on the[G] roof and shout it
[D]New York - [Em]see there ain't no d[G]oubt about it
[Em]Something in this town I just can't [G]live witho[A]ut
New York, I love you
New [CM7]York, New York
New [CM7]York, New York
Meet me in [FM7]New York, New York, baby
New [CM7]York, New York
Even the shitt[GM7]iest old times are still g[FM7]reat in New [CM7]York, New York
New [CM7]York, New York
New [FM7]York, New York
New [CM7]York, New York
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