New York City Chords by The Statler Brothers
Tempo:
83.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
F
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [G] [C]
[D]
She [F] said she hated [G] spoiling New [C] Year's Eve.
But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season.
[F] And what we had [G] feared was now [C] believed.
She said she'd leave come Monday [D]
morning.
[F#] [F] Catch a [G] plane if I split [C] the fare.
[G] She had friends who lived in [D] New York City.
[F] She'd look them up and have [C] the baby there.
And [F] now she's alone in [C] New York City.
[F] Living like, Lord, I [C] wonder how.
[Am] An angel in hell in [D] New York City.
[F] But I can't think [C] about that now.
[D]
[F] [D] Honey, will you tell him [E] Bible stories?
[G] Give him all [A] the love I never [D] could.
Never tell him too much [E] about his daddy.
[G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's good.
He'll have to learn it all from [E] his mother.
[G] How to count [A] and say his [D] ABC.
But when you're teaching prayers to say [E] at prayer in New York City.
[G] Leave off God [A] bless daddy, won't you [D] please?
[G] Cause now they're alone in New [D] York City.
[G] Living like, Lord, I wonder [D] how.
[Bm] Two angels in hell in New [E] York City.
[G] But I [A] can't think about [D] that now.
[Bm] [G] I [A] can't think about [D] that now.
[D]
She [F] said she hated [G] spoiling New [C] Year's Eve.
But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season.
[F] And what we had [G] feared was now [C] believed.
She said she'd leave come Monday [D]
morning.
[F#] [F] Catch a [G] plane if I split [C] the fare.
[G] She had friends who lived in [D] New York City.
[F] She'd look them up and have [C] the baby there.
And [F] now she's alone in [C] New York City.
[F] Living like, Lord, I [C] wonder how.
[Am] An angel in hell in [D] New York City.
[F] But I can't think [C] about that now.
[D]
[F] [D] Honey, will you tell him [E] Bible stories?
[G] Give him all [A] the love I never [D] could.
Never tell him too much [E] about his daddy.
[G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's good.
He'll have to learn it all from [E] his mother.
[G] How to count [A] and say his [D] ABC.
But when you're teaching prayers to say [E] at prayer in New York City.
[G] Leave off God [A] bless daddy, won't you [D] please?
[G] Cause now they're alone in New [D] York City.
[G] Living like, Lord, I wonder [D] how.
[Bm] Two angels in hell in New [E] York City.
[G] But I [A] can't think about [D] that now.
[Bm] [G] I [A] can't think about [D] that now.
Key:
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
She _ [F] said she hated [G] spoiling New [C] Year's Eve.
But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season.
[F] And what we had [G] feared was now [C] believed.
_ She said she'd leave come Monday [D]
morning.
[F#] [F] Catch a [G] plane if I split [C] the fare.
_ [G] She had friends who lived in [D] New York _ City.
[F] She'd look them up and have [C] the baby there. _
And [F] now she's alone in [C] New York _ City.
[F] Living like, Lord, I [C] wonder how. _
[Am] An angel in hell in [D] New York _ City.
[F] But I can't think [C] about that now.
[D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] Honey, will you tell him [E] Bible stories?
_ [G] Give him all [A] the love I never [D] could.
_ Never tell him too much [E] about his daddy.
_ [G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's good.
_ He'll have to learn it all from [E] his mother.
_ [G] How to count [A] and say his [D] ABC.
_ _ But when you're teaching prayers to say [E] at prayer in New York City.
[G] Leave off God [A] bless daddy, won't you [D] please?
_ _ [G] Cause now they're alone in New [D] York City.
[G] Living like, Lord, I wonder [D] how.
_ [Bm] Two angels in hell in New [E] York City.
_ _ [G] But I [A] can't think about [D] that now.
[Bm] _ _ [G] I [A] can't think about [D] that now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
She _ [F] said she hated [G] spoiling New [C] Year's Eve.
But the truth doesn't wait to come [D] in season.
[F] And what we had [G] feared was now [C] believed.
_ She said she'd leave come Monday [D]
morning.
[F#] [F] Catch a [G] plane if I split [C] the fare.
_ [G] She had friends who lived in [D] New York _ City.
[F] She'd look them up and have [C] the baby there. _
And [F] now she's alone in [C] New York _ City.
[F] Living like, Lord, I [C] wonder how. _
[Am] An angel in hell in [D] New York _ City.
[F] But I can't think [C] about that now.
[D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] Honey, will you tell him [E] Bible stories?
_ [G] Give him all [A] the love I never [D] could.
_ Never tell him too much [E] about his daddy.
_ [G] Cause there's not [A] too much to say [D] that's good.
_ He'll have to learn it all from [E] his mother.
_ [G] How to count [A] and say his [D] ABC.
_ _ But when you're teaching prayers to say [E] at prayer in New York City.
[G] Leave off God [A] bless daddy, won't you [D] please?
_ _ [G] Cause now they're alone in New [D] York City.
[G] Living like, Lord, I wonder [D] how.
_ [Bm] Two angels in hell in New [E] York City.
_ _ [G] But I [A] can't think about [D] that now.
[Bm] _ _ [G] I [A] can't think about [D] that now. _ _ _ _ _